By Tom Schamp (author) , Tom Schamp (illustrator)
"Quirky, super-stylish exploration of colour"
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March 2020 Book of the Month
‘Colours are great, let’s celebrate!’ is the message of this big, quirky and really rather gorgeous book. Otto a little cat and his friend Leon the chameleon guide us through colour themed pages – grey, black, yellow, orange, red, pink, blue, green and brown – all of which are packed with objects and characters, all in the relevant shade.
You’d be hard pushed to find more eclectic collections: yellow submarines juxtaposed with cheese, emojis, pots of Tandoori and fishermen in yellow oilskins. Everywhere you look there’s something unusual and surprising, as well as intriguing facts and lots of jokes too. Children will spend hours poring over the pages and still find something new, while grown ups will be fascinated too.
One winter morning, Otto the cat looks out the window and sighs, Why is everything so grey today? Luckily his friend Leon the chameleon is around to show him just how many colours there are in the world.
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In these exciting and funny spreads filled to the brim with brilliantly illustrated objects, Leon and Otto identify people, places, and things of every hue. On pages dedicated to infinite shades of a single colour, Tom Schamp's brilliant drawings play with perspective and unexpected pairings.
An enormous Bengal tiger lords over an orange-tinted world, while a giant blue whale dwarfs elephants, pairs of jeans, and police officers. Throughout, cleverly inserted puns and allusions will elicit plenty of laughs from parents and children alike.
Parents will enjoy the numerous ways colour is depicted and kids will spend hours looking for their friends Otto and Leon as they traverse the busy pages. Best of all, this delightful adventure comes to a perfect end when all the colours come together in one beautiful, joyful rainbow of fun.
All images - copyright credit “© Tom Schamp, courtesy of Prestel Publishing”
TOM SCHAMP's illustrations for adults and children have appeared in numerous periodicals and newspapers. He is the author of more than 30 children's books. Schamp lives in Brussels, Belgium.
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The LoveReading4Kids Editorial Team have read and reviewed It's a Great, Big Colourful World and determined it is suitable for children aged 5-8 years old
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It's a Great, Big Colourful World was written by Tom Schamp and published by Prestel
It's a Great, Big Colourful World has 48 pages
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