Read The Rainbow Part One - Sweetbean- Easy

Dive into a colorful adventure with Read the Rainbow: Part One! As part of the Sweetbean Challenge, enjoy stories featuring vibrant reds, oranges, yellows, and greens, celebrating the beauty and meaning of the first half of the rainbow. Don’t worry—books with the rest of the rainbow colors are your challenge in July!

Updated December 19, 2024
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Clifford, the big red dog
Bridwell, Norman
Paper Book
Clifford is the biggest, reddest dog on Emily Elizabeth's street, and he makes a perfect watchdog! Text copyright 2004 Lectorum Publications, Inc.
Red
Alexander, Jed
Paper Book
Red is on her way through the woods to visit Grandmother when she meets the Big Bad Wolf. What are that Wolf and all of those woodland creatures up to? This version of the classic folktale ends a bit differently. A delightful surprise awaits Red and readers in this wordless picture book featuring...
Red
Seeger, Laura Vaccaro
Paper Book
From the Two-time Caldecott Honor Award winning author/illustrator of Green and Blue comes Red, a story about a lost fox that explores emotions-- fear, love, anger, and more-- through the use of vivid color. With a combination of sumptuous illustrations,...
Red hat
Judge, Lita.
Paper Book
A series of exuberant read-aloud sound effects perfectly capture the whimsy and joy of a springtime frolic in this companion toRed Sled. In this almost wordless springtime picture book, an adorable crew of baby animals borrows a familiar-looking red hat (last seen on the...
Red wagon
Liwska, Renata.
Paper Book
All Lucy wants to do is play with her brand-new, bright red wagon! But her mother has other plans for her-and the wagon. Lucy must go to the market and buy vegetables for dinner. Before long, though, and ordinary trip becomes a high-seas adventure, a ride through outer space, and a day at...
It's an orange aardvark!
Hall, Michael
Paper Book
Acclaimed New York Times-bestselling picture book creator Michael Hall delivers a funny and suspenseful story about colors, ants, aardvarks, and rainbows that will appeal to Lois Ehlert fans and fans of The Very Hungry Caterpillar, by Eric Carle. Another winner from the author of My Heart Is Like...
The boy in the orange cape
Ciccio, Adam
Paper Book
"A warmhearted conversation starter of a book." - Kirkus Reviews "Encouraging forgiveness and celebrating strength in numbers, this cheerful book's illustrations include surreal touches and muted colors, easing the audience into their messages." - Foreword Reviews ...
Little Owl's orange scarf
Feeney, Tatyana.
Paper Book
   Little Owl loves many things, including his tree house in City Park, riding his scooter, and eating ice cream. But he does not love the new orange scarf his mommy makes him wear. It's too long. It's too itchy. It's too. . . orange!   After...
Yellow time
Stringer, Lauren
Paper Book
Lauren Stringer celebrates the coming of autumn in this exuberant, joyful ode to that magical time when the leaves are changing color and the animals are preparing for winter. Children and animals alike excitedly anticipate yellow time, when the trees release their colorful...
The yellow áo dài
Bui, Hanh.
Paper Book
Lovingly illustrated by Minnie Phan, Hanh Bui's debut picture book, The Yellow Áo Dài, is a warm story of family, identity, and remembering those who came before. Naliah is excited to perform a traditional Vietnamese Fan Dance at her school's International Day. When she...
Linus the little yellow pencil
Magoon, Scott
Paper Book
A kid-friendly tale of two ends of the same pencil learning to get along! Linus and his eraser, Ernie, don't always see eye to eye. But with the family art show drawing near, these two will have to sharpen their collaboration to make something neither one could...
Green
Seeger, Laura Vaccaro.
Paper Book
Die cut pages bring surprise after surprise in this magical new book from the "Queen of the concept book"--an intricate and satisfying homage to green, the color of all creation. How many kinds of green are there? There's the lush green of a forest on a late spring day, the fresh,...
Green pants
Kraegel, Kenneth
Paper Book
For kids who march to their own drummer -- or are especially attached to a comfort object -- here is a completely adorable character who wears his singularity in style. Jameson only ever wears green pants. When he wears green pants, he can do anything. But if he wants to...
Little green donkey
Allepuz, Anuska
Paper Book
Little Donkey doesn't want to eat anything but yummy grass. Oh, dear -- he has turned green! Is it time to try some other foods? Little Donkey loves eating grass. Grass is so juicy, zingy, sweet, and tangy! Mom asks him to please have a tiny taste of something else -- oranges,...
The green umbrella
Az©ða Kramer, Jackie
Paper Book
A 2017 Bank Street Best Children's Book of the Year. Mom's Choice Award - Gold A 2017 Parents' Choice Silver Honor Things aren't always what they seem in this charming tale of imagination, sharing and friendship. ...
Penguins love colors
Aspinall, Sarah
Paper Book
With colors as bright as sunshine, six little penguins paint a bold, cheerful surprise for Mama Penguin on a beautiful snowy-white landscape.Mama loves brightly colored flowers and her little penguins too! Tulip, Tiger Lily, Dandelion, Bluebell, Violet, and Broccoli use red, orange, yellow...
Some of these are snails
Higgins, Carter
Paper Book
Press Here meets Eric Carle in a concept book that makes familiar ideas exciting and surprising.   From the creative mind behind Circle Under Berry comes this deceptively simple concept book that explores sorting,...
The button book
Nicholls, Sally
Paper Book
This silly and sweet picture book introduces young children to colors through humor and clever interactive elements. For fans of Hervé Tullet's Press Here. Here's a button. I wonder what happens when you press it? Follow a group of animal friends as...
The color monster : a story about emotions
Llenas, Anna
Paper Book
Unpack feelings using color with this bestselling character who helps young readers identify emotions and feel more in control.   One day, Color Monster wakes up feeling very confused. His emotions are all over the place; he feels angry, happy, calm, sad...
Every color soup
Hurley, Jorey
Paper Book
Purple, yellow, orange, and red. Just the right mix of colored vegetables make a delicious soup in this tasty introduction to colors, counting, and veggies. All you need is a pot, a spoon, an adult helper, and vegetables of many colors to make a very special soup--Every Color...
Summer color!
Murray, Diana
Paper Book
A celebration of the wonder and colors of every child's favorite season--summer! In this celebration of the outdoors, two rambunctious children take off on an adventure from their own backyard. In each new scene they discover the wondrous details--and beautiful colors--of nature....

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