Color identification is one of those basic concepts that preschoolers should know. The world abounds with colors and being able to put a name to each of those visual treasures is an important skill for little ones to have.
One thing you can use to teach preschoolers about colors are books. Fortunately, there are plenty of preschool books about colors that you can use for this purpose.
What follows is a list of books you can use to teach color identification to your little ones. It is broken up into groups. The first group is for books that have a variety of colors. The other groups are books that are more color specific. Hopefully, you will find something there that will help you share the wonderful world of colors with your tots.
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Preschool Books About Colors
Colors
A Book About Color: A Clear and Simple Guide for Young Artists by Mark Gonyea
Red Sings from Treetops: A Year in Colors by Joyce Sidman
Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What Do You See? by Bill Martin, Jr.
Color Zoo by Lois Ehlert
Color Farm by Lois Ehlert
The Mixed-Up Chameleon by Eric Carle
A Color of His Own by Leo Lionni
Purple, Green and Yellow by Robert Munsch
Lemons Are Not Red by Laura Vaccaro Seeger
Mr. Rabbit and the Lovely Present by Charlotte Zolotow
Press Here by Herve Tullet
Mix It Up! by Herve Tullet
Red
Hello, Red Fox by Eric Carle
The Little Red Hen by J.P. Miller
Llama Llama Red Pajama by Anna Dewdney
Red by Sarah L. Schuette
Orange
The Carrot Seed by Ruth Krauss
Orange by Sarah L. Schuette
Yellow
Little Blue and Little Yellow by Leo Lionni
Fuzzy Yellow Ducklings by Matthew Van Fleet
Yellow by Sarah L. Schuette
Green
Green Eggs and Ham by Dr. Seuss
Green by Sarah L. Schuette
Blue
Blueberries for Sal by Robert McCloskey
Little Blue and Little Yellow by Leo Lionni
Blue by Sarah L. Schuette
Purple
Harold and the Purple Crayon by Crockett Johnson
Purple by Sarah L. Schuette
Black
Black and White Rabbit’s ABC by Alan Baker
Black on White by Tana Hoban
Ten Black Dots by Donald Crews
Black by Michael Dahl
White
It Looked Like Spilt Milk by Charles Shaw
Black and White Rabbit’s ABC by Alan Baker
White on Black by Tana Hoban
White by Michael Dahl
My personal favorite of these colorful books is Press Here by Herve Tullet. It’s interactive so it involves the child more than other preschool books.
What’s YOUR favorite preschool book about colors?