Penguins love colors

Sarah Aspinall, 1981-

Book - 2016

Six little penguins named after flowers and plants decide to paint a beautiful picture on the ice for their mother--and end up with paint all over themselves.

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Genres
Picture books
Published
New York : The Blue Sky Press, an imprint of Scholastic Inc 2016.
Language
English
Main Author
Sarah Aspinall, 1981- (author)
Edition
First edition
Physical Description
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 27 cm
ISBN
9780545876544
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Review by Booklist Review

Six little penguins make a joyous, creative mess for their mama in this charming celebration of color. The penguins all have appealingly enormous eyes, and each one sports a beret whose color matches the flowers or veg they're named after: Tulip, Tiger Lily, Violet, Dandelion, Bluebell, and Broccoli. They use the vast whiteness of the Antarctic as an artist's canvas to make a surprise for Mama that showcases their favorite colors. Each penguin splotches paint onto double-page spreads in bigger and bigger swaths of eye-poppingly bright hues. The drama of this should enhance children's learning of colors. The questions asked throughout, such as, Do you think they made a mess? add a nice interactive element. The penguins end up drenched in paint, but Mama doesn't scold. She's thrilled with their work and gives them a bath, and they all settle in for a comfortable nap on Mama's lap. Good follow-ups could be Tedd Arnold's Vincent Paints His House (2015) or Rita Meade's Edward Gets Messy (2016).--Fletcher, Connie Copyright 2016 Booklist

From Booklist, Copyright (c) American Library Association. Used with permission.
Review by Kirkus Book Review

Using six baby penguins covered in paint, Aspinall introduces colors and flowers in this bright-eyed book.With babies named Tulip, Tiger Lily, Dandelion, Violet, Bluebell, and Broccoli, Mama Penguin must love flowers. (A note on the copyright page clarifies that broccoli is indeed a flower.) Her six wide-eyed, black-and-white baby penguins are indistinguishable except for their berets, each representing the color of its flowery name. Tulip wears a red beret, Tiger Lilys is orange, and so on. With the energy and good intentions of youngsters on a special day, the clan decides to surprise Mama with a gift. Lets use our paints and make the most colorful picture we can! Aspinall then zooms in close to bold, double-paged spreads of each penguin and the rich color it is using. Six baby penguins in rainbow colors is a beautiful sight. However, the storyline is easily anticipated, with painting, messy babies, and a bath. The concept of color mixing is absent, which seems impossible with little ones. The focus instead turns to the flowers, showing each bloom labeled and silhouetted in one single color. Mama Penguin, bundling her rainbow babies to her, exults, I love flowers, and I love colors, but not as much as I love / my six little penguins. An adequate color and flowers concept book with an exuberant cast of characters. (Picture book. 3-6) Copyright Kirkus Reviews, used with permission.

Copyright (c) Kirkus Reviews, used with permission.