Geisel saw his original text about feelings and moods as part of the "first book ever to be based on beautiful illustrations and sensational color". A rhyming story, it describes each day in terms of a particular color which is in turn associated with a specific emotion.

That said, when we read it, my son is happy to discuss how he has been feeling and it prompts conversation about what he has done that day (when getting this info is like getting blood out of a stone usually)! his iconic characters, stories, and art style have been a lasting influence on generations of children and adults. Seuss's youngest concept book is now available in a sturdy board book designed especially for his youngest fans. It does not pass judgement on feelings or describe them as positive or negative, it simply gives an idea of what effect thay have using very simple text and powerful images. Seuss takes the reader on a journey through many different moods in this vibrant and highly original book.

An innovative concept book that introduces children to colours, feelings and all the fun of Dr Seuss. Dark colors represent emotions ranging from anger to sadness, while light colors represent emotions like happiness.

This is a book good for starting conversations about feelings rather then directing or teaching about them directly. This book is a wonder because it helps put emotions and moods into simple color terms the kids can grasp, helping them process and move on. I have personally found this works especially well with children on the autistic spectrum and very young (pre-verbal) children. In 1993, a study was conducted on children’s emotional associations with colors and found that they had an early affinity with bright colors, having positive emotional connotations, and adversity with dark colors, having negative emotional connotations. In the aforementioned study, the child subjects were five to six years old, ages where children are easily influenced by authority figures.

Winner of the Pulitzer Prize in 1984 and three Academy Awards, Seuss was the author and illustrator of 44 children’s books, some of which have been made into audiocassettes, animated television specials, and videos for children of all ages. Adults continue to be complicit with societal labels around color ranging from religious conceptions of black as evil and white as pure, to gendered labels such as blue representing boys and pink representing girls, and then they pass those ideas onto children. My Many Colored Days, published in 1996, reflects conversations within child psychology at the time. This popular series combined engaging stories with outrageous illustrations and playful sounds to teach basic reading skills. To calculate the overall star rating and percentage breakdown by star, we don’t use a simple average.

I bought a copy because I was already familiar with it from the past having read my bros one when he was younger and he threw his copy out.it's a fast read for Seuss, and so deep and meaningful, I wish there were adult versions and a self help series built around this concept for the parents!