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Book Review: Herbie's Colorful World

Two years after the release of Donte Jackson's first children's book, Herbie Vore the Dinosaur, he is back with the second book of the series, Herbie's Colorful World. Children everywhere fell in love with Herbie. the adorable little dinosaur and I am sure they are all happy to see him again! 

I am going to share my thoughts on the book in this post. 


Just as the title suggests, Herbie learns all about colors. The cover is beautiful and I love that the world colorful is written in different colors and the letter O in World is replaced with a globe. It adds to the attractiveness.There is a dedication to young artists around the world on the first page which is such a sweet touch. 

The story opens with Herbie waking up and excitedly telling readers that he dreamed about colors. It's good that all the pictures match the words. I think that helps children imagine the story in their minds and having only one line on each page makes it easy for those learning to read because if there were too many words it might overwhelm them. Herbie seems like a positive little creature. He wakes up with a smile and eager to learn. 

He goes outside to see his friend Cameron, another sweet character who is a chameleon. The introduction of Cameron is great. Through him, children learn about a type of reptile and friendship. Together, Herbie and Cameron take readers through a garden and identify various objects and colors. Each page explores a diffrent color, starting with red. They name objects which are red, orange, green, blue, pink and purple. While parents are reading this to their children, they can ask them to try to identify colors and objects around them. 

I love that Donte has added some magic and fantasy in this story with a wizard. Children learn about more than colors in the book. As I said earlier, they learn about reptiles like Cameron the Chameleon and what things like fire trucks and stop signs are used for. The objects Herbie and Cameron name can spark interest and raise questions from the children. 

Meredith Mills is an amazing illustrator who has brought the story to life through beautiful pictures. They enhance the story and help children's imaginations. 

This is a book all children will love and I highly recommend the parents, grandparents, teachers and anyone with little ones purchase a copy. It's good to read at any time and especially now with children having to stay home, they can include this in their daily routines. 

Thank you Donte and Meredith for teaching young children and people valuable lessons through your craft! 

Herbie's colorful world is available now from bookstores such as Barnes & Noble and online. 

Click here to read my review of Donte Jackson's first book - http://thevrk.blogspot.com/2019/02/book-review-herbies-happy-birthday.html

Photo from @dontrilliousj Instagram


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