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Results of the Typhlo and Tactus Competition 2006
▪Open Category
"Rozmanitosti"
K. ADAMKOVA
……………………………………………
(Czech Republic)
▪Cultural Heritage Category
"Hiiri kissalle räätälinä”
A. RINTALA……………………………………………………. (Finland)
▪Special Award
"Take 5 Fish"
A. CARROTT, J.
ASHFORD, J. COBBETT, B. FOX,
B. LARDNER, D.
SCOTT ………………………………… (United Kingdom)
Shortlist (from 92 entries):
"Winterschläfer"
Annett GIEBICHENSTEIN ..........................................................(Germany)
"Jak se dostal pes k cloveku"
J. ROSYVKOVA ………………………………………………………(Czech Republic)
"La culotte de Boubou"
Marylène BALLAVOISNE ……………………………………………(France)
"Bon appétit monsieur renard"
Laurence BARRIER …………………………………………………..(France)
"The Lion and the Mouse"
Doris POWLES, Lesley MEAD, Beverley ZYLSTRA …………..(United Kingdom)
"Poznas zviratka?"
S. PISLOVA ……………………………………………………………..(Czech Republic)
"7 Samenkörner machen eine
Reise"
Anna Maria SCHMIDT ………………………………………………..(Germany)
Results of the Typhlo and Tactus Competition 2005
The wonderful variety of entries in the sixth annual Typhlo
and Tactus tactile book competition was reflected in the two
very different winning books, one from Germany and the other
from Italy.
A jury consisting of an equal number of sighted and
visually-impaired experts from Germany, Finland, UK, Belgium,
Italy, Netherlands, Poland and France met in Dijon in
December to judge the 2005 T&T competition. The UK judges
were RNIB Braille and Moon Literacy Officer Claire Wilson
and Peter Lumley, Teacher-in-Charge of the Visual Impairment
Unit at Markeaton Primary School in Derby.
The jury had to choose from 88 eligible entries. This year
the task was made more difficult by the overall high quality
and the great variety of entries. The Chair of the judges,
Claudette Kraemer (a retired special needs teacher) remarked
on the fact that the quality of the entries had improved
year on year since the first competition was held in 2000.
In 2005 for the first time there was a special category for
tactile books based on selected ‘cultural heritage’ stories.
The UK’s stories were Lazy Jack, Jack and the Beanstalk
and The Three Wishes. In view of the small number of
entries in this category overall, the judges agreed instead
to award prizes in two age categories, as at previous Tactus
competitions.
The winning books were as follows:
Books for under-sevens
First prize : Das Huhn Alberta (Alberta the Hen) by
Annett Giebichenstein (Germany)
(This is the story of a hen who goes looking for something
to do. The other animals are all involved in activities
which do not appeal to her. She comes home and is pleased to
find that there is something she can do – she lays an egg.
Illustrations are stuck to board pages.)
Judges’ comments: This book offers plenty of
opportunities for interaction. The child can explore a
variety of unusual shapes and textures. This is an
interesting story with an ending which is the end of a cycle
but allows us to imagine the start of a new one.
Books for seven to twelve-year-olds
First prize : Troppo ordine, troppo disordine (Too
Tidy, Too Untidy) by Mauro L Evangelista (Italy)
(This is the story of two planets. The inhabitants of one
are very tidy; the inhabitants of the other are very untidy.
The planets draw closer and closer. After some animosity the
inhabitants start to be influenced by each others’ habits
and in the end they share one big planet. Illustrations are
embossed on plain ivory paper.)
Judges’ comments: The subject matter is highly
original. The technique used for the illustrations is simple
and effective. The rather abstract nature of the story and
the illustrations leaves plenty of room for the child’s
imagination.
Highly Commended – Cultural Heritage
Kettu ja mehilainen (The Fox and the Bee) by Mariatta
Tuura (Finland)
(This traditional tale tells of a fox who has a race with a
bee. The bee cheats by riding on the fox’s back but when the
fox complains the bee and his swarm sting the poor fox. This
is a sewn fabric book.)
Judges’ comments: This is a beautiful book with a lot
of unusual materials. The 3-D fox can be manipulated. The
original version of this folk tale is rather long but has
been appropriately shortened for this book. Given the
limitations of our current production facilities this book
could not be reproduced.
Thank you to everyone who entered and congratulations on
the high standard of all the books. Full details of the
Tactus competition 2006 are available at
www.nctd.org.uk/TBAG
or ring Marion Ripley on 020 8789 9575.
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