Illustrated by Steve Johnson and Lou Fancher. Alfred A. Knopf, New York. 1996.
Hardcover edition, 40 pages, ISBN 0-679-87597-2.
This unusual addition to Seussiana was published posthumously with a request from Seuss himself that the artwork be done by another. In more reflective verse than we accustomed to from the Doctor, he describes his daily moods and emotions in terms of different colors.
"Some days, of course, feel sort of Brown.
Then I feel slow and low, low down.
Then comes a Yellow Day. And wheeeeeeeeee
I am a busy, buzzy bee."
Johnson and Fancher have chosen broadly brushed acrylic colors to articulate the animals suggested by the text, as well as their own gingerbread man cookie cutter main character. The font types are varied to express the emotion or movement of individual words.
This has a large enough format to be used in group readaloud, but would also be a wonderful discussion starter with children about feelings on a parent-caregiver level.
Relates the learning of colors and the expression of emotions. Enhances print awareness with large text and font changes.
American Booksellers Book of the Year (ABBY) Award, Nominee, 1997.
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