Teena Maureen finds out something "keen" when she goes to a tie-dyeing class with her mother. She learns that two colors can blend to make another color. Read this fun poem about how Teena Maureen accidentally learns that "Yellow and Blue Make Green!"

This story and character design began over fifty years ago by Oleen Norman Tharpe -- her fascinating biography is on the last pages. Inside the story is a secret code to explore: printed letters and cursive letters. At long last, Teena Maureen tells her story to young readers in the 21st century.