It’s adequate, but there are more innovative books about colors and chameleons available. It ends predictably, with a selection of all the colored items clustered together and Chameleon, now crowned and with rainbow stripes restored, declaring herself a “colorful queen.” Though the back cover calls the narrative a “trip along the rainbow,” it is not in rainbow order. As the book progresses, both surroundings and Chameleon’s head clearly change color, so that the yellow-headed chameleon munches a golden mango, then camouflages its pink body among pink blooms. I hide in its leaves-they’re green just like me.” Chameleon, loosely drawn in exuberantly bright art with a watercolor effect, begins as a grinning, green-headed lizard with colorful stripes down her body.
The repetitious text identifies each targeted color and compares it to something found in nature: “I am Chameleon, and this is my tree. (The smooth, round edges on the die cuts are a thoughtful touch.) Inside, both art and iambic pentameter rhymes brim with effusive energy but lack nuance. Die-cut openings of diminishing size change the illustrated reptile’s color with each page turn. With elements of toy, concept, and rhyming book, this title tries to cover a wide spectrum, but the elements never quite blend. Chameleon uses her ability to change and mimic to demonstrate seven basic colors.
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