Book Descriptions
for Do You Remember the Color Blue by Sally Hobart Alexander
From Cooperative Children's Book Center (CCBC)
The author, who lost her eyesight at age 26, has raised two children of her own and has spoken to many groups of children over the years as a guest author. So she knows exactly what kinds of questions they want to ask about what it’s like being blind. She also knows that we often hesitate to ask people about their disabilities, and in her introductory remarks she offers advice about how to ask such questions. In the main body of the book, she answers 13 of the most common questions: from “How do you read?” and “How does your dog work?” to “Do people treat you differently?” and “Would you rather be blind or deaf?” Sally Hobart Alexander’s answers give a great deal of information about her disability, her life, her family, her interests, and her personality. (Ages 8-14)
CCBC Choices 2001. © Cooperative Children's Book Center, Univ. of Wisconsin - Madison, 2001. Used with permission.
From the Publisher
Children are often curious about blindness, but are told that it is impolite to pose their questions to a blind person. Not so, says Sally Hobart Alexander, who lost her sight at the age of twenty-six. In this informative book, illustrated with photos of Sally and her family, the author answers thirteen thought-provoking questions that children have asked her, for example, "If your eyes don't see, do they work at all?" "How do you write?" and "Has being blind changed you?"
"This book is sure to interest young people curious about how the blind interact with their world." (Booklist)
"A witty, wise, inspiring book." (Kirkus Reviews, pointer review)
"This book is sure to interest young people curious about how the blind interact with their world." (Booklist)
"A witty, wise, inspiring book." (Kirkus Reviews, pointer review)
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