Troca-tintas

by Gonçalo Viana

A green cloud and a white tree? Who is responsible for illustrating this book? True Colors begins innocently with two friends, their dog, and their kite, but each time the story gets started, more colors seem to go awry. The narrator implores the reader to help as townspeople, a group of scientists, and the town tailor all try to determine what is going wrong. As the characters engage in comical attempts to reverse the colors, the two friends show us that colors can do all sorts of amazing tricks—with a little imagination. Gonçalo Viana's bold, retro illustration style brings joy and laughter to all shapes, sizes, and colors.

Genres: Picture Books, Childrens

Paperback

Published January 1, 2019

Reviews

[Paulina M.]

I loved the illustrations in this book, it was beautiful and original and the author seemed to be intentional with representation. The one thing by which I was put off was the “eyes”. In some illustrations there were many eyes, and I can see how younger children can be scared by this. That is my only caveat with the book’s illustrations.

This seems to be a book written in Portuguese and translated by the original publishing house, I wonder if portions of the message were lost in translation, in the sense of early reader ease of independent reading. Overall, I liked the simple sentences. And simply adored the message of the book – it empowers children to use their imagination and express themselves freely, even if goes “against” certain conventions. Especially with art, there is no right or wrong as each piece is a true expression of their artist – even if they are 2 or 10 years old!

I will be adding this book to my work library.

Thank you, Princeton Architectural Press, NetGalley and Gonçalo Viana for an advance copy of True Colors in exchange for my honest review.

#TrueColors #NetGalley

[Theediscerning · Rating 1 out of 5]

This was a fail for me – adding itself to the shelf where lie all the copious books for this age range that try to do something different with, well, with books, we have a meta look at how some things might not always be the colour they appear to be. And, er, that's it. I didn't think it had anything like the appealing narrative it might have had, even with the structure being multiple starts to a story by a colour-confused voice-over, and I didn't think the visual style added much pleasure either. One and a half stars from me.

[Darcie Jenkins · Rating 4 out of 5]

The illustrations in this book were beautiful and I loved how quirky the concepts were. When the book started out, I was excited for all of the basic concepts in the language. Not only were colors and numbers repeated but there was also basic book language such as illustrator. I honestly wanted a little more from the book though. I felt like a lot more language could have been added into the second half of the book without it being too much.

[Leslie · Rating 3 out of 5]

True Colors is a beautifully illustrated book. It is a fun book because of the illustrations, but I am afraid that the wording may be confusing for some children who are learning their colors and associating them with objects. I appreciate the author's creativity, but be prepared if children are confused. Thank you to NetGalley and the Publisher for the opportunity to read this book. (This review is also on GoodReads.)

[BookstagrammingInNYC · Rating 2 out of 5]

Thank you to NetGalley and the publisher for this eARC in exchange for an honest review.

This book was not the best. The images were beautiful and colorful, but the story was lacking. Will a child understand the cheeky way this author is commenting on the illustrations? Probably not. They will understand the colors are wrong and there is silliness afoot, but the book doesn't play up the silliness or imagination which feels like a lost opportunity!

2/5 Stars

[Ryan · Rating 5 out of 5]

The tag line on the back of the book says “Warning: Colors at Play” and that is exactly what a reader gets when they open the page. The tree is white and the cloud is green, and while that may seem odd, there is no changing it. Or is there. Are colors really what they should be, or can they be played with and be something new. This book was fun, engaging, and didn’t mind laughing at itself. It works in all the right ways.

[Donna Maguire · Rating 4 out of 5]

Liked this book, bit silly, but funny and I liked that it was interactive. The colours are all wrong, but each time the story starts they get worse - I loved the illustrations, they really suited the story, bright and a bit whimsical. The story was easy to read, follow and understand. It is 4 stars from me for this one - highly recommended!

[Emilee (emileereadsbooks) · Rating 4 out of 5]

Thanks to Netgalley and Princeton Architectural Press for a free digital copy for my review.

A vibrant and funny book about the colors just being all wrong. I like a book that breaks the 4th wall and can pull you into the story. I think kids and parents alike will get a chuckle out of this book.

[Rebecca · Rating 2 out of 5]

This is a nonsense story. If this is intentional then it’s done an ok job but it’s not really something I’d add to my school bookshelf.

[Robin · Rating 1 out of 5]

Extraneous eyeballs as a design element creep me out.

[Bloom · Rating 3 out of 5]

Bon final

[Nazım · Rating 5 out of 5]

Çocukların renk algısını olumlu şekilde bozabilecek, onlara renklere bambaşka açılardan bakmayı öğretecek ve pervasız bir cesareti öğütleyebilecek nefis bir kitap.

İlkokulda resim dersinde mor dağlar çizdiği için öğretmenin tokat yemiş (Berdan Mardini henüz meşhur şarkısını yazmamıştı.) bir çocuk olarak, favori çocuk kitaplarımdan biri oldu.

[Amber Webb · Rating 5 out of 5]

True Colors was an incredible book about how we have ascribed colors to everything in this world, but they don't always have to be that way. What a fun twist on colors, creating and thinking outside the box. The color palette and illustrations were incredible and I can see children loving this!