Lemons are not red

Title:

Lemons are not red

Author:

Seeger, Laura Vaccaro.

Personal Author:

Seeger, Laura Vaccaro.

ISBN:

9781596430082

Edition:

1st edition.

Publication Information:

Brookfield, Conn. : Roaring Brook Press, c2004.

Physical Description:

1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 23 cm

Abstract:

Explores different colors by allowing readers to change an object or animal's color from unusual to common by turning the die-cut pages.

Reading Level:

NP Lexile.

Subject Term:

Color -- Juvenile literature.

Summary:

Explores different colors by allowing readers to change an object or animal's color from unusual to common by turning the die-cut pages.

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Summary

Lemons are not Red. Apples are red. Lemons are yellow. . . .

Clever cutouts in the pages make a simple, original, and utterly beguiling introduction to color.

Laura Vaccaro Seeger, whose The Hidden Alphabet dazzled critics and readers alike, introduces young children to color in this unique concept book with die cuts. The opening spread features a big, bright red lemon and the simple text, "Lemons are not RED." When the spread is turned an equally bright yellow lemon appears ("Lemons are YELLOW") across from a luscious red apple ("Apples are RED").

And so it goes, from carrots that are not purple through reindeer that are not white, et al. The book ends with "The moon is not BLACK / The moon is SILVER / The night is BLACK / Good night! And the reader sees a tranquil night landscape and a house with the lights turned out.

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Reviews (2)

Horn Book Review

(Preschool) ""Lemons are not RED"" begins this simple concept book. But there, showing through a die-cut on the right-hand side of the spread, is a red lemon. What gives? As any three-year-old knows, the quickest attention-getter is to say the wrong thing -- the silly thing -- and let the child correct the adult. Sure enough, when the page turns, we see a big red apple on the right while the lemon-shaped hole now on the left reveals the proper yellow from the previous spread: ""Lemons are YELLOW // Apples are RED."" So it continues through carrots/eggplants, flamingos/elephants, and so on, ending with a silver moon (""Good night!""). Each shape is simple, and each wrong statement appears within a solid-color spread of the right color, providing a hint for those who are not quite sure. The heavy paper should stand up to multiple readings and pokings, though the flamingo and reindeer may find their necks folded or ripped in time. As with Seeger's previous books, the colors and textures are nearly edible. (c) Copyright 2010. The Horn Book, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted. All rights reserved.

Kirkus Review

A few words, a handful of brilliant colors and a bewitching idea will enchant the youngest of book lovers and their resident grownups, as did Seeger's Hidden Alphabet (2003). "Lemons are not RED," proclaims the text, as emphatically as any three-year-old, except that the die-cut shape of a lemon on the page appears, quite clearly, to be red. But when the page is turned, and the text "Lemons are YELLOW" appears, the die-cut shape displays the proper, enticing yellow. The following page pronounces, "Apples are RED," and displays a shapely, luscious specimen. Carrots aren't purple, flamingoes aren't gray, and grass is not blue; each cut-out displays the wrong color and then rights itself. Seeger has done marvelous things with her brushwork, from impasto to shimmering smoothness, so that the color values are emphasized by texture. Clever, imaginative, and utterly beguiling. (Picture book. 3-7) Copyright ©Kirkus Reviews, used with permission.

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