
The Invisible
Description
Better than being invisible is to imagine the invisible.
The Invisible takes you on an interactive journey with a boy who is a master in the art of disappearing and invites young readers to explore what it would be like to not be seen at home, at school, on the street, or anywhere.
Through the magic of illustrator and designer Andrés Sandoval’s bold artwork and the interplay of a red-green color scheme with red transparent overlays, turning the pages makes elements of the illustrations vanish and reappear. Children will enjoy sharing in the boy’s special talent and witness the transformative moment when he tires of not being seen.
First published in Brazil, The Invisible is the English-language translation of poet Alcides Villaça’s playful ode to his favorite childhood superpower.
About the Publisher
Tapioca Stories, a New York-based publishing house with Latin American soul, introduces young English readers to the finest Latin American children's books, originally written in Spanish and Portuguese.
Product Details
Publisher | Tapioca Stories |
Publish Date | December 08, 2020 |
Pages | 36 |
Language | English |
Type | |
EAN/UPC | 9781734783919 |
Dimensions | 9.0 X 6.0 X 0.5 inches | 0.8 pounds |
About the Author
Reviews
—Katherine Litwin, Poetry Foundation Library Book Picks
"It’s difficult to do justice to this innovative new picture book by Alcides Villaça and Andrés Sandoval. Not only does it, like many works from Tapioca Stories, defy the age recommendations of the genre, but it is technically innovative. Using red overlay pages that obscure parts of the images, The Invisible embodies its central question. What does it mean to see and be seen? Children and adults will both feel immersed in this exploration, where everyday reality and dreams of freedom interact."
—Emily Schneider, Imaginary Elevators, A Blog about Children's Literature
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