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The Caldecott Honor–winning creator of the Journey trilogy

celebrates color and nature with a joyously simple die-cut book.

MY FAVORITE COLOR
New York Times best-selling author

AARON BECKER

People always ask for your favorite color. But who

said you can only have one? Open this gorgeous
board book to find an ode to ever-changing colors,
offering a spectrum of hues evoking the sun, the
sea, clouds, and dew-dappled fruit. In colorful
grids of small squares—some translucent inserts,
some painted on the page—Aaron Becker uses
layering to make colors shift and transition from
spread to mesmerizing spread. As fun to look at as
an alluring paint-chip display and as inspiring as
an artful concept book can be, My Favorite Color
promises to be a favorite, well-thumbed read and
a prized art object in itself.

On sale September 8, 2020 MARKETING PLAN

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$15.99 ($19.99 CAN)  National advertising campaign
Ages 4–8 • 16 pages  National publicity campaign
 Social media campaign
 Blogger outreach
 Teacher Tip Card
 Video assets
 Featured title in Candlewick CIRC e-newsletter
 Select author appearances

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    ABOUT AARON BECKER    

PHOTO BY AARON BECKER

Aaron Becker is the Caldecott Honor–winning author-illustrator of the
Journey trilogy and of A Stone for Sascha, as well as You Are Light, the
acclaimed companion book to My Favorite Color. His favorite color is
bluish-green. And reddish-orange. And also yellow. He lives in western
Massachusetts with his family.

    PRAISE FOR YOU ARE LIGHT    

★ “There’s plenty for readers of all ages in this interactive art book,
written as a poetic ode to the power and importance of light.”
—Kirkus Reviews (starred review)

★ “This creative board book is an early introduction to STEM for

young audiences. . . . The story lends itself to discussion with
children and does an outstanding job of introducing complex
ideas in a lighthearted, lyrical way.” —School Library Journal
(starred review)

“Becker celebrates life-sustaining light in this unusual board

book. . . . Forming a luminous, rainbow-hued sphere when the
covers close, the circular pattern of colors resembles stained
glass window panels in a house of worship, as well as a secular
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view through a kaleidoscope, reinforcing the mood of quiet awe
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and universal connection in the book’s final lines: ‘This light is
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you. And you are light.’ ” —Publishers Weekly

“An eye-pleasing novelty board book for young children with

additional depth that recommends it for slightly older budding
environmentalists.” —The Horn Book

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