The Black Book of Colors
How does someone who has never seen perceive the colors?
Through metaphors and sensory games, The Black Book of Colors invites the reader to imagine the world of a blind person.
A book all black, where the only visible are the short sentences printed in white on the left page, below translated into Braille.
Faced to the right, invisible tactile illustrations jut out into relief on black paper.
The black color book is currently translated into 18 languages.
AWARDS
- New Horizons Bologna-Ragazzi Award, Bolonia, 2007.
- Diez mejores libros Banco del Libro, Venezuela, 2007.
- New York Times Book Review: Best Illustrated Children´s Books, Nueva York, 2008.
- Booklist Editor’s Choice, EEUU, 2008.
- School Library Journal’s Best Books for Children, EEUU, 2008.
- Prix littéraire de la citoyenitté, Francia, 2008/2009.
- Beehive Award Nominees, EEUU, 2010.
- Prairie Bud Award Nominees, EEUU, 2011.
- Grand Canyon Reader Award Non-Fiction Nominees, EEUU, 2011.
- Premio ALA BID, Mejor publicación, Banco Interamericano de Desarrollo, EEUU, 2015.