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The Black Book of Colors by Menena Cottin

I stumbled across this while looking for a book for my cousin’s new baby. I was so intrigued by the whole idea. On each left page there was words written in braille and then again in white text. It was the description of colors, according to how a blind child would experience. On the right there were raised etchings of what each page was describing. It’s so beautiful.

One page in particular that really caught my attention was the one describing the color red. It talked about how red is how it feels to bite into a ripe strawberry, or the stinging on your knee after you fall down.  Blue was the feeling of sunshine on your face. 

It’s just so astounding that someone managed this, as the idea of how to describe a color to someone who has no reference has always fascinated and baffled me.

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Available to purchase here

I desperately would like to at least see and read this book

ohai, it’s like they’re describing my Toph fic: sight

Excerpt:

Toph frowns, caught between them. “What’s light? What does that have to do with color? I still don’t understand what color is.”

Katara’s face softens as she takes a step back and places a hand on Toph’s shoulder.

“Color is…” she begins, then hesitates as Sokka smirks behind her, daring her to explain color. “Color is—the sugar on the top of a cake. The seeds on a strawberry. The warmth of Momo’s hands, the smell of a flower. It’s that little something extra that adds to an object.”

Toph rolls her eyes. “I can eat a cake without sugar. Seeds on a strawberry bother me. Momo’s hands are cold lots of times, and some flowers smell disgusting. I don’t see why Sokka has to spend so much time looking for the perfect bag.”

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