Name: The Many Colors of Harpreet Singh
ISBN: 9781454931843

Supriya Kelkar

Harpreet Singh has a different color for every mood and occasion, from happy sunny yellow to courageous red. He especially takes care with his patka--his turban--making sure it always matches his outfit. But when Harpreet's mom finds a new job in a snowy city and they have to move, everything just feels gray. Can he find a way to make life bright again?

The Many Colors of Harpreet Singh

renee badenoch

A cute and friendly book about the way that different colors and clothes and the way they make people feel. A young boy named Harpreet normally wears brightly colored Patka (a type of turban worn in the Sikh community, most typically by children). After a move to a new city, Harpreet is sad and only wears a white turban because he doesn't feel very expressive. A friendship with a girl named Abby in his class slowly starts to introduce more excitement and color to his life--And his wardrobe. 

I liked the metaphor of color as emotions in this book, and liked the way that even Harpreet's negative feelings were embraced at the end of the book. I haven't read a lot of other books about Sikh children, and was excited to see this representation. This book is probably best suited for 1st-2nd if you want kids to understand the deeper themes of the story, but even preK and Kinders can appreciate the parts of the book that are introductions to color