WHO SAID RED?

by Mary Serfozo ‧ RELEASE DATE: Sept. 1, 1988

A brief bit of verse in the from of dialogue between a small boy and a slightly older girl is the pretext for a series of beautifully executed watercolors, linked by their shared details and their progressive use of the colors mentioned in the text. ""Who said Red? Did you say red? A Santa red, A stop sign red, A cherry, berry, very red."" ""YES, I SAID RED!"" ""You don't mean green?. . .A big frog green. . ."" ""NO, I SAID RED!"" and so on through blue and yellow, with a final wrap-up of lesser colors like purple and brown, and the concluding retrieval of a fine red kite. The conversation takes place in a landscape of farm, pasture, orchard, and distant hills, all seen--with the important details that appear more prominently in later pictures--in the title page double-spread. A pleasant and unusual approach to learning colors, with plenty of intriguing things to discover and rediscover as the pages are turned.

Pub Date: Sept. 1, 1988

ISBN: N/A

Page Count: 32

Publisher: Margaret K. McElderry/Macmillan

Review Posted Online: N/A

Kirkus Reviews Issue: Aug. 15, 1988

Categories: CHILDREN'S