Our Books
Tactile Books and Books for Pre-readers
ClearVision has a wonderful new collection of over 800 especially-made tactile books. Unfortunately, for health and safety reasons, we can only lend these books to schools, VI services and other educational establishments. The collection includes collage books, hand-sewn fabric books and books with thermoformed illustrations. Most of these books are labelled in braille or Moon as well as print, but the books can also be enjoyed by visually-impaired children who are not readers, including those with additional learning difficulties.
ClearVision also has a large stock of mainstream novelty books with flaps, textures, sound buttons, etc, which can be lent to families, libraries, schools and anyone else who needs them. All these books are labelled in braille or Moon, to encourage the youngest children to become familiar with the idea of touch reading.
Fingerfun Books
ClearVision Fingerfun books have been specially designed to help children with little or no sight to develop tactile skills. They contain a simple, entertaining printed story, a key word in large print and braille (optional) on every page, bold black and white illustrations, and brightly-coloured robust thermoforms of everyday objects (spoon, comb, biscuits etc) featured in the stories. Matching real objects - easily found in most homes and schools - can be used alongside the thermoforms to make the stories really come to life.
The books can be enjoyed by children of any age, but three of the titles, Hurry Up!, Rubbish and Six Silly Poems have been especially designed to be age-appropriate for older children. Six Silly Poems is suitable for children who can read some braille and includes a more extensive vocabulary. Hide and Seek involves finding Betty the beetle on every page and may be considered more suitable for younger children.
The books have large print text with or without added braille. They are available for sale from RNIB or for loan from ClearVision.
Sharing Books with Young VI Children
A printed leaflet on this subject is available from ClearVision on request.
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