The books “You Are the Sky’s High Moon” written by Fariba Keihani and “The Turning Pumpkin” designed by Kokab Tahbaz were introduced to the DCBDYP.
“You Are the Sky’s High Moon” is based on a colloquial poem. The story is in the forms of cloth and tactile books. The poem has been recorded on cassette and the text of the story has been presented on game cards.
Zahra Ghafuri transcribed “The Turning Pumpkin” into Braille, Kokab Tahbaz designed and illustrated the book, and Mahsa Khowsravi put together the book’s designs.
The Book Council for Children is the national affiliate of the IBBY Documentation Center of Books for Disabled Young People and forwards the top works for disabled children and young people by Iranian writers to the international center.
The two Iranian books sent to the DCBDYP were written for blind children. If they are selected by the DCBDYP, they will be displayed at the Bologna Children’s Book Fair, which will be held in the Italian city from April 13 to 16, 2005.
Previously, the book “Flower or Empty” designed by Zahra Farmani and put together by Mahin Mahjubi was named one of the world’s eight top books for the disabled in 1991. The DCBDYP also selected it as one of the best books in 2002.
In 2001, the Book Council for Children introduced two illustrated books by Fariba Keihani, “String and Hole” and “The Old Woman’s House”, which were written for blind young people. It also introduced the books “I Ran and Ran” illustrated with sign language pictures and written by Samineh Baghcheban, which was named one of the top 44 books of the 400 works sent to the DCBDYP.
The Book Council for Children also hosted a mobile fair of selected books for disabled young people in 2001.
The IBBY Documentation Centre of Books for Disabled Young People was established in 1985 at the Norwegian Institute for Special Education at the University of Oslo.
The center offers information, consultation and documentation services for organizations, research workers, teachers, students, librarians, publishers, authors, illustrators, policy makers, and the media who work with young people with special needs.
Due to its various international projects, which have been supported by UNESCO, publishers, and IBBY contact persons, the center has built up a large international collection of books catering to children and young people but also to adults with language disabilities and reading difficulties. The books are regularly shown at conferences, book fairs, and exhibitions. A new selection is now under preparation and should be ready for 2005 to be displayed at the Bologna Children’s Book Fair in Italy.
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