They Say Blue
A 2018 Boston Globe-Horn Book Picture Book Award Winner! In captivating paintings full of movement and transformation, Tamaki follows a young girl through a year or a day as she examines the colors in the world around her. Egg yolks are sunny orange as expected, yet water cupped in her hands...
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A 2018 Boston Globe-Horn Book Picture Book Award Winner!
In captivating paintings full of movement and transformation, Tamaki follows a young girl through a year or a day as she examines the colors in the world around her. Egg yolks are sunny orange as expected, yet water cupped in her hands isn’t blue like they say. But maybe a blue whale is blue. She doesn’t know, she hasn’t seen one. Playful and philosophical, They Say Blue is a book about color as well as perspective, about the things we can see and the things we can only wonder at.
This first picture book from celebrated illustrator Jillian Tamaki will find equal appreciation among kids and collectors.
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Format: hardcover
ISBN:
9781419728518 (1419728512)
Publish date: 2018-03-13
Publisher: Harry N. Abrams
Pages no: 40
Edition language: English
I have to say, I liked the art in this children’s book. The lines and the colors, flowed off the page. I liked how the bright colors contrasted with one another and how the wispy lines looked as if they were waving. The poetic nature of the author’s words didn’t do much for me. Some of the pages, ...
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