Why do we perceive colors the way we do? Why is red red? Green? Yellow? Black? White? Who do you think is seeing the party guests correctly, Mama Frog or Little Frog? Why? How can we be sure that the colors that we are seeing are the correct ones? How can we be sure that … Hello, Red Fox
Do you think that there was a time when there was no color in the world? How did color come to be? Is color real? Do we see the same colors? Does the color red look the same to everyone? How would we know? If something is red, can it also be blue? Can it … Great Blueness and Other Predicaments
How do we know if what we do affects anyone or anything else? If B occurs after A, does that mean that A caused B? Why or why not? Toad says that Frog’s garden is beautiful. What makes a garden beautiful or not beautiful? Is nature beautiful in the same way that for example, music … Frog and Toad Together – “The Garden”
How do the words and drawings together tell the story? What feelings do the drawings create? How do drawings create feelings? Would the story be the same without the drawings? The words? Why does Jessica believe her fellow frog when told the alligator is a chicken? Why does she continue to believe it even when … Extraordinary Egg
What did the rug mean to Emma? What did she see in it? How did throwing away everything in her room help Emma to see these things again? Does what Emma sees come from inside her, from the outside world, or both? Why did Emma losing the rug cause her to stop seeing these things? … Emma’s Rug
Does Emma’s artistic inspiration come from inside her? What role does memory play in art? Is the way each of us sees the world unique? Are we then all artists, or does being an artist require some expression of our perspective? Can expressing ourselves through art change the way we feel about ourselves? What is … Emma
Is this judge qualified to judge an art contest? What makes someone qualified to evaluate works of art? Is the opinion of someone who knows very little about art as valuable as the opinion of someone who has pursued an art education? If the judge in Emily’s Art says paintings of dogs are not art … Emily’s Art
What would it be like to change colors? Would you feel different each time you turned a new color? What things come in different colors? Say if the following things come in different colors and then, if they do, say what colors they come in. Dogs. Ice cream. The sky. Flowers. Grass. Water. Fire. People. … Color of His Own
Can we listen with our eyes? Is it possible to listen without using our ears? What does it mean to listen? Does silence enhance our ability to listen? Can music be silent? Contributed by Gobe Hirata
Can what we wear affect us? How does that happen? How do we respond to certain clothing, certain textures, lengths of fabrics, colors? Are certain thoughts possible in some attire that are more difficult to conceive of in other attire? Do we wear clothing to reflect our current mood or perhaps to give us some … Coat
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