Xavier Deneux

Biographical note:

Xavier Deneux's fabulous palette, bold visual style, and keen insight into the perception of babies, toddlers, and children shines in more than 20 books. He lives in Paris.

Main description:

Introducing TouchThinkLearn books, a format unlike any other. Combining scooped-out die-cuts with raised, shaped elements, each book is designed to offer the youngest learners an irresistible opportunity to explore their universe in a hands-on, multisensory way. Seeing the image, tracing its shape, saying its name: these modes of perception combine in a dynamic way to stimulate understanding of essential concepts. Experience green both in the beauty of a raised leaf's surface as well as in the caterpillar that munches on the leaf's edge. Celebrate a moon rising into the night, while simultaneously a sun sets deep into the mirroring page. Translating abstract thought into tangible knowledge, groundbreaking TouchThinkLearn books give early learning new dimension.

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"At the top of my gift list for anyone who is having a baby."--Mother-Daughter Book Club

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"The pages feel like works of art or interactive sculpture, designed to encourage kids to engage with the books in a multi-sensory way."--Cool Mom Picks

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"Will lead youngsters to notice their world more closely and also to affirm their observations."--Jenny Brown, Twenty by Jenny