Competition books – last edition

In 2024, the Typhlo & Tactus international jury analyzed 69 books from 17 participating countries for 2 days 1/2. In the end, the jury awarded prizes to the following books:

1st Prize
« Les chaussettes d’Oskar (oskar’s socks) »
Carmen GAYO RATON, text by Anne Ferrier
BELGIUM

2nd Prize
« Jak Zachranit Vedce (How to rescue a scientist) »
Michaela Samalova
CZECH REPUBLIC

3rd Prize
« Il gatto dal collo lungo (the long-necked cat)»
Laura Burroni
ITALIA

Discover them in pictures!

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Tutto inizia da un puntino (It all starts with a dot) - Elisa Bigini - Italy

Strong points:

  • There is a didactic side to the story.
  • The story is about difference and self-acceptance.
  • The illustrations are simple and effective.
  • The message of the story is easily conveyed because it is simple.
  • The subject of emotions is a good idea.
  • For visually impaired children, it’s a first encounter with Braille.
  • The book can finally be shared with sighted children.
  • It’s a great way of raising awareness.
  • There’s a lot of interest in exploring.
  • There are good contrasts.
  • The notions of large and small are addressed.
  • It’s a great idea for the family home.

A proposal:

  • The pawn could be transformed into a character.
  • He could be manipulated.
  • Set the real music code..

Points to improve:

  • It’s a shame there’s no story.
  • The visual scope is too visual and too complicated.
  • Watch out for the safety , the buttons are a bit small.
  • Watch out for the proportions.
  • The music staff codes it differently for the visually impaired.

The jury’s opinion

ABĖCĖLĖ (The ABC) - Monika Šlanċauskaitė - Lithuania

KVA - Valerija Kondratovič & Erika Britinaitė - Lithuania

PIRŠTUKO KELIONĖ (Finger journey) - Vaiva Mažuolyte, Kamile Sakalauskaitė, Ugne Zaulyte & Gabrielė Matulionytė - Lithuania

Tua bulla (Your own chef) - Milda Uleckytė & Diana Švajkovskaja - Lithuania