[.ca] Hello, Red Fox (ISBN 068984431X)

From Amazon.com:
Goethe (1749-1832) is celebrated as a great German poet, novelist, and philosopher. But in his eyes, color theory was his most significant achievement. In 1810 Goethe published Farbenlehre, naming three primary colors--red, blue, and yellow--from which all other colors could be made, and claiming that each color had an opposite, or complementary, color. But how does this relate to well-loved artist Eric Carle's Hello, Red Fox? Well, it's like this. On his special birthday, Little Frog's friends--Red Fox, Purple Butterfly, Orange Cat, and others--begin to arrive at his house for a party. Imagine Mama Frog's surprise when she perceives Red Fox as green, Purple Butterfly as yellow, and so on. Each time, Little Frog gently points out that she simply hasn't stared at each animal long enough to see his or her "true color." At the beginning of the book, readers are instructed to stare for ten seconds at the boldly colored animal on the left side of the spread, then transfer their unblinking gaze (more like glaze at this point) to the blank white page on the right. If they do that successfully, a shadowy image of the animal appears in its complementary color! Young kids may think this is magic, but actually the phenomenon taking place between the eye and the brain is called "simultaneous contrast after-image." No matter what you call it, it's amazing and fun to behold! The story itself is simple and deliberately repetitive, appealing to very young children, but the optical illusions will be a hit with all ages. Carle's bold collage illustrations are perfect for this playful spin around the color wheel, which ends with the green Little Frog turning red when Mama Frog kisses him in front of all of his friends. (Ages 4 to 8). Karin Snelson

great:
This book is excellent for young readers. It not only has an interesting story plot for children, but it alows them to participate in the story. The techniques Eric Carle used were wonderful and creative. It allows children to learn about colors and little tricks of the eye! Little frog is having a birthday party and while telling his mom who he is inviting we all learn something quite interesting. This is definately a great choice to read, it is interesting for children, and even adults!

The Green Fox Is Red:
Hello, Red Fox by Eric Carle I felt was a very well written book. When animals from all over the forest get together for a party, held by the frogs mom for his birthday, frogs mom couldn't understand why all his friends had colors for names but were different colors. When red fox showed up frogs mom said no this fox is green. This is why the book is cool. On the cover the fox was green, but when you open the book it gives you directions. If you look at the black dot in the middle of the page for about 10-15 seconds without breaking concentration and then you look to the next page which is white and let your eyes focus you will see a red fox if you were looking at the green fox with the dot in the middle. This book is great for children because it keeps their attention and it can involve participation of the audience for those who get restless. Overall I give this book a 4 star rating because the interaction part may be hard for some but once you get it down, this book rocks.

Hello, Red Fox:
Hello, Red Fox was about a little frog that was having a birthday party. So of course he told his mom all his friends that he wanted to invite. Some of hid friends were Red Fox, Purple Butterfly, Orange cat, and Green Snake, but when they arrived at the party their was a problem Red Fox was green, Purple Butterfly was yellow, Orange Cat was blue, and green snake was red! What was wrong? I liked this book because it was fun to read and had bright pictures. It also teaches children readers about their colors and to not always judge someone by how they look. I recommend this book for kids ages 2-5.

Hello Red Fox:
The author of Hello Red Fox did a very good job keeping the audiences attention, especially when keeping young childrens attention is hard. He used techniques like involving the reader in the story by staring at a picture with a dot then staring at a blank page and seeing that same object but in a different color. Very cool! Kids love that kind of stuff, so i strongley encourage you to get out and read it with your kids!

A Frog's Birthday:
Hello Red Fox, by Eric Carle is a story about a frog's birthday. He invites all his friends. When his friend arrives at his house his mom says,'' Your not a red fox your a green fox.'' '' Your not looking close enough, he is a red fox not a green'' said the birthday frog. Read this book to find out what happens to the other friends.