In 1993, a study was conducted on children’s emotional associations with colors and found that they had an early affinity with bright colors, having positive emotional connotations, and adversity with dark colors, having negative emotional connotations. Yellow and pink days are happy like buzzing bees and jumping flamingos, directly in contrast to black days like mad and loud wolves, howling and growling at every cloud.Ĭolor cognizance is an essential step of a child’s development. Brown days are like slow bears, gray days are like still owls, and purple days are like dragging dinosaurs. Colors like brown, gray, and purple are associated with sadness and stagnancy. These colors have the modifier bright attached to them because other shades of red and blue can be characterized as darker, which would oppositely be aligned with low energy. Bright red and blue days are associated with high energy, like a kicking horse and a flapping bird. This can foster negative self-concept for Black and Brown children and teach misleading information about various identities and diversity.Įmotions are not only partnered with colors in this book, but also with animals. These designations reinforce narratives that darkness is bad and lightness is good. Dark colors represent emotions ranging from anger to sadness, while light colors represent emotions like happiness. However, Seuss also presents stereoptical messages about colors. Seuss attempts to give children a language to express their feelings by likening them to colors. My Many Colored Days intends to teach early elementary children that it is normal to experience different emotions on different days and even on the same day, which sometimes makes it hard to understand and express yourself.
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