Sarah L. Thomson: Creating Worlds to Explore

The Sound of Colors:
A Journey of the Imagination

Written and illustrated by Jimmy Liao; translated and adapted by Sarah L. Thomson

Ages: All
Category: Picture book, Poetry
Publisher: Little, Brown, and Company
Pub. Date: March 2006
ISBN: 978-0316939928
Hardcover, $16.95

A poetic exploration of the senses and the imagination, as a blind girl explores her world. Art that is both whimsical and heartfelt is paired with a sophisticated text that is translated from Mandarin into lyrical English.

Awards & Accolades

• Starred review, Publishers Weekly
• Book Sense Children’s Pick (Summer 2006)
• Border’s Original Voices Selection (March 2006)
• Teacher’s Picks, Best Books 2005 (Scholastic Parent and Child)

“A meditation on blindness that will stay with readers.” - Publishers Weekly

“Poetic, lyrical language.” - School Library Journal