Zoe loves hats of all kinds, in a lively book that introduces children to the concepts of color and patterns through bold illustrations and a simple, rhythmic text.
The paper-over-board Zoe's Hats: A Book of Colors and Patterns by Sharon Lane Holm pairs the briefest of text with illustrations of a red-headed heroine modeling her collection of colorful chapeaux, including an old-fashioned floppy "violet hat" with a veil and a "pink" wooly hat with pom-poms. The final pages display all the hats and ask readers to name the colors and patterns. Copyright 2003 Reed Business Information.
PreS-K-Holm introduces readers to a redhead with an assorted hat collection. On each page, Zoe is seen from the shoulders up against a solid white background as she models a green-plaid tam, a witch's hat, an inverted colander, and even a pair of pink-and-blue striped underpants. The child's appeal grows with each picture, since the author/illustrator creates a variety of expressions to match the resourceful bent of her heroine. The spare text and bright colors are especially well suited to younger children, and older listeners may come up with their own imaginative games. Closing pages group the hats to allow three review quizzes of the concepts.-Gay Lynn Van Vleck, Henrico County Library, Glen Allen, VA Copyright 2003 Cahners Business Information.
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