Great picture books about colors!

Every month I share a booklist to go along with the theme of the program I'm doing at my library that month. This month we're exploring colors, so here are some great picture books about colors appropriate for toddlers and preschoolers.

SUMMER COLOR by Diana Murray and Zoe Persico

Enjoy the colors of summer!

PETE THE CAT: I LOVE MY WHITE SHOES by Eric Litwin and James Dean

Pete's shoes are white - until he step in colorful things. Will Pete cry? Goodness no!

¡FIESTA! A FESTIVAL OF COLORS by Duncan Tonatiuh

Celebrates colors en español.

THE WORLD OF WORM: COLORS by Esther van den Berg

Worm goes shopping for items of every color for his party.

THE LITTLE CAR by Han Xu

This simple story reinforces color and number learning.

IT'S RAINING, MR. OCTOPUS! by Han Xu

Mr Octopus shares umbrellas of various colors with his friends.

A RAINBOW IN BROWN by Pavonis Giron

A girl practices mixing colors. But when she mixes them all together, what does she get? Brown!

OH, OLIVE! by Lian Cho

A girl who loves colors inspires her parents who prefer things orderly and in black-and-white.

COLOR THE SKY by David Elliott and Evan Turk

Celebrate colors and flight with birds of many hues.

MIXED: A COLORFUL STORY by Arree Chung

Life is better with all the colors!

THE MANY COLORS OF HARPREET SINGH by Supriya Kelkar and Alea Marley

Harpreet has a patka color for every mood!

CAT LIKES RED by Christopher Russo

A simple color book for babies and toddlers.

MY COLORS, MY WORLD/MIS COLORES, MI MUNDO by Maya Christina González

Maya describes all the colors in her world.

BEAR SEES COLORS by Karma Wilson and Jane Chapman

Bear notices all the colors.

ORANGE IS AN APRICOT, GREEN IS A TREE FROG: EXPLORE THE NATURAL WORLD THROUGH COLOR by Pascale Estellon

Read this story and then take a walk to find your own colors in the natural world!

BLACK IS A RAINBOW COLOR by Angela Joy and Ekua Holmes

Celebrates the color black!

THE COLOR MONSTER: A STORY ABOUT EMOTIONS by Anna Llenas

Learn about emotions through colors.

MONSTERS LOVE COLORS by Mike Austin

Monsters play with color.

Do you have any favorites? Please share!