Are you looking to teach your toddler their colors? Or maybe you want to do a color unit with your preschool or kindergarten class? These stories are perfect for teaching colors and have plenty of fun activities to do with them! Plus I share a FREE resource for working on colors with your preschool or kindergarten class. 👇
Red
Red is Best by Kathy Stinson
Clifford the Big Red Dog by Norman Bridwell
Little Red Riding Hood by Mara Alperin
The Little Mouse, the Red Ripe Strawberry & the Big Hungry Bear by Audrey Wood
Llama Llama Red Pajama by Anna Dewdney
The Little Red Hen by Jerry Pinkney
Orange
The Orange Bird by Jason Grandt
The Big Orange Splot by Daniel Pinkwater
I Spy Something…Orange! by Samantha Chung
It’s an Orange Aardvark! by Michael Hall
Yellow
Curious George by H.A. Rey
Yellow Kayak by Nina Laden
Hello, Yellow! by Christianne C. Jones
Linus the Little Yellow Pencil by Scott Magoon
Little Yellow Bus by Erin Guendelsberger
Green
Little Blue and Little Yellow by Leo Lionni
Green by Laura Vaccaro Seeger
The Lucky Green Frog by Luna James
Green Eggs and Ham by Dr. Seuss
I Do Not Eat the Color Green by Lynne Rickards
Blue
Little Blue Truck by Alice Schertle
Baby Bear Sees Blue by Ashley Wolff
Blueberries for Sal by Robert McCloskey
My Blue is Happy by Jessica Young
Purple
Harold and the Purple Crayon by Crockett Johnson
Positively Purple by Linda Ragsdale
Lunchtime for a Purple Snake by Harriet Ziefert
Parker the Purple Penguin by Marybeth Wishart
Too Purpley! by Jean Reidy
Pink
Pinkalicious by Victoria Kann
Pink is for Boys by Robb Pearlman
Pink is Not a Color by Lindsay Ward
Flora and the Flamingo by Molly Idle
Tallulah’s Toe Shoes by Marilyn Singer
Brown
Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What Do You See? By Bill Martin Jr. & Eric Carle
Buffalo Fluffalo by Bess Kalb
We Found Brown by Karna Peck
Black, Gray, & White
What Color is Night? by Grant Snider
Night Animals by Gianna Marino
This Book is Gray by Lindsay Ward
Silverlicious by Victoria Kann
Walter the White Crayon by Dawn Brock
Little Cloud by Eric Carle
I hope you have found a few titles to add to your bookshelf! If you want a FREE resource for teaching colors, click here. In this post go into detail on what and how to use my Color of the Week Bundle.
Do you have any other favorite titles for teaching colors? Add them below! 👇
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