The Basic Worlds of Colorland

The Basic Worlds of Colorland is an American children's book series written and illustrated by Pam Kaiser and published by Scholastic from 1998 to 2011. 
==Synopsis==
Colorland is a colorful world where there's eleven separate colored lands lived by eleven colorful doll-like girls while embarking on adventures and learning important life lessons like social skills, friendship, and responsibility.
==Characters==
* Red Ria - an energetic, tough, but hotheaded red girl who likes to play different kinds of sports and is an expert at karate. She can quickly lose her temper sometimes, which causes her to create a fire due to her pyrokinesis power. She lives in a red place called "Redland."
*Orange Ollie - a gentle and caring orange girl who likes to plant fruits and vegetables and sell them at her market. She also likes to plant flowers and trees. She lives in a orange place called "Orangeland."
*Yellow Yasmin - a sassy, fashionable, yet snobby yellow girl who is really obsessed with summer and would often have a pool party. She dislikes cold weather and is the rival of White Willow (although they do get along with each other sometimes). She lives in a yellow place called "Yellowland."
*Green Gemmy - an intelligent but unsuccessful green girl who is a scientist and an inventor. Her inventions had a tendency to malfunction or break quickly. She lives in a green place called "Greenland."
*Blue Bailey - a timid blue girl who is an artist who likes to draw, paint, and make clay sculptures. She is best friends with Brown Blake since they like doing crafts together. She lives in a blue place called "Blueland."
*Purple Piper - an energetic and upbeat purple girl who loves to play a variety of instruments and is a musician. She also enjoys performing music for everyone in Colorland. She lives in a purple place called "Purpleland."
*Pink Penelope - a fun-loving, optimistic pink girl who enjoys baking sweets, including cakes, and she even runs her own bakery. She lives in a pink place called "Pinkland."
*Brown Blake - a hard-working yet chill brown girl who is a woodworker who likes to build things out of wood. She is best friends with Blue Bailey since they like doing crafts together. She lives in a brown place called "Brownland."
*White Willow - a sweet-natured, patient, yet motherly white girl who is really obsessed with winter and is good at ice skating. She dislikes warm weather and is the rival of Yellow Yasmin (although they do get along with each other sometimes). She lives in a white place called "Whiteland."
*Gray Gloria - a cheerless but sarcastic gray girl who is always gloomy and sad, and yet her friends are trying their best to cheer her up. A rain cloud follows her around wherever she goes, but if the cloud gets darker, then she will get extremely upset or furious. She lives in a gray place called "Grayland."
*Black Bennie - a villainous black girl who hates colors and would often spoil the fun throughout Colorland. She's the antagonist in the series. She lives in a black place called "Blackland."
==List of books==
Titles marked with an asterisk (*) were adapted into episodes for the television series.
#Welcome to Colorland! (1998)
#Meet Red Ria! (1998)
#Meet Orange Ollie! (1998)
#Meet Yellow Yasmin! (1998)
#Meet Green Gemmy! (1998)
# Meet Blue Bailey! (1998)
# Meet Purple Piper (1998)
#Meet Pink Penelope! (1999)
#Meet Brown Blake! (1999)
#Meet White Willow! (1999)
#Meet Gray Gloria! (1999)
#Meet Black Bennie! (1999)
#Yellow Yasmin's Pool Party (2000)*
# Why So Blue, Bailey? (2000)
#Black Bennie's Sharing Problem (2000)*
#Orange Ollie is in Charge! (2000)*
#Christmas Time in Colorland (2000)*
# Don't Bug Me! (2001)*
#Purple Piper Loses Her Voice (2001)*
#Spring Un-cleaning (2001)
#Gray Gloria Found Her Luck (2001)*
#Don't Give Up, Red Ria! (2001)
#Glue or Be Glued (2001)
#Alone in the Dark (2001)*
#Seasonal Rivalry (2002)
#Hide 'n' Seek (2002)*
#Opposite Day (2002)
#I Wanna Be Like You! (2002)
#Gray Gloria's Forgotten Birthday (2002)
#Black Bennie Learns How to Be Kind (2003)
#Green Gemmy's Pet Slime (2003)
#The Rainbow Easter Egg (2003)
#Blue Bailey and the Tooth Fairy (2003)
#Cool but Bitter (2003)
#Jokes on You! (2004)
#Finders Keepers (2004)
#Rain or Shine (2004)
#Black Bennie Needs a Hug (2004)
#Orange Ollie and the Colorful Caterpillar (2004)
#A Mixed-up Day in Colorland (2004)
#A Cure for Hiccups (2005)
#The Case of Green Gemmy's Missing Glasses (2005)
#Blue Bailey's Bad Habits (2010)
#Pink Penelope's Sweets Dream (2010)
#The Secret Playhouse (2010)
#It's Okay to Ask for Help (2010)
#The Trouble With Friendship (2010)
#Pink Penelope's Greatest Magic Show! (2010)
#Valentine's Daze (2011)
#Blue Bailey's Imaginary Friend (2011)
#Safety First! (2011)
#Yellow Yasmin's Messy Day (2011)
#Black Bennie's Surprise Party (2011)
==Adaptations==
===Television series===
Main article: The Basic Worlds of Colorland (TV series)
===Video Games=== 
*The Basic Worlds of Colorland: Fun Time in Colorland! (2001; Windows and Macintosh)
*The Basic Worlds of Colorland: Playtime at the Playground (2001; Game Boy Color and PlayStation)
*The Basic Worlds of Colorland: Green Gemmy's Typing Lessons (2002; Windows and Macintosh)
*The Basic Worlds of Colorland: Blue Bailey & Purple Piper's Creative Playhouse (2002; Windows and Macintosh)
*The Basic Worlds of Colorland: The ABCs & 123s of Colorland (2004; Leapster)
*The Basic Worlds of Colorland: Basic Color Math (2005; Leapster)
===Merchandise ===
Main article: The Basic Worlds of Colorland/Merchandise
== Cancelled spin-off ==
In January 2006, Scholastic announced that they're planning to make a spin-off of The Basic Worlds of Colorland, titled The Fruitiful World of Fruitsville, which is about Orange Ollie, the character from the original series, going on her vacation to Fruitsville to see her old fruit-like friends. The spin-off was set to be released in November 2007, but it was delayed until July 2009 and then put on hiatus the following year. In December 2009, it was announced that The Fruitiful World of Fruitsville had been cancelled due to creative difficulties, and Kaiser wanted to focus on making more stories for the original series, which was to be released next year after 5 years of hiatus.
=== Cancelled spin-off TV series ===
A spin-off television series has been announced and is planned to be released on PBS Kids in 2008, but was later scrapped for unknown reasons.
[might possibly revive the spin-off TV series]
==Gallery ==
===Logos===
File:The Basic Worlds of Colorland logo (1998-2005).png|1998-2005
File:Dgwscbt-ca446866-1e0f-48d5-a94d-ea3ceca59796.png|2005-2011
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