Fiction Book - The Color Monster: A Story About Emotions by Anna Llenas

The Color Monster: A Story About Emotions

Summary: 

The color monster discovers his different emotions through the help of colors and a little girl that guides him through the the way. Each color represents a different emotion; as they review each emotion they place each in a jar. 

Genre: Fiction         Ages: 3-7 years old 

Throughout the story we can see the primary colors. As each emotion is being discussed they use a color to represent it. The book has a white background all throughout the story, this help draw the readers eyes only to the bright colors. For each emotion the monsters color changes to show how "you would look," showing different expressions. 

Suggested Activities:

* During Reading

As you read the story and stop to ask questions you could create a booklet to keep track of all the emotions and colors. This will help the children remember and have something physical they can turn to if needed. 

*After Reading (Year Around Activity)

After introducing the story and reading it to the children. You can have a jar and colored coins, clips, anything; have the children place it in the jar as they come in the room. this will tell you how they are all feeling and if you need to talk to some of them about their emotions. 

* As a class/individual Worksheet

You can create a sheet that pairs different scenarios (speech Bubbles) to the illustration (Monster). Below is an example of a simple one. 

Personal Comment:

This is a great book as is it aid children understand and make a connection between their feelings and color. This book is amazing for the younger children as they are developing their emotions and need some guidance to understand what they are going through.