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Winner of the Governor General’s Literary Award, Young People’s Literature – Illustrated Books New York Public Library Best Books for Kids 2018 Caldecott and Printz Honor-winning illustrator Jillian Tamaki brings us a poetic exploration of colour and nature from a young child’s point of view. They Say Blue follows a young girl as she contemplates colours in the known and the unknown, in the immediate world and the world beyond what she can see. The sea looks blue, yet water cupped in her hands is as clear as glass. Is a blue whale blue? She d... + Read More
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