Special mentions from the jury

Strong points:

• Relevant book for small children,
  waiting for the next volume
• Nice technique
• Clear tactile contrasts
• Contrastes tactiles clairs
• Limited outline makes it easy to read
• Very, very well done
• Fun to find the same and the opposite
• The pull tabs are useful for recomposing the image.
• Good book for very young children

Point to improve:

• A bit short for a game book

The jury’s opinion

Stong points:

• The material is contrasting and interesting.
• The pop-up illustrations are well chosen.
• The textures change with each page.
• The cover is tactile.
• This model is of interest to visually impaired and partially sighted children.
• The theme is exotic and can even be used for learning purposes.
• This book is an important introduction to another culture.
• It talks about origins.
• It crosses the Sighted Culture it is a legend very well treated.

Points to improve:

• There is a lot of detail, which is perhaps difficult to grasp.
• A few safety shortcomings were noted.
• The material between the mountain and the trees is too soft.
• The mirror illustration: the reflection is too visual an image.
• A few errors of proportion.
• The canvases are a little large.

The jury’s opinion

Stong Points:

• The subject is topical, it shows a cane for the blind.
• The illustrations are relevant, the materials are well chosen.
• It deals with everyday recognition.
• This book can be presented to a wider audience.
• The story about disability is interesting.
• There are good contrast.
• The binding concept is an interesting one. It makes for comfortable reading.
• An interesting format.
• Overall, this book is very well produced.
• The outlines of the images are well defined.
• The object images are not on the characters.
  There are haptics images (gestures adapted for the stairs).
• The mail is read in Braille and is not read by sighted people,
  so the visually impaired are in a strong position.
• The story is fluid.

Points to improve:

• The impromptu ending is hard to understand.
• The image of the bottle. The cork is on top.
• The proportions in relation to the perspectives are difficult to understand.
• The illustrations are a bit flat and glued together, and this gives a lack of feel.
  Tech is not easy to understand.
• Beware of the font, the serif is not very accessible for the visually impaired.

The jury’s opinion

Strong points:

• Interesting legend, presentation of each tool..
• This is a subject that is not often covered, so it’s relevant.
• The text also provides sound effects, giving children the pleasure of discovery.
• The technique used to open the box is clever.
• The format of the book is very good and ties in with the house being built.
• The story is fun, instructive and even educational.
• The onomatopoeia is dynamic.
• Learning about different planes: verticality and horizontality.
• Moving from 2D to 3D.
• The binding has a spine, which is very attractive and practical.
• It’s a lovely book with lots of explanations.
• You can make different sounds with each tool.

Point à améliorer:

• It would be interesting to have metal tools.

The jury’s opinion

Strong points:

• The subject is interesting and original, it names emotions, COVID.
• The animals are grateful and very interactive.
• The images can make sound depending on the gesture.
• The subject of disgust is very relevant.
• A book to help children concentrate.
• Allows for in-depth discussion of emotion.
• Beautiful, tactile definition of emotions.

Points to improve:

• No games in the book
• Not a book in the shape of books
• The box gives an instinctive reading,
  this confuses the overall picture.
• This can be tiring for children.
• There is a lack of autonomy in relation
  to the format of the book.

The jury’s opinion