When Duncan arrives at school one morning, he finds a stack of letters, one from each of his crayons, complaining about how he uses them.

A lonely chameleon tries to change his color and shape to fit in with other animals, incuding the swirly snail, the pink cockatoo, and the green grasshopper, but he cannot find anyone that is just like him.

A teeny, tiny mouse and his mommy point out objects of various colors all around their teeny, tiny house.

A bat named Tommy learns about colors when he stays awake during the day and meets the Sun, who paints the world in bright colors.

When Farmer Gray goes away, Blue Goose, Red Hen, Yellow Chick, and White Duck decide to paint their black and white barnyard. Red Hen paints the barn red. White Duck paints the fence white. When Blue Goose and Yellow Chick mix their paints together they make green for grass and trees. By the time Farmer Gray returns the farm is filled with color.

Ordering some spots by mail when he worries about his lack thereof, a young guinea fowl is surprised by his delivery, which contains spots of various sizes, colors, and patterns.

Asked to leave the circus because the audiences have seen all his tricks, Spot the dog hopes to show them new tricks by turning different colors and changing the shape of his spots.

Although they are many different colors, the crayons in a box discover that when they get together they can appreciate each other and make a complete picture.

A little girl falls down a rabbit hole and discovers a world of nonsensical and amusing characters.

This rhyming story describes each day in terms of a particular color which in turn is associated with specific emotions.