Color Poem Books

Green! A colorful story

The color green is terribly misunderstood. Sometimes green things are seen as fresh and good. But sometimes they are not so wonderful – like snakes and slime and brussels sprouts! In this illustrated rhyming conversation between two best friends, we listen to them realize how complicated the color green is – with shades of good, bad and in-between, just like every human being.

  • Children’s fiction
    Language Arts
  • Full color illustrations
    (especially green ones)
  • Hard cover
    8-inches square, 24 pages
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red book

Red! Bold, bright, loud and brave

Red’s the best! In this story, a red-haired boy shows how red is a color you cannot ignore. The playful rhymes and bursting illustrations help you see the color red in a different light.

  • Children’s fiction
    Language Arts
  • Full color illustrations
    (especially red ones)
  • Hard cover
    8-inches square, 20 pages
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Blue! We see it every day

Have you ever wondered about your name? In this illustrated story, a dog wonders about his name and is ultimately surprised at who finally gives him the answer. A delightful story to enjoy and learn about the color blue.

  • Children’s fiction
    Language Arts
  • Full color illustrations
    (especially blue ones)
  • Hard cover
    8-inches square, 24 pages
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About the authors


Written by Nancy Prendergast

Nancy Prendergast has worked for over 40 years in education after earning her Masters in Linguistics and Literature from Northern Illinois University and a PhD in International Education from Chicago’s Loyola University. She wrote poems for her own children for many years, and after becoming a grandmother of identical twin girls, she started writing even more! Of all the time she has spent in colleges and universities, being a Nana and reading to her granddaughters has been the best job of her life.

Illustrated by Colleen Cardoza

Colleen Cardoza is an illustrator from Chicago and is currently working toward her BFA in Illustration from Parsons School of Design at The New School in New York. She works in ink, watercolor, graphite, acrylic, and oil paint. Her work has received an Honorable Mention by the Scholastic Art & Writing Awards and been exhibited as part of ArtConnected's 2022 Senior Scholarship Exhibition.

Note Cards

Note cards of select photos from our books. Available in 3, 5 or 10 packs.

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