Switzerland
(French)
155
Carrer, Chiara (text/illus.)
Le lutin des couleurs (The colour pixie)
Genève : Joie de Lire, 2006. – [44] p.
ISBN 978-2-88258-345-1
Colour – Nature – Chromatics
A cute little pixie leads readers into the world of colours and introduces a detailed colour spectrum based on the colours found in nature. They range from earthen brown, the ochre of the desert snake, and the plums’ purple to ocean blue, the dark green of juicy leaves, and the white of polar bears. Lively pencil sketches are coloured in the respective shades while the correct mixture ratio of basic colours is given in the top margins. As a »counterpart« to the friendly pixie, a devilish shadow creature can be spotted hiding on the pages, watching the pixie and trying to assist him somehow. This introduction to chromatics for young readers thus also offers a light-hearted and humorous exploration of the unknown. (3+)