Yellow, Red, Green-- Go!

Yellow, Red, Green--GO! is a delightful addition to the Small Talk Books(R) math stories. These stories feature a young child and adult talking and having fun, their playful conversations enriching the child’s understanding of how math is part of everyday life. Frequent small talks add up to big learning gains! This story explores patterns, an important early math concept. Helmet on, buckle up, and off they go! As mother and young child bike together through their neighborhood to visit grandma, they see many things. They slow down as the traffic light turns yellow, then stop when it turns red, and then pedal forward when it switches to green, not only talking about what the color of each light means, but also about the pattern the lights make as they repeat. What other patterns will they discover along the way?

Ellen Mayer is an award-winning children’s author who has worked as an education researcher and early literacy home visitor. Leaves to My Knees is her ninth book for children. Her other math story books, Banana for Two, Clean Up, Up, Up!, and Leaves to My Knees were also published by Star Bright Books. She lives with her husband and very large cat in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Visit: ellenmayerbooks.com. Ying-Hwa Hu is an award-winning illustrator. Her work has been exhibited at the Bologna Book Fair and The Society of Illustrators Original Art Show. Ying-Hwa has illustrated over 30 books, many of which she collaborated with her husband Cornelius Van Wright, also an illustrator and author. She lives in New York City with her husband. Visit: www.yinghwahu.com.