My Many Colored Days
By Dr. Seuss
The Story
A colorful journey explores human emotions by using vibrant animals—a prancing red horse, a peaceful green fish, and more—helping children understand and talk about their feelings through color and mood.
Why It's Special
If your child loves colorful imagery, expressive animals, and exploring emotions, My Many Colored Days is a beautiful journey through feelings.
- Big idea: This book uses vibrant colors and a menagerie of animals to explore the range of human emotions, from a bright red horse's joy to a sad purple dinosaur's loneliness.
- Vibes: The tone is dynamic and expressive, capturing the complexity of moods through stunning, large-scale illustrations.
Enjoy reading aloud as you encourage your child to share which animal's mood they relate to the most.
Perfect For Kids Who...
- enjoy expressive animal illustrations
- love vivid colors and their meanings
- are learning to identify and express emotions
- appreciate artistic storytelling
Ask Your Little Reader
Engage your child with questions that explore both the story and their own feelings.
- Story & problem-solving: What do you think the bright red horse is feeling when it kicks its heels?
- Feelings & empathy: How do you think the purple dinosaur feels when it seems lonely?
- Real-life connection: Have you ever felt like the cool and quiet green fish? When?
- Imagination: If you could be any of the animals in the book, which one would you choose and why? Invite them to draw their favorite animal and its mood from the book.