The most recommended books about colors

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28 authors created a book list connected to colors, and here are their favorite color books.
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Book cover of The Black Book of Colors

Dana Meachen Rau Author Of Sense of Play

From my list on childrenā€™s stories to engage all the senses.

Why am I passionate about this?

As children, my brother and I were constant playmates. He was an early riser and often woke me up so our day of play could begin as soon as possible. I have sight, and my brother is blind. Play for us was an all-senses experience. We felt the rumble of our bikes on the street, listened to the screech of the metal swing set, and guessed spices by their smell. We also devoured stories. We listened to audiobooks, he read to me in Braille, and I read to him. All of these experiences, and more, prepared me to be an author of numerous childrenā€™s books with sensory details to make stories come alive.

Dana's book list on childrenā€™s stories to engage all the senses

Dana Meachen Rau Why did Dana love this book?

This award-winning book, first published in Mexico, is completely black, yet so colorful in its words and images.

The words describe colors with artful description, such as, ā€œā€¦green tastes like lemon ice cream and smells like grass thatā€™s just been cut.ā€ To fully engage the senses, the words are printed in Braille, and the images are raised, so they can be touched and ā€œreadā€ as well. 

By Menena Cottin, Rosana Faria (illustrator),

Why should I read it?

1 author picked The Black Book of Colors as one of their favorite books, and they share why you should read it. This book is for kids age 5, 6, 7, and 8.

What is this book about?

Living with the use of one's eyes can make imagining blindness difficult, but this innovative title invites readers to imagine living without sight through remarkable illustrations done with raised lines and descriptions of colors based on imagery. Braille letters accompany the illustrations and a full Braille alphabet offers sighted readers help reading along with their fingers. This extraordinary title gives young readers the ability to experience the world in a new way.


Book cover of The Black Book of Colors

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