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A beautiful and authentic celebration of synesthesia (the rare merging of senses experienced by about 4% of people) by an award-winning author and synesthete.
Anna experiences the world a little differently. Sounds make her mouth water; names and days have colors.
Anna's Tuesdays are sparkly like shiny tinsel. The notes of her music teacher's violin taste like delicious chocolate sauce. And Anna's own name is black currant purple! "Is it just me?" she wonders uncertainly, but her mom explains that Anna is "one of a special few" because Anna has synesthesia.
This eye-opening picture book uses lyrical text and vivid imagery to bring this colorful perceptual phenomenon to life on the page in an engaging way that young children can understand. Mondays are Apple Green enables young synesthetes to feel seen and is a joyful celebration of difference!
'A beautifully written account of synaesthesia in childhood, bringing this inner world to life with warmth and accuracy. In giving these experiences a clear and recognizable form, the book supplies something many synaesthetic children might not have; confirmation that their perceptions are real and shared by others.'—Duncan Carmichael, Lecturer in Psychology
'Normalises and celebrates synaesthesia and neurodiversity, helping young readers and their parents to understand and accept cross-sensory experiences as a unique and special gift.'—James Wannerton, President of the UK Synaesthesia Association
Praise for Louise Greig:
'The language is delicious... Evocative, simple and reassuring'—Kirkus Reviews on The Night Box, Starred Review
Lyrical language honors the natural world.'—Kirkus Reviews on Home of the Wild
'A lovely story about caring for the world around us.'—Foreword Reviews on Home of the Wild
Louise Greig is a multi-award winning poet and picture book author based in Aberdeen, UK. She has featured on the shortlist for several major children's book awards in the UK including the Waterstones Children's Book Prize. Louise's books include The Island and the Bear, Home of the Wild, The Night Box and Sweep. Like Anna in Mondays Are Apple Green, Louise has synesthesia.
Maria Luisa Petrarca is an Italian illustrator and character designer who studied at the Academy of Fine Arts in Naples, and has illustrated several picture books.