Reviewed by
Dianne Bates
Iris is an odd
little girl who loves colour so much that she has a daily ritual: every day of
the week is dedicated to a colour by which she lives her life. On Monday, for
example, she feels energetic so dresses entirely in red, with a red beret, red
top, red shorts, and red sandals. She eats red foods (strawberries, tomatoes,
cherries, and watermelon) and plays on red swings and reads a red book. Tuesday
is an orange day, so all her clothes are orange, she eats orange foods and
plays on an orange seesaw and solves an orange puzzle. Wednesday is a yellow
day, and so on.
After Sunday
(a purple day), comes Monday again, but oh no, there’s a disaster! All her red
clothes are no longer available, nor her red fruits, and the red swings are out
of bounds, and the red book is missing. Over the previous week as she followed
her ritual, Iris felt energetic, excited, happy, calm, healthy, sophisticated,
and creative, but now she feels lifeless and sad. Happily, Mum comes to the rescue,
explaining that Iris can have any colour any day she wishes. Thereafter, Iris
dresses in all the colours of the rainbow, every day she eats a colourful range of food, and so on.
This thin book is cleverly written and illustrated insofar as it shows small child
readers a wide range of colours as well as the days of the week. Not
only that, but it is also Dyslexic inclusive, printed in a font that everyone
can read, including people with dyslexia. In keeping with the colour subject
matter, the illustrator has made sure that the book bursts with brilliant
colours. The final illustration, for instance, shows Iris dressed in red beret,
purple top, green earrings, and black gloves, looking up at a rainbow with the
words ‘Iris loves rainbow days’ underneath.
This book is likely to appear to readers aged 6 years and up, especially developing readers.
Please contact Josie Montano josie@booksbyjosie.com.au if you wish to purchase a book/s (cost is above).
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