Autocolante. Culori

Inesa Tăutu’s book helps young children learn colours before school. They learn to spot, tell apart and name each colour. They colour pictures and match the stickers that come with the book. Tasks link things, animals and characters to the right shades.

Each page to colour has a page paired with it. This shows the same colour in things and living creatures. The book names colours in Romanian, English and French. Each colour also has a verse of four lines.

The book uses simple shapes with thick lines round them. These suit young children, even those aged two. The lines show which shade to use for each part. Children practise how to hold a brush or pencil as they colour. This also builds fine motor skills: small, precise hand movements.