A Color of His Own

Brief Description: A little chameleon is distressed that he doesn't have his own color like other animals. Jacket Description/Flap: The charming story of a chameleon searching for his own color, who ends up finding a true friend. Elephants are gray. Pigs are pink. Only the chameleon has no color of his own. He is purple like the heather, yellow like a lemon, even black and orange striped like a tiger! Then one day a chameleon has an idea to remain one color forever by staying on the greenest leaf he can find. But in the autumn, the leaf changes from green to yellow to red . . . and so does the chameleon. When another chameleon suggests they travel together, he learns that companionship is more important than having a color of his own. No matter where he goes with his new friend, they will always be alike. Brief Description: "Published in hardcover by Pantheon Books ... in 1975"--T.p. verso. Publisher Marketing: The charming story of a chameleon searching for his own color, who ends up finding a true friend. Elephants are gray. Pigs are pink. Only the chameleon has no color of his own. He is purple like the heather, yellow like a lemon, even black and orange striped like a tiger! Then one day a chameleon has an idea to remain one color forever by staying on the greenest leaf he can find. But in the autumn, the leaf changes from green to yellow to red . . . and so does the chameleon. When another chameleon suggests they travel together, he learns that companionship is more important than having a color of his own. No matter where he goes with his new friend, they will always be alike. Review Citations:

PW Notes and Reprints 06/19/2006 pg. 65 (EAN 9780375836978, Hardcover)

Hornbook Guide to Children 01/01/2001 pg. 236 (EAN 9780375810916, Board Books)

Hornbook Guide to Children 07/01/2001 pg. 236 (EAN 9780375810916, Board Books)

Wilson Children's Catalog 01/01/1994 pg. 171 (EAN 9780679941972, Hardcover)

Wilson Children's Catalog 96 01/01/1996 pg. 696 (EAN 9780679941972, Hardcover)

Booklist 05/01/1993 pg. 1607 (EAN 9780679941972, Hardcover)

Hornbook Guide to Children 01/01/1993 (EAN 9780679941972, Hardcover)

Wilson Children's Catalog 01/01/2001 pg. 643 (EAN 9780679887850, Paperback)

Publishers Weekly 08/25/1997 (EAN 9780679887850, Paperback)

Wilson Children's Catalog 01/01/1994 pg. 171 (EAN 9780679841975, Hardcover)

Wilson Children's Catalog 96 01/01/1996 pg. 696 (EAN 9780679841975, Hardcover)

Booklist 05/01/1993 pg. 1607 (EAN 9780679841975, Hardcover)

Hornbook Guide to Children 01/01/1993 (EAN 9780679841975, Hardcover)

Contributor Bio:  Lionni, Leo Leo Lionni wrote and illustrated more than 40 picture books, including four Caldecott Honor Books. He died in 1999 at the age of 89. "From the Hardcover edition."