Debbie Barry

What Does The Animal Say? Debbie Barry

Animals say so many different things, and children love to imitate the sounds that they make. This simple, colorful book helps young children learn the names and sounds of almost two dozen animals, and to associate the sounds with the animals. Adorable cartoon animal illustrations will delight young children. Adding animal names to the words they recognize helps children add to their early reading skills. The legally-blind author and illustrator created the illustrations in much the same way young children would draw similar pictures: with bold lines, simple shapes, bright colors, and minimal details, using wide-tipped colored markers on paper. They result is solidly cheerful, old-school illustrations that resonate with young aspiring artists. The bold lines and strong colors allow Debbie to draw her own illustrations from her wheelchair, despite her profound vision loss, providing an example to children young and old that handicaps do not meant helplessness, and do not need to stop a person from doing normal - or even amazing - things!