TouchThinkLearn: Colors

by Xavier Deneux

Overview

Part of the bestselling TouchThinkLearn series! This touch book about colors is perfect for hands-on learning.

"Visual and tactile elegance that will appeal to eyes and hands."—The New York Times

To touch is to experience. To experience is to learn.
 
The popular TouchThinkLearn series, with over 1,000,000 copies sold, combines scooped-out die-cuts with raised, shaped elements, designed to offer the youngest learners an irresistible opportunity to explore their universe in a hands-on, multisensory way.
 
TouchThinkLearn: Colors, from acclaimed author Xavier Deneux, is an exquisitely designed chunky board book that invites little readers to explore color in a whole new way. Dynamic, tactile features make learning about colors fun and engaging, and the sturdy, durable pages are a delight for curious toddlers to enjoy again and again.

IRRESISTIBLE PICTURE BOOK: Engaging, simple, and straightforward, this book has one defining difference: it's a work of art. Turn the thick pages to reveal mesmerizing artwork and inventive interactive elements. Among children's board books, it's a standout!

SENSORY LEARNING FOR BABY: Sensory board books that engage little ones' hands and minds are ideal for helping babies and toddlers grasp early learning concepts. Incorporating textured elements along with unique cutouts and clever artwork helps preschoolers learn about colors at their own pace.
 
INTERACTIVE BOOKS SERIES: TouchThinkLearn books include a range of topics, from letters, shapes, and opposites to numbers, animals, and feelings. Translating abstract thought into tangible knowledge, these groundbreaking books give early learning new dimension.

Perfect for:

• Babies, toddlers, and preschoolers
• Gift for baby shower, birthday, or festive season
• Fans of the TouchThinkLearn series, Bookscape Board Books, and Alphablocks books
• Adding to the shelf alongside Press Here, Chicka Chicka Boom Boom, and Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What Do You See?

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781452117263
Publisher:	Chronicle Books
Publication date:	07/23/2013
Series:	TouchThinkLearn Series
Pages:	20
Sales rank:	187,296
Product dimensions:	7.10(w) x 7.10(h) x 1.20(d)
Age Range:	3 - 5 Years

About the Author

Xavier Deneux studied at Beaux-Arts de Paris. He has worked as a graphic artist, creating posters and decorations for various industries, and has illustrated more than forty children's books. He lives and works in Paris, France.

Editorial Reviews

The pages have a visual and tactile elegance that will appeal to eyes and hands.

The New York Times - Sarah Harrison Smith

"Will lead youngsters to notice their world more closely and also to affirm their observations."—Jenny Brown, Twenty by Jenny

“Hugely successful in encouraging playful, hands-on exploration.”-The Horn Book

"I have not been surprised by a book's design in quite awhile. Then I opened up these books by Xavier Deneux."—Apartment Therapy

"A visual delight."—ReaderTotz

"A bold, graphic and tactile introduction to colors."—Kirkus Reviews

"The next big thing for early learners"—Daily Candy Kids

"It’s rare for me to get excited about a board book, but when I see something special it’s very fun."—Cindy Dobrez, Bookends: A Booklist Blog

"There's a new kind of board book in town!"—Coquette Maman

“An irresistible, actually a ground-breaking book for babies and toddlers.”—Boston Globe

"At the top of my gift list for anyone who is having a baby."—Mother-Daughter Book Club

"The pages feel like works of art or interactive sculpture, designed to encourage kids to engage with the books in a multi-sensory way."—Cool Mom Picks

"Visual and tactile elegance that will appeal to eyes and hands."—The New York Times

From the Publisher

2013-09-16
A bold, graphic and tactile introduction to colors. On the thicker-than-normal board pages, part of the page is cut away to create a shaped indentation. Glued to the facing page is part or all of the positive space that was cut from the other side. On the first spread, a red, raised apple is fixed to the left-hand page. The right side features the inside of the apple, which is evoked by the apple-shaped indentation with two seeds floating in the center. This inventive format works its way through the other hues, one of the most clever being a blue submarine paired with a submarine-shaped, white whale indentation. The minimal text simply labels one color per page. The last double-page spread features a collection of balloons that mesh with an artist's palette on the facing page as the text asks, "So many colors! Which one is your favorite?" Using strong shades and solid and white backgrounds, Deneux's style is clean, clear and graphically appealing. The companion title, Opposites (978-1-4521-1725-6), uses the same format, but the technique of matching negative and positive space is even more apropos here. Prime examples are the "empty" and "full" fishbowl and the "heavy" elephant paired with a "light" elephant-shaped cloud. Compromising the usefulness of both titles is the legal warning on the back of both books that states that it is not for children under 3. This is a shame, as the mix of graphic simplicity and innovative tactile format would have made both of these delightful additions to the board-book canon; as it is, they represent choke hazards to babies and toddlers, who would most benefit from them. (Board book. 3-4)

Kirkus Reviews