Blue by Laura Vaccaro Seeger
Published by Roaring Brook Press on September 25th 2018
ISBN: 1626720665
Pages: 40
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Elegant and deceptively simple, Blue by Laura Vaccaro Seeger explores the many shades of blue. With die-cut  illustrations, the story shows,  with only two words per spread, a child over the years enjoying a dog from puppy-hood (baby blue) to death/grief (true blue  .. so blue) and a new friend with a dog (new blue) years later.  The book invites discussions from multiple perspectives  such as seeing different blues all around us, the joys of having and losing a pet, the passage of time and seasons, and feeling different moods. Children on their own will enjoy looking for the various shapes and locations of the die-cut holes with blues peeking through the pages.  This book can stand alone or be used with Seeger’s Green. The textured artwork is Seeger’s characteristic thick acrylic paint on canvas. Recommended Cream of the Crop for preschool through first grade children.

Reviewed by Margy Soule, Coffin School, Brunswick, Maine