Who Eats Orange? by Dianne White - ADVISABLE

Who Eats Orange? by Dianne White, illustrated by Robin Page. PICTURE BOOK. Beach Lane Books (Simon & Schuster), 2018. $18. 9781534404083

BUYING ADVISORY: Pre-K, EL (K-3) - ADVISABLE. 

AUDIENCE APPEAL: HIGH

Every few pages the question is asked, who eats a certain color, and then there are three examples of what animal eats that color. Then an animal that doesn’t eat that color is named and the book moves on to the next color. For example, who eats purple? Quetzals, toucans, and butterflies, but not reindeer. 

The colors is the book are bright and engaging and they contrast with a simple white background. The best part of the book is talking about what colors of foods the reader eats. The text is a little bit clunky, given its repetitive nature and the expectation of rhythm that comes with that.

Jen Wecker, HS English Teacher