[bksvol-discuss] Re: Question about a book I am working on.
- From: Valerie Maples <vlmaples@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: "bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx" <bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Thu, 5 Dec 2013 17:54:53 -0600
Dear Judy;
Sorry to be slow after acquiring the book to prepare to scan it. I have asked a
number of teachers and done a reading both ways of this book with and without
picture descriptions, and everyone was pretty much in agreement that trying to
take time to describe the pictures detracted from the cadence and rhyming of
the nursery rhyme. I will be glad to scan the book I mentioned, but we would
probably not recommend (or do ourselves) picture descriptions since they would
be overpowering to the text. It’s one of those places where a picture’s worth
1000 words but the thousand words would overpower the nursery rhymes. ;-)
I hope that makes sense and that you are disappointed… Thanks!
Valerie
On Nov 17, 2013, at 6:17 PM, Judy s. <cherryjam@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> Valerie, have you and Doug ever looked at the Wallace Tripp nursery rhyme
> books? I've wondered about getting them for the collection, but I think so
> much would be lost if the illustrations weren't described well, and I'm not
> sure how to capture them in words. The illustrations are all sort of a wink
> at what the rhyme is saying. I don't know how I'd even go about describing
> them so that a blind reader could capture that flavor. I'd love your take on
> it, if you've ever seen the books, given how experienced and devoted you and
> Doug are to getting great quality children's books into the collection with
> image descriptions.
>
> Judy s.
>
>
> On 11/17/2013 6:03 PM, Valerie Maples wrote:
>> Cindy;
>>
>> I am so sorry if I misunderstood your comment, "It seems to me, from the
>> caption, that one can imagine…” And I thought someone might then insert the
>> words caption. This is where real life dialogue is so much easier than
>> email. Smiles. And you are correct, if an explanation would be redundant or
>> superfluous, I do not include a picture description, merely indicate there
>> was a picture/sketch/illustration, or whatever title is most fitting.
>>
>> It’s wonderful that we have such great volunteers dedicated to making the
>> best possible books!
>>
>> Valerie
>>
>
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