Looking for Colors With Lily and Milo

by Pauline Oud (Illustrator)

Overview

Lily and Milo put on their red boots. They are going to play outside! They jump in puddles and play in the sand with a green shovel. Milo gets a balloon. A yellow one. Can you help them find all these colors?

A fun story about playing together and identifying colors. For toddlers ages 24 months and up, with a focus on the child’s language development.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781605373362
Publisher:	Clavis
Publication date:	07/07/2017
Series:	Lily and Milo Series
Pages:	32
Product dimensions:	8.10(w) x 8.80(h) x 0.50(d)
Age Range:	2 Years

About the Author

Pauline Oud was born in 1963 in Hilversum, The Netherlands.

She has been working as an illustrator for over 15 years now. After her graduation from art school in 1985 she worked as an artist and art teacher for a while before applying her knowledge to her first love; children’s books.

Before she starts working, she likes to start her days with an hour running to clear her head and think about her drawings. She likes to collect children’s books, because they give her so much inspiration. When she is out of inspiration, she also likes to visit the Museum of medieval Art to stare at the books her colleagues have illustrated some 700 years ago.

She currently lives in Bilthoven (the Netherlands) with her husband and her two children Roos and Walt.

Editorial Reviews

"These lovable characters in simple, recognizable scenes will easily engage toddlers in basic language development." -- Kirkus Reviews

"A great way for kids to learn their colors.” — Lauren Walsburg, blogger

“A cute book to teach colours to young children. ... great book for a kindergarten classroom or family with young children.” — Carla Johnson-Hicks, educator

From the Publisher

2017-04-17
Lily, a bunny, and Milo, a mouse, have fun identifying colors throughout their playtime.As they head outside, they look for their red boots, a green shovel in the sandbox, yellow balloons within a full bunch, a blue wagon, and, back home, a glass of orange juice, and colored markers. A bit of intrigue and mild drama are added as Milo splashes Lily with his red boots, then throws sand all over her, and loses his yellow balloon. Lily, who is bigger and wears a flowered dress, appears to be more astute, responsible, and neater—as a typical older sister might be. Milo, dressed in plaid overall shorts, is both smaller and younger in his attitude, messy, and prone to crying when upset. Through it all Lily patiently absolves him of any wrongdoing and even shares her balloon with him when his deflates. Large, black-outlined characters and objects painted in bold, bright colors appear on sturdy, shiny pages. Each scene asks readers to participate by finding the correct color and object among several. "Milo's cart is blue. Do you see it anywhere?" reads the uncredited translation from the Dutch. Children are given a hint as to which hue they are looking for as Milo and Lily stand against a corresponding blue background. These lovable characters in simple, recognizable scenes will easily engage toddlers in basic language development. (Picture book. 18 mos.-3)

Kirkus Reviews