What a wonderful book!
Tim is starting school and he cannot wait. Unfortunately he is made fun of by his peers very soon for colouring a racecar brown and a lake purple. He feels embarrassed and upset and finally shouts “I am colourblind ok”.
I loved that the teacher was also colourblind so Tim had someone to talk to about it. The book talks about how children are not always meaning to be unkind, they just may not understand difference. So the situation needs to be explained so they understand.

The story is hugely informative about CVD. It even uses colours showing how a colourblind person would see the world. Tim is the perfect character, hugely adorable.
The end of the book also includes a more in depth explanation about CVD which was really interesting and informative.
A really important book. Highly recommend

This is an educational book informing kids of colourblindness, CVD. Little Tim is so happy and excited to start off to school. His backpack is ready and he is pumped to go.

Soon he gets embarrassed by the way he sees colours differently than his peers. His classmates point out how he makes a race car brown and a lake purple making him feel ashamed and sad. Finally he yells out..."I am colourblind ok" ?

The story uses colours that someone who is colourblind might see and is quite informative of what that may be. I was surprised to learn the large percentage of the population that is affected by CVD. Wow!

The cartoon-like illustrations are wonderful and "The Colourblind Kid" is a perfect way to explain to kids what colour blindness is. I learned a lot myself. I love the adorable main character. The author has included a segment at the end to give more in depth information regarding CVD which is informative and interesting.

This is an important book and I highly recommend it.

I was surprised to learn the stats on how many people are colorblind. Can you imagine the frustration of children living in color filled world and only seeing a few colors. This is Tim's story in rhyme about his first day of school and the frustrations he faced.

A book that will instill empathy in your young readers and to offer encouragement.

A special thank you to the author and Netgalley for the ARC and the opportunity to post an honest review.

Thank you Netgalley and the publishers for sending and allowing me to read this book. This is one of the first children's books I've been sent to read and it seemed my niece enjoyed this. She's only 3 so she doesn't quite understand the aspects of it yet, I can say though for older kids this could be an essential book to help them realize everyone is different. This was 5 stars, I love what this book discusses.

I love that this book explains what is like to be "colorblind" and how a young kid may experience troubles with it at his first day of school. My own child was quick to point out that the colors described in the book are not the same ones that the illustrator used and this was intentionally a good way to show kids that colors may be perceived by other kids differently.

I also like how the child in the book explained that he has a hard time seeing colors after all the other children where trying to tell him he was doing something wrong. Once he had explained it, he realized his teacher was similar to him and nobody bothered him about it again. I think this a good teaching device for kids because often at this age (early elementary) children are just curious about issues (whether its medical or behavioral, etc) and once they are told what is going they tend to accept what the "issue" is and move on.

I highly recommend this book for any family with colorblind relatives, any eye doctors office waiting room, or any school library.

Recommended ages: Elementary school (k-5)
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The Colourblind Kid
By Tom Powell
This book shows a colorblind kid trying to cope at school and kids making fun of him. The teacher then explains what color blindness is. It was easy to understand and would be an excellent teaching tool!
I was interested in picking this up to read because I had four boys and all four were colorblind. It was a challenge for them. I helped my dad at times too because he was an electrician and colorblind. So you see, lots of people all around you could be colorblind and you would never know.
I want to thank the publisher and NetGalley for letting me read this book.

This is such a charming story! It is a great introduction to colorblindness that will be simple enough for children to understand. It is the perfect reading level for early readers and the nice illustrations help demonstrate Tim's colorblindness to the reader.

The author depicted how the protagonist was color blind by cleverly using the wrong colors for objects throughout the book. My son pointed it out halfway through reading it and we had to start over to see all the differences. This was an interesting topic for a seven year old and he asked a lot of questions. We talked about people we knew who had this and how being different is ok.

I received a free copy from NetGalley. All thoughts and opinions in the review are my own.

The Colourblind Kid by tom Powell is such a wonderful book for children to learn that it is perfectly fine to be colorblind. But where this book is so striking is the importance of having a fantastic teacher that can direct children on how to behave around children that might be born with something they can't help.

The author also addresses the question of how are people color blind and that their color-sensitive cones in their eyes are either missing or not working properly and that 1 in 12 men are colorblind. Also that you can take a test online to see if you are color blind or not seeing hues.

I really appreciate a book that teaches children tolerance and compassion and this book absolutely would be a plus for a school library with so many males being color-blind.

I would like to thank NetGalley and the author for the opportunity to read and review this gem of a book.

An excellent children's book that explores a topic that is often misunderstood. The story is engaging and well-written, with relatable characters and beautiful illustrations. The book provides important information about color blindness that will help children understand what it's like to see the world differently. The message of the book is empowering and uplifting, reminding children that being different is not a bad thing.

The Colourblind Boy is a beautiful and educational children's book that celebrates diversity and acceptance. The story is well-crafted and engaging, with colorful illustrations that bring the world of a colorblind child to life. The book provides interesting facts about color blindness that will educate and enlighten young readers. The message of the book is powerful and uplifting, reminding children that it's okay to be different and that everyone's unique perspective is valuable. I highly recommend this book to parents and teachers who want to teach children about diversity and acceptance.

The Colourblind Kid by Tom Powell. I chose this book because of it's cute cover and topic of colour-blindness. When a child goes to school with a learning disability of any kind, it can be challenging. I read this book and loved the concept and the illustrations. However, the words were mostly misspelled. I am not sure why? Once that is fixed in the published version, I would recommend this book to educators and parents of children who are colour blind. It is a good story. Thank you to the publisher and NetGalley for this ARC> I volunteered to read it and give my honest review. Four stars out of five for beautiful illustrations.

A cute book that will help colorblind children feel understood and like they’re not alone! 10/10
Great representation and easy to understand

A beautiful rhyming story about Tim’s first day at school and this book is more than this! It teaches the kids about colour blindness. It has cute illustrations and I feel is a good introduction of the condition. The question and answer towards the end gives a better understanding of the condition. Well written I would say.

Thank you, author, for the copy.