Perspective and imagination is important when reading to children, they will understand and love seeing things out of the norm as adults do. I would love to have this in my library!

diverse picture book (bilingual English/Spanish, Pura Belpre Honor, colors / preschool ages 3-6)
* Book prominently features diverse characters: the main character is a young Latina girl living in a desert/arid climate (modeled after the author/illustrator Maya Gonzalez who grew up in the Mojave desert area).
* Book would work well for a preschool storytime. Vibrant story and illustrations, and identifiable colors make this a great choice for ages 3 and up (or younger kids if reading one-on-one).
* Book works well with the "colors" theme. ( )

Journey with Maya to find colors in the world around her. Maya looks around to search for colors of the rainbow. ( )

This book is about the colors that a little girl sees around her. It is written in both English an Spanish.

Gonzalez, M. (2013). My Colors, My World. New York: Children's Book Press.
This story about a little girl who lives in the Mojave Desert where she doesn’t see much color is great for preschool students to learn about the Mojave Desert, including where it is and things you would find in a desert. The little girl with the help of a bird is able to find colors in the things around her that she had overlooked. This teaches a great lesson of looking at the little things in life that make the big picture. I think it would help students to look a little more at the small details in things around them to form the big picture.