This book is short and sweet. It goes through colors as emotions. The boy is trying to figure out what color he is. This is a good starter book to show colors and emotions. I think it could have been more details even for a kid’s book. Thanks Netgalley for giving me the chance to read this in exchange for an honest review.

What Color Am I Today? begins as an exploration of different expressions of speech using colors to describe people or emotions. This is a fun way to introduce children to these phrases and the idea of metaphor. It is bright, and rhyming, and has a repetitious format. While this book may be perfect for some occasions, it ultimately reads as clunky to me and will be a pass for my collection.

Thanks to NetGalley and KP Publishing Company for the arc of this one. This was a cute concept of discussing emotions and colors with children. I don’t feel like the pictures matched the emotions and description.

In an age such as this, a book about the deeper meaning of the color you feel is necessary. What Color Am I Today? by Tim Kervahn gave a nod of approval to kids to assign a color to how they’re feeling in a specific moment in time. The vibrant colors on the pages helped to pull the reader in a bit more. As I read this cute book, I was feeling a bit gray, however it was brightened a smidgen thanks to knowing we can live in color and it is okay.

This was a cute book and the illustrations are gorgeous. I did expect the colors to be more connected to emotions. The book starts with a direct correlation between a feeling and a color but it diverges from that quickly and I think a more direct connection could have helped this book connect more strongly with it's target audience. There is one line referencing God and the color he intends the child to be. I know everyone is addressing religion differently so I figured I'd mention it.

What Color Am I Today is about a boy who sees the colors in the world around him, more specifically colors that go along with various emotions. Despite the title, many of the emotion-color links are of other people. It's written in rhyme and would be easy to follow for younger readers. The illustrations are very cute.

Thanks to KP PUBLISHING COMPANY and NetGalley for an eARC of this book for an honest review.

I want to say thank you to the author, the publisher and Netgalley for allowing me and my children the privilege of being able to share this book, I really appreciate it.

This was a very cute book, my kids loved the pictures, which I loved too because they had so much thought put into them. From the details related to the passages to the colour reference usage they were beautiful. The problem was, even my kids felt it too, was that this book is confusing it also suffers from at least two missing word errors. This book is suppose to be colours representing emotions but it doesn't deliver on that. The emotions aren't expressed in a simpler way for kids to understand, they could if we're words like jealousy instead of envy which a very young child isn't going to get. But than the colours morph into being used for bodily descriptors like height and skin tone and that's where it falls off for me and my kids. Which I really love that the author wanted everyone to embrace themselves but this is suppose to be a book about kids identifying their emotions inside themselves not through the actual colours on the outsides or their differences to others.

If these things could be adjusted I know this would be a truly fantastic book and support system for kids.

Thank you very from the bottom of our hearts, we really appreciated getting to snuggle together and read this book.

It was okay... I thought it'd have more about colors and/or be a little more interactive. It also had an unexpected God reference that I had anticipated.

This was a very cute book, with gorgeous illustrations.

The description said 3-8, but I think it’s more suited to the younger end of the scale, would be very good for learning colours and that they hold other meanings.

I read a lot with my niece and nephew, and this would have been a nice read when they were younger.

This book is beautifully illustrated and I loved the simplicity of giving each emotion a colour as I can imagine this would be something easy to grasp for children and they feel its easier to give you a colour rather than name an emotion.

However the random mention of God threw me as I was not expecting any religious aspects to the book. It is one sentence so not a huge deal but something I know some may be uncomfortable with which is why I wanted to highlight it

This book has a really cute premise, and I liked the fun, colorful illustrations. I did find myself stumbling over the rhymes on a few occasions when it seemed like it could have been edited down for ease and conciseness. I also found the switch from talking about the relationship between colors and emotions to skin color a little bit abrupt, with no real explanation in the prose explaining that the narrator's "peach" was referring to his skin tone. I could see that being a little confusing for kids who are still learning these concepts and might not be able to put those pieces together the way an adult could.

There was also no indication on the cover or in the description that this book had any religious leaning, which I think is an important aspect to mention as not all families are religious or of the same religious beliefs and might prefer their children not read a book wherein skin color is something prescribed by God. While I don't particularly mind that belief despite being non-religious myself, I do think parents should be able to make informed decisions about the religious messaging in the books they're reading to their children.

I really like the illustrations!
The idea of this book is cute with the different colors! As I was reading it to my kids, I got hung up on the wording and flow a couple times when I was reading it out loud, but overall it was cute with the rhyming.
3.5 stars

What Color Am I Today? by Tim Kervahn is a delightful and engaging picture book that introduces young children to the connection between colors and emotions. Through its playful rhyming text and vibrant illustrations, this story captures the attention of toddlers and preschoolers while helping them learn both color recognition and emotional awareness. It gently encourages children to notice and name their feelings, showing that all emotions are valid and part of who they are.

The book includes some welcome moments of diverse representation, which I appreciated, though I found myself wishing it had gone a bit further in acknowledging the beautiful range of skin tones we see in the world. Still, this is a lovely starting point for early conversations about feelings, identity, and self-expression—perfect for parents, educators, and caregivers looking to build emotional intelligence in young readers.

The artwork in this book is stunning. It is vibrant and very in tune with the prose. This is also just an adorable little book on how we deal with our emotions and feelings. Perfect read for the little person in your life.