The Black Book of Colours

Author: Menena Cottin

Illustrator: Rosana Faria

Publisher: Groundwood Books, 2006

Publisher’s recommended age: 5+

Through the words of a boy who is visually impaired, the reader embarks on a unique reflection on the nature of color as experienced through hearing, touch, smell and taste – for example, yellow tastes like mustard but is as soft as feathers. Beautifully designed, with raised-line tactile drawings and Braille lettering, this book belongs on the shelves of every…library. Designed as an empathy tool for the sighted (the Braille is too low to be read by many blind readers), this book is a feat of aesthetic elegance and a beautiful philosophical metaphor.

Available Languages: English, Italian, Braille, Spanish, Polish, Arabic, Catalan, Korean