Welcome to Colour Village!

Welcome to Colour Village. A village with a Grey Centre and four Colour Districts, where people have been viewing the world through their own half-coloured glasses for generations. Colour Glasses that, after many years, begin to stick to your face...

Colour Village is the setting of a literary trilogy for children aged between 10 - 14 years. But it might also appeal to adults, who are prepared to look at their own reality from a somewhat new, mulitcoloured perspective.

Book 1   Tom & the Colour Village & the Old Man
When Tom moves to Colour Village with his parents, he befriends children from all four Colour Districts. He also meets Ben, the eccentric old inventor who lives at the edge of the forest. Tom and his friends meet in the Town Park before returning to Ben's garden to celebrate life. During the party, a small miracle takes place in Colour Village—without Ben even noticing a thing.

Book 2   Tom and the Lost Colour Kingdom
Hidden in the Colour Forest, they discover the remains of a forgotten civilisation: the Lost Colour Kingdom. Ancient symbols, mysterious discoveries and a quest for the legendary Heart of Gold gradually lead the children towards a revelation that changes the way they see the world forever.

Book 3   Tom and the Colour Revolution
What begins as the journey of one curious boy gradually grows into the idea for a joyful Colour Revolution. Not a revolution of conflict or violence, but an endless celebration filled with music, art, games, friendship, first love and new ideas. An invitation to everyone in Colour Village not only to see themselves and the world differently, but also to build a brighter future together through the everlasting roleplaying game of Life, The Universe and Everything...

Below you will find articles on:

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 All three books (Synopsis, the opening two paragraphs and a line)
*    Meet the Charachters!
*    Visit Colour Village!
*    The Flower Model
*    Symbolic Artefacts
*    About the Author


"I already think one universe is crazy enough."
 - Tom (Book 2, chapter 29)

Welcome to Colour Village. A village with a Grey Centre and four Colour Districts, where people wear half-coloured glasses that are best not worn for too many years—because eventually they begin to stick to your face! It's also a village where even social media is divided by colour.

Tom has just moved to the Grey Centre of Colour...

Everyone in Colour Village believes that the village was founded by the Colour Tribe. Yet for generations, rumours have persisted that an even older civilisation once existed long before the Tribe: the lost Colour Kingdom.
During their expeditions through the Colour Forest, past the Old Lighthouse and the shipwreck off the coast, Tom, Azur, Vonka,...

After the small Multicolour Celebration at the Old Meeting Place of the Colour Tribe, an impossible idea is born.

What if a Multicolour Celebration were to begin in the very heart of Colour Village... and simply never end?

A colourful tent camp springs up in the Old Man's garden. Brothers and sisters join in. Ben jokingly declares his...

Tom is curious, kind, and always eager to discover the story behind things. As a newcomer to Colour Village, he sees the village with fresh eyes—a place where everyone seems to focus mainly on their own colour. Without a grand plan, but armed with endless questions and a strong sense of wonder, he brings people together and sets events in...

While daydreaming in maths class, Tom absent-mindedly doodles a question mark in his exercise book. It doesn't take long before it gives him an idea. Having found himself in a world made up of four Colour Districts, each with its own coloured exclamation mark—all originating from the very same question mark—he sketches the following model that...

In Tom and the Lost Colour Kingdom (Book Two), the Colour Children uncover a collection of mysterious variations of the Yin Yang symbol while exploring the many adventurous corners of Colour Village. Alongside the original symbol, six surprising variations await—each discovered by members of the Huh? Wow! Colour Council at extraordinary...

Roald Verdwahl (1977) is the pen name of Dutch writer, artist and educationalist. His work combines adventure, humour, philosophy and symbolism in stories where curiosity and wonder take centre stage. Larger themes are woven together with everyday situations and light-hearted humour.
With The Colour Village Trilogy (2026 – his first real finished...