From the Publisher
That curious little Carlo is back, and this time he’s on to some colorful discoveries - as he helps young readers learn basic concepts.
Carlo the giraffe really likes colors. They’re all around him! Everywhere he looks, he sees handily labeled things in every possible hue - from a parade of tiny yellow chicks to a big red fire engine, from a black hole in the ground to blue splashes in the pool to a splattered pink ice cream cone. Little ones who loved helping Carlo read and count will hanker to join in this happy exploration of a familiar, colorful world.
Publishers Weekly
After reading and counting, the giraffe star discovers Carlo Likes Colors by Jessica Spanyol, the third in the series. Carlo sees a spectrum of colors in a variety of venues, including brown in the woods and purple in the garden. Following the format of the previous titles, each color-specific spread, with one line of text (Carlo sees yellow in the field), features illustrations tagged with labels (sun; buttercups). (Apr.) Copyright 2003 Reed Business Information.
Barbara L. Talcroft
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Children's Literature
Pre-schoolers who loved Carlo, the cheerful yellow giraffe in author-artist Spanyol's two previous picture books (Carlo Loves Reading and Carlo Loves Counting), will greet with affection this new Carlo adventure into color. Carlo and his black cat Crackers find themselves in a variety of colorful places; each portrayed in a wide two-page spread. Together with some other giraffe friends of intriguing colors, they see ten different hues in bright and attractive surroundings; for example, orange at a café full of apricots, oranges, carrot juice, and spicy pumpkin soup. Equally appealing are displays of blue at the swimming pool (with giraffes cavorting in the water), black at a bandstand, and pink on Main Street. Who could resist the tiny ballet shoes in the Baby Boutique or the dropped raspberry ice cream cone being eyed by Crackers and a dog? Many of the objects are labeled with a tag just in case some young browsers are ready to try reading the names. The end papers offer a selection of small pictures that can be fun for identifying both the object and its color. With its generous format, large print, and amusing characters, along with the brightness and appeal of the acrylic colors, this delightful book is ideal for sharing with a friend or exploring with an adult while discovering not only the colors themselves, but many relatively unusual images such as purple cabbages and lavender, a brown hedgehog, a black grand piano, and even a black hole. 2003, Candlewick,
School Library Journal
PreS-Carlo the giraffe explores many places in his world-a field, a street, a bandstand, and the woods. Each spread features a color with various objects labeled. Youngsters will enjoy "reading" the labels and pointing out the green frogs, the brown tree, and the black piano, etc. Cheerful illustrations with simple lines add to the fun. A great tool for teaching colors and for developing vocabulary.-Anne Knickerbocker, formerly at Cedar Brook Elementary School, Houston, TX Copyright 2003 Reed Business Information.
Kirkus Reviews
After reading and counting, Carlo the cartoon giraffe explores yet another topic with preschoolers. As the curious young giraffe and his pals visit different locales, they see many colorful things. "Carlo sees yellow in the field." The color yellow dominates this two-page spread, and various yellow objects sport a prominent tie-on tag that names them. In his wanderings, Carlo sees all the colors of the rainbow, plus black, white, and pink (although blue is rather short-changed). The colors draw children onward and keep them searching for more objects that match, making the lack of any real plot irrelevant. But this also makes the final page ("Carlo likes beeping" as he chases the cat) stand out like a sore thumb, as it is completely off course. Is this a clue to the next topic? The large font of the main text and the nametags serve preschoolers well, drawing their attention to the correct color while identifying its name in the text. Readers will delight in the simple, but detailed cartoon drawings. Spanyol creates a nice balance between rural and urban scenes in her illustrations. Youngsters will easily identify with the cute Carlo; from his artwork and pool ring, to his Mom and Dad and rubber galoshes, he is all kid. A great book for color recognition, though you might have to make up your own ending. (Picture book. 2-5)
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