The Black Book of Colours by Menena Cottin and Rosana Faria Digital Book

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.

Living with the use of one's eyes can make imagining blindness difficult, but this innovative book invites readers to imagine living without sight through illustrations done with raised lines and descriptions of colors based on imagery

Raised black line drawings on black paper, which can be deciphered by touch, complement a beautifully written text describing colors through imagery. Braille letters accompany the text so that the sighted reader can begin to imagine what it is like to use

This groundbreaking, award-winning book endeavors to convey the experience of a person who can only see through his or her sense of touch, taste, smell or hearing.

The Black Book of Colors is about a boy named Thomas describing the way different colors taste, feel, smell, and sound. Written in American English as well as Braille, the book allows readers to experience the world as someone without sight might.

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.