The Invisible Story

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Author(s)
Co-Authors / Illustrators
  • Wen Hsu Chen
Publisher Name
Lantana Publishing
Genre(s)
Age Range
4+
Release Date
April 02, 2024
ISBN13
978-1915244765
ISBN10 or ASIN
      
Every time a reader's eyes approached the library, our story trembled like a sheet of paper in the wind and curled its spine, repeating: "I'm a ghost, no one sees me. I'm a ghost, no one sees me."
The world is full of stories. Some are long like crocodiles and others are so short they don't even reach the word END. But the secret story is unlike any other story because no one has ever read it! It lives hidden in the darkest corner of the library, far from where the famous tales, written in gold letters, shine.

One day, a reader who is blind approaches the story's trembling pages. This reader is unlike any reader the secret story has ever encountered. And when she runs her fingertips over the book's white pages, the secret story is astonished by what she finds.

A beautifully inclusive tale about sight loss, in which we learn that not all stories are meant to be read with the eyes.

Editor review

1 review
intriguing from beginning to end
Overall rating
 
4.3
Plot
 
4.0
Characters
 
4.0
Writing Style
 
4.0
Illustrations/Photos (if applicable)
 
5.0
The Invisible Story was intriguing from beginning to end about a lonely book in the library that never gets read. The illustrations were unique and perfectly suited for the surprising reason in the end of why the book in the library was passed over by most. The illustrations were colorless but conveyed texture much like in scrapbooking. The wisps of color floating out of the library stories and into the air felt more like thoughts and were impressionistic. Then we learn that the reason the book lacks illustrations and ink letters of its own is because its story is told in Braille and the bumps on the page convey the full story straight into the mind of the person running their fingertips over the page and suddenly the illustrations make so much sense. I truly hope this book is printed somewhere as a Braille edition since it encompasses and celebrates the community that needs Braille. Overall, I enjoyed the curiosity and surprise found in The Invisible Story.
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