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A Picture Book of Louis Braille (Picture Book Biography)

David A. Adler (Paperback) Holiday House 1998-09


Price: $6.95

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does anyone know of a title of a picture book aimed at 6year olds with a blind character in it?

This is for children who can see, so no braille suggestions please!


Looking Out For Sarah, by Glenna Lang. The story is about Perry, a black Labrador retriever guide dog, and Sarah, a musician who happens to be blind.

This one might be a little advanced, but you can try The Sound of Colors: A journey of the Imagination by Jimmy Liao

Knots on a Counting Rope, by Bill Martin

Mandy Sue Day, by Roberta Karim

Naomi Knows its Springtime, by Virgina Kroll

Lucy's Pictures, by Nicola Moon

Basically, what I did is go to the online catalog of a local library system and used "blind" and "fiction" as my search words. The American Library Association also has a listing of the Scheider Family Book award, given to children's literature (or teen literature) that deals with disability. http://www.ala.org/Template.cfm?Section= bookmediaawards&template=/ContentMan agement/ContentDisplay.cfm&ContentID =164983

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