by Jessica Young (Author), Catia Chien (Illustrator)
What is your blue like? A lyrical ode to colors -- and the unique ways we experience them -- follows a little girl as she explores the world with her family and friends.
Your neighbor says red is angry like a dragon's breath, but you think it's brave like a fire truck. Or maybe your best friend likes pink because it's pretty like a ballerina's tutu, but you find it annoying -- like a piece of gum stuck on your shoe. In a subtle, child-friendly narrative, art teacher and debut author Jessica Young suggests that colors may evoke as many emotions as there are people to look at them -- and opens up infinite possibilities for seeing the world in a wonderful new way.
Author Biography
Jessica Young is a former art teacher and curriculum consultant. She writes picture books and chapter books for young readers and lives in Nashville, Tennessee.
Catia Chien has illustrated numerous books for children including
The Sea Serpent and Me by Dashka Slater and
The Longest Night: A Passover Story by Laurel Snyder.
My Blue Is Happy is her first book with Candlewick Press. Catia Chien was born in Brazil and currently lives in California.
Number of Pages: 32
Dimensions: 0.4 x 10.1 x 9.1 IN
Illustrated: Yes
Publication Date: August 06, 2013
Award: Texas 2x2 Reading List (2014)
Award: Charlotte Zolotow Award (2014)
Accelerated Reader:
Quiz Name: My Blue Is Happy
Interest Level: Lower Grades, K-3
Reading Level: 2.2
Point Value: 0.5
