Great Cape O’ Colors by Karl Beckstrand (Careers for Kids; 4)

The Synopsis:

“This is a magic cape!” A career/color picture book adventure. Explore colors—and daring jobs (ages 3 – 7); count the careers, colors, cultures, and costumes, or dress up! Learn some color theory and make a game of pretending to be all the different characters (try on costumes). Comes with online extras: ChildrenEarn.

I received this book from the author for the purpose of this review. All comments and opinions are entirely my own.

Review:

Great Cape O’ Colors lives up its title of being colorful! This is a bright and beautifully illustrated book. I loved the pictures and the imaginations of how the cape aided the different roles that were played by the kids. Also, the sentences told in both English and Spanish made for great learning opportunities, even if one only reads the colors aloud in both languages 😉 .

What I didn’t like, however, was the particular roles that were chosen, such as Vampires, Witches, and Wizards. They are illustrated very dark and spooky (not gory or anything, just dark colors), and I know several parents that would never read this book to their kids for those specific reasons. I know that I certainly wouldn’t read it to my little brother without skipping those pages.

So, I’m only inclined to give Great Cape O’ Colors 3 out of 5 stars and recommend it only if you don’t have any problems with the aforementioned details 🙂 .