The Colors of Summer

Name: The Colors of Summer
Brand: Penguin Random House Distribution
SKU: 9781524773434
Price: 6.99 NZD
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By Danna Smith

Series: Little Golden Book

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The Colors of Summer by Danna Smith is a vibrant children's book that follows two young siblings as they explore the lively sights and sounds of summer. Through playful rhymes and vivid illustrations, the story celebrates the bright colours and exuberant adventures that the season brings, capturing the essence of a fun-filled summer day.
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Celebrate the colours of summer with Little Golden Books! Turquoise is the beach towel—room enough for three. Purple are my flip-flops. No more shoes for me!

Spend a fun-filled summer day at the beach and discover the bright colours all around. Kids will love finding their favourites, from purple flip-flops and orange sand shovels to green towels and blue waves. This bright summer read will have little ones eager to visit this colourful beach time and time again.

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Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781524773434

Publisher: Random House USA Inc

Format: Hardback

Date Published: 07 May 2019

Country: United States

Imprint: Ballantine Books Inc.

Illustration: Full colour

Audience: Children

DIMENSIONS

Width: 168.0mm

Height: 203.0mm

Weight: 300g

Pages: 24

Collections

Children's Books Children's Picture Books Children’s, Teenage and Educational Danna Smith Penguin Books Series: Little Golden Book

About the Author

DANNA SMITH is a prolific children's book author whose titles include the Little Golden Book Springtime Babies, and Mother Goose's Pajama Party. She lives in Northern California with her family.

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