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A Colorful Leprechaun Creates Magical Learning …
How often do the lessons children learn through entertainment last a life-time?
When I think about the many basic lessons I learned by listening to Sesame Street songs, I am amazed. Who can forget learning the numbers 1-12 from that cool, colorful song/video set around a pinball machine? Learning through entertainment is a fun, easy way for children to learn and the lessons, thankfully, last a lifetime.
So, too, in the colorful book, The Changing Colors of Amos, for children in pre-school to kindergarten. What this crafty book teaches is the days of the week and colors. Amos, a Leprechaun, hides on each beautifully designed page of this book. He changes colors! Each color change is determined by the day of the week it is, except on Sunday. Sunday colors are always chosen the night before, as Amos’ nighttime dreams become a daytime reality. In Amos’ world, dreams do come true!
As children travel with Amos through the pages they discover that each day of the week brings a new color and a place in the beauty of the outdoors. This cleverly written and easy to read tale is in rhyming verse and includes numerous similes and metaphors that can be used for even more discussion as the story is read. The possibilities for talking points with your child are endless. ie. “What dreams do you have?” “Where would you hide, if you could choose to be some particular color on Sunday?”
Our Thoughts: My family loves the creatures of myth and legend. And since I have always been fascinated with the creatures of Irish folklore, of course leprechauns are right up my alley. Amos is not the stereotypical leprechaun hoarding gold at the end of the rainbow. Instead, he changing to all the colors of the rainbow with the different days of the week. From a gray Monday that makes it hard to get ready for a new week to the magical Sunday that can be any color at all. This wonderful story is the perfect way to teach children colors and the days of the week. My toddler loved it, and even the older kids, who normally read chapter book, enjoyed the story and rhymes.
If you would like to get a copy of The Changing Colors of Amos for your own family, they are available online at Amazon for $11.66.
***Please note that I received no form of monetary compensation for this post. I did receive a sample of the product to try in order to write a fair and honest review. The opinions expressed in this review are my own and were not influenced in any way. ***
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