Sunday, September 03, 2006

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

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