![]() ![]() She is also an art therapist and former graphic designer and creative director, working with top brands in Spain. Beautifully illustrated using cardboard cutouts and mixed media, this is a great starting point to open up a conversation about emotions and exploring how a child feels when they experience each one mentioned. The Color Monster : Kids books read aloud by Books with Blue Books with Blue 8.31K subscribers Subscribe 1. Anna Llenas is the author-illustrator of the worldwide favorite The Color Monster and its companion The Color Monster Goes to School. The author has used classic storybook role-reversal here which children will enjoy: the small girl takes the lead and imparts her wisdom on the (much larger) monster. At the end of the story, the colour monster has calmed down and jarred all his emotions, which has made room for a new (pink) one to blossom…love! She describes each feeling for him, and offers to help him through the challenging ones. She assigns a colour to each emotion: yellow for happiness, blue for sadness, anger is red, black is fear and calm is green. The girl begins a mission to help her friend recognise and separate his feelings (and put each one in a jar so they can look properly at them). He’s feeling all mixed up and very confused, and the girl explains that it is because his feelings (and colours) are ‘all stirred together’. Anna Llenas graduated with a degree in Creative Illustration in Barcelona Escola Eina in 2009. His emotions are all over the place he feels angry, happy, calm, sad and scared all at once. Author: Anna Llenas Illustrator: Anna Llenas Publisher: Templar PublishingĪ small girl narrates the story, and begins by introducing her friend, the colour monster. The Colour Monster, One day, Colour Monster wakes up feeling very confused. ![]()
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