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 --This text refers to the Hardcover edition.
From Publishers Weekly
"Carle offers a straightforward, repetitive text and minimalist cut-paper art to demonstrate Goethe's 19th-century color theory," said PW. Ages 2-up.
這是繪本大師Eric創(chuàng)作的非常有趣的一本圖畫書！書名是《你好，紅狐貍！》，描寫的卻是一只綠色的青蛙過生日的故事。在青蛙的生日聚會上，紅色的狐貍、紫色的蝴蝶、橙色的貓，以及其他顏色的小動物們湊到一起。弄得青蛙媽媽眼睛都花了：紅狐貍看起來怎么是綠色？紫蝴蝶看起來怎么是黃色？小青蛙提醒媽媽，她對顏色的幻覺是在轉換視線的一剎那發(fā)生的……
噢，原來這本書不僅僅講故事，它還和小朋友們做了一個關于顏色的游戲！200年前歌德提出的三原色理論，紅、藍、黃可以組成任何的色彩——在200年后由Eric的畫筆傳神地展現出來，而且很有趣！
從書中可以體驗到色彩的變化
關于顏色的一本有趣的書，媽媽和寶寶都能體驗到書中所講的顏色在一瞬間的變換，很好玩。寶寶極其有耐心的聽媽媽從頭到尾的講了2遍，感覺不錯。
很特別的一本書
運用視覺暫留的方式，認識了顏色的相反色，別出新裁的想法。
