MENENA COTTIN studied design and illustration at the Pratt
Institute in New York where she began writing books. Her most
recent title, The Black Book of Colors, was selected as a School
Library Journal Best Books of the Year. She lives in Venezuela.
ROSANA FARIA has illustrated many highly regarded children's books.
She lives in Caracas, Venezuela.
...simple, sensuous text...The objects described with embossed
lines that force readers to encounter them tactilely rather than
visually. The shock readers feel will give way to wonder as they
lose themselves in sightlessness and imagine the
richness...Fascinating, challenging and lovely.-- "Kirkus Reviews,
STARRED REVIEW"
...this is an elegant and artistic project, and it's sure to elicit
some contemplation and discussion from young audiences...[The Black
Book of Colours] offer[s] new realms to explore for visually
impaired kids left out of the fun of most picture-book pages.--
"Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books"
...this non-picture book by a pair of Venezuelan artists reads
triumphantly...While the concept is arresting in itself, Thomas'
proclamations about color reveal him as a bold, engaging
character...It would be a mistake to read the book as a message
about how the other senses compensate for blindness: 'compensate'
doesn't do justice to all that Thomas offers about what he tastes
and feels and hears and smells.-- "Publishers Weekly, STARRED
REVIEW"
...unique....-- "Baltimore City Public Schools"
...[a] most intriguing, very black book...-- "Globe and Mail"
Fascinating, beautifully designed, and possessing broad child
appeal, this book belongs on the shelves of every school or public
library committed to promoting disability awareness and
accessibility. A feast for the fingers.-- "School Library Journal,
STARRED REVIEW"
The Black Book of Colors provides an excellent opportunity for
children and adults to explore experiences and perspectives that
are different from their own. Through the content and format of
this book, readers will begin to understand the experience of a
person who can only see through his or her other senses...The
content stimulates the imagination...This book also has the value
of teaching all readers to appreciate difference and, indirectly,
the importance of inclusion. The Black Book of Colors is fully
accessible to children who are blind, and it will validate their
own experiences and acknowledge them as experts in reading by
touch...a very appropriate 'educational resource' in the
classroom...[and] a unique and innovative reading experience.
Highly Recommended.-- "CM Magazine"
The Black Book of Colors [is] an intellectually challenging,
graphically remarkable picture book.-- "New York Times"
This inventive picture book relates the ways the unseen Thomas
experiences colors...Black raised line art is set against black
pages that echo Thomas' spirited imagery and invite readers to
explore what it's like to read with their fingertips. The
descriptive, sensory text, which also incorporates white type and
Braille, combined with an innovative design, makes this book the
perfect starting point for discussions on difference, perspective,
and experiencing and describing the world in new ways, topics that
are relevant to readers of all ages.-- "Booklist, STARRED
REVIEW"
What is most remarkable abuot this book's captivating concept...Is
its execution.-- "Booklist, STARRED REVIEW"
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