Black & White In Color

“Based on images from Hoban’s distinctive board books, Black on White and White on Black, this new book pairs her silhouettes of objects familiar to young children with… captivating color photos, creating a matching game… .This accordion book easily unfolds horizontally to display a row of pictures, another way for children to enjoy this appealing, many-faceted book.” – Booklist

“This hybrid accordion board book gives babies the best of both worlds. To many of the iconic images from Hoban’s classic board books Black on White and White on Black have now been added color photos of adorable children wearing or holding one of the objects shown… . Sure to keep the very youngest book-users enthralled during ‘tummy time.’” – Horn Book Magazine

“The very original black and white silhouetted work of the late, great Tana Hoban has been fused with Getty stock full-color photographs so that those who grew up on her startling images and high concepts can pass along these ideas to their own progeny… . Welcome a new generation into the Hoban household and help them over the threshold into the land of Lillian Hoban and Russell, too” – School Library Journal

Tana Hoban’s photographs have been exhibited at the Museum of Modern Art in New York and in galleries around the world. She has won many gold medals and prizes for her work as a photographer and filmmaker. Her books for children are known and loved throughout the world.