Reviews - A Color of His Own

78 reviews for:

A Color of His Own

Leo Lionni

4.05 AVERAGE

natiperleggere's review against another edition

5.0

hopeful lighthearted slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

bookenthusiast13's review against another edition

3.0

ages 6 - 12.

kelseyglamour's review against another edition

5.0

A chameleon wants a color of his own. He tries to stay on a leaf, but it changes colors and falls. In the spring, he finds another chameleon. He learns that he will never be one color, but with his chameleon friend the two will always match. The chameleon learns the value of friendship. The book would be appropriate for encouraging print motivation.

erinmp's review against another edition

2.0

Every animal has its own color. Elephants are gray and parrots are green. But the chameleons change wherever they go to blend in with the environment. One poor chameleon only wants a color just for himslef, so he comes up with a plan. He will stay on a leaf and be green all the time. Excpet then the leaf turns yellow, and then reddish brown...and the chameleon of course changes with it. Will he ever get his own color?

I'm so-so about this one. It irks me that "goldfish are red." Huh? News to me. I also know little about chameleons, but I really doubt that they are able to turn into tiger's stripes and polka-dot mushrooms. It's a cute story ultimately about friendship, but the inconsistencies are annoying to me.