My Many Colored Days

Author: Dr. Suess; Paintings by Steve Johnson and Lou Fancher

Type or emotional/crisis issue(s) addressed: most emotions, covers all the basic emotions

Year of Publication: 1996

Publisher & Location: Scholastic, Inc.; New York, NY

ISBN#: 0-590-37046-4

Target Age Level: Lower Elementary. Can be used for Upper Elementary as well as with Junior High and High school if used creatively.

# of Pages: 40

Quality of Illustrations: nice, colorful paintings. Almost abstract art.

Brief Summary: Dr. Seuss talks about feelings/emotions as colors in the first person, describing the color and the feeling associated with it.

Personal Comments/Biases, and/or Things to Consider When Using This Book With Children: good book to use for a variety of issues.

Activity:
Have the children draw what color their day today is. Have them then draw what color they think the teacher's day has been (or a peer or a parent). Have the children share the drawings with each other.