Why Is an Orange Called an Orange?

Patricia Morley is professor emerita of English and Canadian Studies at
Concordia University and an avid outdoor recreationist. She is the
author of several books, including The Mountain Is Moving: Japanese
Women’s Lives, Kurlek and Margaret Laurence: T

Simplicity is not necessarily simple, or easy to achieve. This
delightful book on color and on some of the puzzling tricks of language
should delight toddlers and preschoolers with both text and
illustrations.

Lisa Smith’s watercolor illustrations are fresh, vivid, and touched
with humor. Tumbled blueberries sit on a checkered red-and-white cloth,
and a ladybug flirts with a giant orange. A large, partly peeled orange
is set against a red background.

Cobi Ladner is the editor of Canadian House and Home. This is her first
children’s book. Lisa Smith is a watercolor artist whose illustrations
have appeared in many North American publications. They make a fine
team. Why Is an Orange Called an Orange? is an ideal first book for very
small children. Highly recommended.