Not all the books we’ve chosen for this project are profound works of literature at first glance. Many of them are pretty standard toddler fare dealing with the basics of letters, numbers, shapes and, most often, colors. Color is one of those things that, once you learn it, can be easy to take for granted. As we read Elmo’s First Book of Colors today, I went into color-noting mode for the first time in forever. I started hearing it in language more frequently than I remember. People are tickled pink a
nd white-hot angry. You know a lot about the people around you (or think you do) just from hearing whether they identify with red state or blue state ideology. And since environmental issues are center-stage and Earth Day is so near, everyone and everything is going green. Clothes that are happy colors can lift our spirits and the colors we wear can define us. New Yorkers stereotypically wear black. Fast women wear red. Girls wear pink. Boys wear blue. And brown wants to know what it can do for you. Hair color can literally change our personalities. Think of the brunette Norma Jean versus the blonde bombshell Marilyn Monroe. I’ve been every hair color on the spectrum in the last ten years from Wonder Woman black to Dangerous Liaisons blonde to an unfortunate and temporary eggplant. I hadn’t thought about the effect of color in my life for a long time before Elmo gave me a nudge. Thanks, Little Monster!http://www.amazon.com/Elmos-First-Book-of-Colors/dp/B001GA9J32
http://muppet.wikia.com/wiki/Elmo%27s_First_Book_of_Colors
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