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A Color of His Own

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The classic story about on the lookout for somewhere to belong, from four-time Caldecott honor winner Leo Lionni.

Elephants are gray. Pigs are pink. Only the chameleon has no color of his own. He is purple like the heather, yellow like a lemon, even black and orange striped like a tiger! Then at some point a chameleon has an idea to remain one color eternally by staying on the greenest leaf he can find. But in the autumn, the leaf changes from green to yellow to red . . . and so does the chameleon. When another chameleon suggests they trip together, he learns that companionship is more important than having a color of his own. No matter where he goes with his new friend, they’re going to at all times be alike.
Every animal has a color of its own. “Parrots are green, elephants are gray, pigs are pink.” But chameleons change color wherever they go. “On lemons they are yellow. In the heather they are purple.” One chameleon is not pleased with his changeable appearance. He thinks, “If I remain on a leaf, I shall be green eternally, and so I too will have a color of my own.” Of course, what he doesn’t take into account is the changes wrought by autumn, and soon the green chameleon is yellow, then red, and then tumbled to the ground for the long black winter night. It isn’t until he befriends another older, wiser chameleon that our hero begins to find inner peace, at the same time as his outer surface is transformed time and again.

Leo Lionni, children’s book writer extraordinaire, creator of such beloved picture books as Frederick, Alexander and the Wind-Up Mouse, Swimmy, and Inch by Inch, all Caldecott Honor winners, introduces color concepts in an exquisite and touching story. This small board book edition of the classic tale of self-acceptance and friendship will be a favorite for toddlers and parents alike. (Baby to preschool) –Emilie Coulter

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