A Color of His Own with Color Wheel

Name: A Color of His Own with Color Wheel
Brand: Penguin Random House NZ
SKU: 9780593902165
Price: 17.99 NZD
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By Leo Lionni

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The colourful chameleon celebrates its 50th anniversary with an interactive board book edition that makes it easier than ever to introduce simple colour concepts! The colourful chameleon celebrates its 50th anniversary with an interactive board book edition that makes it easier than ever to introduce simple... Read More

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Description

The colourful chameleon celebrates its 50th anniversary with an interactive board book edition that makes it easier than ever to introduce simple colour concepts!

From beloved creator Leo Lionni, A Color of His Own is the gentle tale of a chameleon who, in search of his own colour, finds a true friend. In honour of the classic story's milestone anniversary, this board book edition allows readers to change the chameleon's colours themselves by spinning the built-in colour wheel!

Elephants are grey, pigs are pink, and parrots are green. Only the chameleon has no colour of his own. He is purple like the heather, yellow like a lemon, even black and orange striped like a tiger!

Then one day a chameleon has an idea to remain one colour forever 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 travel together, he learns that companionship is more important than having a colour of his own. No matter where he goes with his new friend, they will always be alike.

Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9780593902165

Publisher: Random House USA Inc

Format: Board book

Date Published: 29 April 2025

Country: United States

Imprint: Random House Inc

Illustration: FULL-COLOR ILLUSTRATIONS

Audience: Children

DIMENSIONS

Width: 197.0mm

Height: 191.0mm

Weight: 300g

Pages: 30

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About the Author

Leo Lionni wrote and illustrated more than 40 highly acclaimed children's books and was a four-time Caldecott Honor Book winner for Inch by Inch, Frederick, Swimmy, and Alexander and the Wind-Up Mouse. He died in 1999 at the age of 89.

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