They Say Blue
Author(s): Jillian Tamaki
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 Blueis 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.
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 Blueis 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.
Product Information
Jillian Tamaki is an illustrator and comics artist best known for her graphic novels Skim, which was named a New York Times Best Illustrated, and This One Summer, which was awarded a Caldecott Honor, Printz Honor, and Eisner Award.
General Fields
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- : Harry N. Abrams, Inc.
- : Harry N. Abrams, Inc.
- : 0.517095
- : March 2018
- : 254mm X 254mm
- : United States
- : August 2017
- : books
Special Fields
- : Jillian Tamaki
- : Hardback
- : 1
- : English
- : [E]
- : 40
- : full-colour illustrations throughout
