Children’s Braille Books
Animal Stories
PI00824
Toot and Puddle by Holly Hobbie.
1 v. of print and braille, uncontracted.
Toot and Puddle are best friends with very different interests, so when Toot spends the year travelling around the world, Puddle enjoys receiving his postcards. Grades K-3. 1997.
PI00868
Wibbly Pig's silly big bear [by Mick Inkpen].
1 v. of print and braille, uncontracted.
Wibbly Pig's silly big bear can't even use a spoon to eat his peas. But even so, we will really miss him when he's gone. Grades K-3. 2006.
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PI00907
Froggy gets dressed by Jonathan London ; illustrated by Frank Remkiewicz.
1 v. of print and braille, uncontracted.
When Froggy gets dressed to play in the snow, he forgets to put on several important items and has to keep undressing to add them. Grades K-3. 1992.
PI00888
Dinner time by Beverley Randell ; illustrated by Frank Francis.
1 v. of print and braille, uncontracted.
Animals around the farm (and a baby too) get their dinner. Grades P-2. 1974, c1966.
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PI00894
Funny fishes by Beverley Randell ; illustrated by Jill McDonald.
1 v. of print and braille, uncontracted.
Go under the sea and meet many different kinds of funny fishes. Grades P-2. 1972, c1968.
PI00901
Pockets by Beverley Randell ; illustrated by Jill McDonald.
1 v. of print and braille, uncontracted.
A family puts things like keys and a handkerchief in their pockets, but what about the kangaroo? Grades P-2. 1972, c1968.
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PI00900
The rock pool by Beverley Randell ; illustrated by Jill McDonald.
1 v. of print and braille, uncontracted.
Dive into the rock pool and see what is hiding inside. Grades P-2. 1972, c1968.
PI00899
Where are the children? by Beverley Randell ; illustrated by Frank Francis.
1 v. of print and braille, uncontracted.
Animal mothers look for their children - where are they hiding? Grades P-2. 1974, c1966.
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PI00889
Where are you going? by Beverley Randell ; illustrated by Frank Francis.
1 v. of print and braille, uncontracted.
Animals (and a little girl) are all asked the same question: "Where are you going?" Grades P-2. 1974, c1966.
PI00892
Who are you at the zoo? by Beverley Randell ; illustrated by Frank Francis.
1 v. of print and braille, uncontracted.
Can you tell which animals are at the zoo? Grades P-2. 1974, c1966.
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PI00897
Who likes flies? by Beverley Randell ; illustrated by Frank Francis.
1 v. of print and braille, uncontracted.
The boy and a frog talk about the food they like. Grades P-2. 1972, c1968.
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Animals (Science)
PI00853
Baby polar bear text by Aubrey Lang ; photography by Wayne Lynch.
1 v. of print and braille, uncontracted.
Two polar bear cubs follow their mother on the long arctic journey to the sea ice, where they will learn to hunt. As their environment changes and the sea ice breaks up sooner every summer, the young bears' hunting skills will be crucial to their future survival. Grades 2-4 and older readers. 2008.
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Fantastic Fiction
PI00898
Something missing by Beverley Randell ; illustrated by Jill McDonald.
1 v. of print and braille, uncontracted.
Everyone seems to be missing some part of themselves. Lucky thing the pencil is around! Grades P-2. 1972, c1968.
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Folklore and Fairy Tales
PI00792
The crane wife by retold by Odds Bodkin ; illustrated by Gennady Spirin.
1 v. of print and braille, uncontracted.
A retelling of a traditional Japanese tale. Osamu, a lonely sail maker, nurses an injured crane; weeks later a mysterious woman arrives on his doorstep seeking shelter from a storm. They fall in love and marry. But when he learns of his wife's gift for making magic sails, ambition replaces compassion. Grades 2-4 and older readers. 1998.
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General Fiction
PI00861
My mom is a firefighter by Lois G. Grambling ; illustrated by Jane Manning.
1 v. of print and braille, uncontracted.
Billy spends time with his "second family" at the Floral Avenue firehouse where his mother works, and dreams of growing up to be a firefighter just like her. Grades 2-4 and older readers. 2007.
PI00905
Boats by Beverley Randell ; illustrated by Jill McDonald.
1 v. of print and braille, uncontracted.
A look at different boats, from small paper ones to really big ships. Grades P-2. 1972, c1968.
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PI00896
Pairs by Beverley Randell ; illustrated by Jill McDonald.
1 v. of print and braille, uncontracted.
A little girl finds that bread makes her think of butter and keys make her think of locks - so many things to pair up! Grades P-2. 1972, c1968.
PI00891
Putting away by Beverley Randell ; illustrated by Jill McDonald.
1 v. of print and braille, uncontracted.
Everything has its place - just watch the girl put jam, bread, a towel and a cup away! Grades P-2. 1972, c1968.
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PI00904
Rain on the cars by Beverley Randell ; illustrated by James Laidlaw.
1 v. of print and braille, uncontracted.
It's raining everywhere - on the cars, in the street, and on us! Grades P-2. 1974, c1966.
PI00903
Shopping by Beverley Randell ; illustrated by James Laidlaw.
1 v. of print and braille, uncontracted.
Follow a little girl as she does the shopping. Grades P-2. 1974, c1966.
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PI00895
A birthday book by Beverley Randell ; illustrated by Frank Francis.
1 v. of print and braille, uncontracted.
A little boy thanks everyone who gives him a present on his birthday. Grades P-2. 1974, c1966.
PI00902
A fire is hot by Beverley Randell ; illustrated by James Laidlaw.
1 v. of print and braille, uncontracted.
Explore some opposites like fire and ice, black and white, and heavy and light. Grades P-2. 1974, c1966.
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PI00890
A street by Beverley Randell ; illustrated by Jill McDonald.
1 v. of print and braille, uncontracted.
On a street there is a house, which has a room which has a bed. And who is in the bed? Grades P-2. 1972, c1968.
PI00893
My doll's house by Beverley Randell ; illustrated by James Laidlaw.
1 v. of print and braille, uncontracted.
Take a tour through a little girl's doll house. Grades P-2. 1974, c1966.
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Ghost Stories
BR71829
A ghost in the family by Betty Ren Wright.
1 v. of braille.
While visiting his friend Jeannie's eccentric Aunt Rosebud in a boarding house that may be haunted, ten-year-old Chad comes across a mystery involving a missing diamond bracelet. Grades 3-6. 1998.
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Music
PI00906
Maisy likes music written and illustrated by Lucy Cousins.
1 v. of print and braille, uncontracted.
Maisy and her friends play all sorts of instruments. You can shake the book (it makes noise) and play along. (Includes tactile attachment, presented in print and Braille.) Grades P-2. 2003.
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Science
PI00870
There's a barnyard in my bedroom by David Suzuki ; art by Eugenie Fernandes.
1 v. of print and braille, uncontracted.
From their sheets and pillows to their books, fruit, and furniture, nearly everything in Jamie's and Megan's lives has come from nature. Learning to truly understand what surrounds them, they discover that the air they breathe includes water and life-giving gases and that the seeds they find will grow into vegetables. Grades 2-4 and older readers. 2008.
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