It is not easy and is taking some times until the chameleon understands that it is okay to be different and instead of despising, he embraces that. This makes him different from everyone else and feels like he does not fit in.įinding his identity and a place where he feels belonged are the highlight of the story. The lonely chameleon discovers he does not have a colour of his own, unlike other animals. It holds so much potentials topics for the older ones to look into and discuss with. The simplistic language used to convey the problems, emotions, and importance of friendship makes it easy to follow even for the young ones. It depicts the emotions of the story using the right amount of vibrancy, dullness, and white-space that the reader can connect with. With the white backgrounds and watercolour-styled of illustrations, the book brings that subtleness, yet powerful impression of the story. It is a recommended book to read to the children when introducing them to the concepts of colour, chameleons as an animal, characteristics of different animals, animal adaptation in its environment, friendships and even seasons. ‘A Color of His Own’ is simple in message and storyline. Being dismal that he doesn’t have a colour of his own, the little chameleon searched for an answer to his problem. He wants to have a color of his own so badly. He keeps on changing colours as he moves around. What about our protagonist in this story, this little chameleon? Why can’t he just remain the same colour at all times? What is his true colour?
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