Independent Reading Level: Grades 2nd-6th
Awards: Caldecott Honors, Pulitzer Prize ( )

This short book talks about how are emotions can look and feel. It provides a way for children to talk about their emotions that is accessible to younger students. During quarantine I did a read aloud of this books and had my students right about what color they were feeling during the height of the pandemic. ( )

Dr. Seuess. (1996). My Many Colored Days. New York: Knopf Books for Young Readers.
This story for preschoolers allows them to start making a connection with their emotions and know that it is ok. Dr. Seuss uses this wonderfully colorful to connections colors and emotions. It is great that is leads us to the fact that emotions can change throughout the day which is really important for young children. Incorporating the pictures of animals that may not be the usual color we thing about allows children to see it is good to express themselves in their art work.

I loved this book! I would use it in little people land to explain different feelings and how colors can describe them.

"Some days are yellow. Some are blue. On different days I'm different too." Dr Seuss takes the reader on a journey through the many different moods that can be experienced in life with paintings that reveal such striking images as a bright red horse kicking its heels, a cool and quiet green fish, a sad and lonely purple dinosaur, and an angrily howling black wolf. Using a spectrum of vibrant colors and a menagerie of animals, this unique book helps children explore human moods and emotions.