![]() Theological conversation partners: We are called to be active participants in community with God and others. The male gender challenges stereotypes that males don’t desire companionship as women stereotypically do. The other animals are specified as a particular gender. How does the perspective on gender/race/culture/economics/ability make a difference to the story? The main chameleon character is a male as is the friend that comes into the story towards the end. The colors used in the book also are utilized to portray mood within the story. The illustrations are very bright, colorful, and appear to be created using watercolor but they are quite textured. Literary elements at work in the story: Leo Lionni’s story is full of painterly illustrations that beautifully compliment the meaningful and simple writing style. They decided that they would stay together so that they wouldn’t be alone and could be different together. He shared how he was sad and really wanted to have his very own color. When that didn’t work out, he eventually met another chameleon and shared his story. ![]() He contemplated staying in one location so that he could have his very own color too. The chameleon in this story changed his color everywhere he went. ![]() ![]() Chameleons change color based on their environment. ![]() Each animal described in the book has a color of his or her very own except one – the chameleon. Summary: Elephants are gray and pigs are pink. Audience: Preschool – 2 nd grade (3-7 years old) ![]()
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