These Colours Are Bananas

These Colours Are Bananas

Hardback (30 May 2018)

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Publisher's Synopsis

What colour is an apple? A dog? Grass? Young readers will be amazed by the range of possibilities

What colour is a banana? It can be at least 25 different shades, according to this artful swatchbook of versatile subjects. An inversion of the way we typically look at colour, this book challenges readers' predispositions towards using a particular crayon for a particular object. 11 items are each presented alongside a grid of color ranges: the "apple" page features yellows, greens, and reds; the "egg" page a range of greens to grays; even "grass" is surprising, with suggestions of pink. The read-along text is playful and philosophical, poetic and factual… all towards expanding readers' assumptions. Inspired by the Whitney Museum's approach to looking at art, these books provide a new way to look at the world.

Ages 3-5

Book information

ISBN: 9780714876337
Publisher: Phaidon Press Ltd
Imprint: Phaidon Press Limited
Pub date:
DEWEY: 701.85
DEWEY edition: 23
Language: English
Number of pages: 24
Weight: 328g
Height: 199mm
Width: 192mm
Spine width: 13mm