Used in Storytime 9/21/17 ( )

A celebration of opposites in retro art, this book follows a blue elephant, black cat and young boy as they explore this concept around their town. Strong red endpapers are reflected in red touches throughout the book. The dedication page is a lovely map showing all the places that the journey will take the reader. This map includes a classic red barn, fountain, zoo, ferris wheel and whale in the ocean. Quirky little characters lend an endearing nature to the story, such as a mouse, dogs, a tortoise, snail, bird, giraffe and ducklings. Good use of bold and font sizes to illustrate words. Although I found the language and attempt at rhyming a little clunky in places, it is an endearing book. A well thought out design and layout help to explain the concept which would be of use to a teacher in a school environment as some of the words used and the concept are too 'old' for preschoolers. ( )