The Sound of Colors

Story & Illustrations By Jimmy Liao
English Text Adapted by Sarah L. Thomson

This book, orginally written and published in Taiwan, is a haunting tale of a blind girl in search of the colors and light that she has lost. Using her imagination, she transports herself and the reader from her subway ride to various magical places. Liao's colorful, detailed, and entrancing pictures captivate you as you travel up and down the subway line to fruit filled forests, to a world under the sea, to flying amongst the clouds. I was left with a mixture of sorrow and wonder at the imagination created from this young girl's search. It truly is a Journey of the Imagination.

Little, Brown & Company
New York, NY
ISBN 0-316-93992-7
Original Work Published in 2001
Adapted Text Copyright 2006
40 pages

Wemberly Worried

by Kevin Henkes

Kevin Henkes has many fabulous books for children, but this is one of my favorites. It is the endearing story of little Wemberly who worries about absolutely everything. However, her worrying reaches a new height as she gets ready to go to school for the first time. This is a great book for parents to read with their child right before the start of Preschool or Kindergarten or for teachers to read on the first day of school as a way of initiating a discussion about the fears your child(ren) may have about their a new school. It is a delightful read about childhood, worries, and new friends.

Greenwillow Books
Hong Kong, China
ISBN 0-688-17027-7
$15.95
2000
36 pages