#Top5Friday Colour Books

This month's theme is colour so it makes our job a little bit easier when suggesting our favourite colour books for this week's #Top5Friday! We have even written little reviews of all of our suggestions too!

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Our favourite colour books are here, with some favourite suggestions from others below!

1. The Colour Thief by Gabriel Alborozo (Bloomsbury)

Nominated for the V&A Illustration award in 2015, this is a beautifully illustrated, wonderfully told story about the importance of colour and generosity. And, above all, it's one of our daughter's favourites, probably because, at one point, an alien 'calls out in a strange language' so it's fun to play around with silly noises. The story goes that the alien visits the colourful Earth to take all of its colour, including the orange from a boys balloon. He then finds a conscience and all is restored, with a heartwarming message in its core.

2. The Game of Red, Yellow and Blue by Herve Tullet (Phaidon)

The board books coming out of Phaidon are superb gateways for toddlers to get into art, colour and reading. This one particularly is a fantastic exploration of what happens when these colours mix but, aside from being a simple fact book, the colours are cleverly given characters and a plot, so that the book is not only educational but enjoyable!

3. If I Could Paint the World by Sarah Massini (Gullane)

This is a sweet, inspiring book by one of our favourite illustrators. She explores what happens if we could choose the colour of things to conclude that, actually, everything is perfect just the way it is! It's a great way to encourage the imagination and a fun way of introducing colours. Another success by Sarah!

4. The Crow's Tale by Naomi Howarth (Frances Lincoln Children's Books)

So many beautiful colours powerfully displayed using unique, glorious illustrations make this folk tale vibrant and relevant in an occasionally-desensitised world. The story examines the effect of selflessness and kindness and is a profound story, easily accessible, for toddlers and beyond. Stunning in many ways.

5. Neon Leon by Jane Clarke & Britta Teckentrup (Nosy Crow)

Jane Clarke and Britta Teckentrup have teamed up to make a wonderful partnership in this story about being accepted. Poor Leon is so Neon that he can't help but keep the other chameleons awake and the bold illustrations reflect this perfectly. In fact the illustrations are engaging enough - the words just happen to make the book even better. Well worth a read!