Charley Harper’s Book of Colors

$10.95 at Seattle Art Museum.

Charley Harper's brightly rendered animal illustrations in this board book will teach youngsters their colors in no time, with Zoe Burke's rhyming text offering read-aloud fun! Charley Harper (1922 - 2007) had an alternative way of looking at nature. His serigraphs were large expanses of rich color, which gave the viewer a very different perspective on the animal kingdom. A conservationist as well as an artist, Harper believed that humor made it easier to encourage changes in our attitudes and awareness of…