When the water falls, all the colors emerge.
The Black Book of Colors
Such is the magic of The Black Book of Colors, written and illustrated by Menena Cottin and Rosana Faría. This book is about seeing colors through black, an unimaginable world for those who “see,” yet the moment you…
Touch, Smell, Feel
It awakens a magical effect that can only be felt when enjoying a book for passionate readers. However, this book offers something beyond what other books evoke.
It allows us to imagine, for an instant, the world of blind children, recognizing colors and creating an unprecedented beauty through the other senses.
Raised figures to imagine shapes, white text for those who can see, and braille for those who cannot, make this book a way to travel through the senses beyond the usual colors; among reds, whites, blues, yellows…
Tomás is the narrator of this beautiful story of colors that can be touched, felt, and smelled, associated with nature so clearly that when you feel the hot sun on your head, you know it is blue, and if it turns white, it’s because the clouds have decided to cover it and the rain begins.
Not everyone who looks sees, and not everyone who sees looks. Tomás sees through his hands, ears, mouth, and body. It is a text filled with metaphors and similes that conveys the limitless possibilities of imagination.
