Rather than use the same old colors, a child paints animals and objects in a variety of different hues. Includes information about the German painter Franz Marc, who created unconventional animal paintings in the early 1900s, and how his art, banned by the Nazi regime, inspired young Eric Carle.

Maya, who lives in the dusty desert, opens her eyes wide to find the colors in her world, from Papi's black hair and Mami's orange and purple flowers to Maya's red swing set and the fiery pink sunset.

Cat spends the day collecting colors, and when she is finished something wonderful happens.

When her pets turn pink, a young girl has a hard time finding them in her pink bedroom.

Sylvie the cat persuades her boy to go into the darkness very late at night, where they are greeted by the shadows of roses and other flowers, and by nocturnal animals who whisper, "it's almost here."

Celebrates all the colors of the world, especially yellow.

"The crayons fight over who is the true color of Christmas"--

Playful monsters combine their favorite crayons--red, yellow, and blue--to create new colors, including one never before seen.

Describes how to make a colorful, delicious vegetable soup. Includes recipe.