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Books - For Children

26 Letters and 99 Cents
By Tana Hoban

If you know the 26 letters of the alphabet and can count to 99 – or are just learning – you’ll love Tana Hoban’s brilliant creation. This innovative concept book is two books in one!
$5.00 Paperback 
$16.00 Hardcover plus S/H

Black on White and White on Black
By: Tana Hoban
Black on White and White on Black  By: Tana Hoban

These two Board books for infants and young children have black and white silhouettes as defined by the titles. The books depict objects such as a butterfly, baby bottle, sailboat, horse and others. 
$5.00 each plus S/H

Board Books
Small board books that are good to use with children who have some sight.
Board Books

$4.00 EACH + S/H.

Find the Teddy         Find the Duck

Find the Piglet           Find the Pupp

Find the Kitten          Find the Bird

Kid Kits of the starred(*) board books have a finger puppet added to the book. They can be utilized as a further device for assisting in visual search and for dramatic play.
$11.00 EACH plus S/H.

Colors Everywhere
By Tana Hoban

Colors Everyhwere by Tana Hoban

In this wordless picture book…attention-grabbing color photographs float in the middle of each page, accompanied by a color graph that pictorially represents the proportions of the various colors found in each picture. The result is an engaging color game with many uses. Very young children will enjoy naming the pictured objects, while older readers will be drawn into exploring the colors’ varying tones. 
$16.00 Hardcover plus S/H

Dots, Spots, Speckles, and Stripes
By Tana Hoban

Look around. You will be amazed at the number of dots and speckles, stripes and spots that you will see – to say nothing of the colors, shapes, and size relationships in every picture. And if you need Tana Hoban’s help in opening your eyes, you will be no different from the thousands of others with whom she has shared her extraordinary vision. 
$16.00 Hardcover plus S/H

Exactly The Opposite
By Tana Hoban

Exactly the Opposite by Tana Hoban

Brilliant photographs present a world of possible opposites. “Another winner from an artist with a seemingly unlimited imagination.” 
Hardcover $16.00 
Paperback $5.00 plus S/H

Is It Red? Is It Yellow? Is It Blue?
By Tana Hoban
Is It Red? Is It Yellow? Is It Blue? By: Tana Hoban

“A wordless concept picture book meant to teach basic colors to very young children does it’s work excellently.” 
Hardcover $16.00 
Paperback $5.00 plus S/H

I Read Signs 
By Tana Hoban
I Read Signs  By: Tana Hoban

Thirty familiar signs fill the pages of this handsome book, and invite the viewer to COME IN!
Hardcover $16.00 
Paperback $5.00 plus S/H

I See 
By Rachel Isadora

A wonderful little Board book that uses everyday language for what a child sees. Short sentences that you can use to lead into conversation and great pictures for a child with low vision. 
$7.00 plus S/H

I Spy Little Book 
By Barbara McGrath
I Spy Little Book By Barbara McGrath

A nice board book for children with low vision. For example on one page there is a spoon and key. The text is, “I spy a spoon and a golden key.” On the opposite page the child has to find the spoon and key among many objects.
$7.00 each plus S/H

Just Look
By Tana Hoban

Just Look by Tana Hoban

Crisp color photographs provide food for a guessing game and a new way to look at the world. Look! Look! Look! Hoban lets children peep through a cutout circle at a small portion of a photograph, giving them the opportunity to guess the subject of the picture. When the black page with the cutout is turned, the whole photograph is revealed. Another flip of the page shows the featured object in wider view…A great way to encourage children to notice how interesting a closely observed world can be. 
$16.00 Hardcover plus S/H

Look Book 
By Tana Hoban

Look Book by Tana Hoban

The newest entry in the “Look” collection is as fresh as the first, Just Look, published over twenty-five years ago. Look Book features two full-color photographs of each subject, viewed first through the now-familiar peep hole in a black covering page that invites the reader to play the guessing game again. 
$16.00 Hardcover plus S/H

M & M’s Counting Board Book 
By Jane Marzollo
M & M’s Counting Board Book By Jane Marzollo

A great first counting book for all children with a familiar subject. Everyone loves M & M’s! Circles of contact paper or round fuzzy furniture protectors to feel and Braille numbers can easily be added for children who are blind. 
$5.00 each plus S/H

Rain By Robert Kalan Illustrated
by Donald Crews

Rain by Robert Kalan

One of the simplest and youngest concept books ever written, Rain takes its readers on a trip they will want to repeat again and again. So put on your slicker. 
$4.00 Paperback 
$16.00 Hardcover plus S/H

Round Trip
By Ann Jonas

This book isn’t just the story of a round trip – it is a round trip! Read forward and look at the sights, then flip the book over to see something different on the way back. Ann Jonas’s amazing two-way trip is guaranteed to change the way you look at things. The trip going is black on white. The return is white on black.
$16.00 Hardcover 
$4.00 Paperback plus S/H

Shapes, Shapes, Shapes 
By Tana Hoban

Shapes, Shapes, Shaptes by Tana Hoban

Young readers will marvel at the variety of shapes there are to discover in everyday objects: circles, squares, hearts, stars, and many more. “The scenes are sharp and well composed.” – Kirkus Reviews.
Hardcover $16.00 
Paperback $5.00 plus S/H

Sunflower
By Sally Noll
Sunflower By Sally Noll

Accompanied by her black cat, a small girl plants a sunflower seed and watches and waits for it to grow. Bold illustrations match the text perfectly. 
$16.00 plus S/H

That Pig Lucy 
By Ron Schmidt 

Illustrated
by: Jane Ecclestone
That Pig Lucy By Ron Schmidt 

Ron Schmidt was born and raised on a dairy farm in Springport, Michigan. Blind since the age of three, he was not hindered in his work or education. Ron received his B.S. from the University of Michigan. He moved to Leelanau County in 1987 with his wife, and twin daughters Robyn and Chelsea. This is his first children’s book. It is a true story about Lucy (That Pig) that he used to tell to the twins. Friends prevailed upon him to write it. It is loved by all that hear it and is very descriptive for children who are blind.
Paperback/Print $8.00
Braille $8.00

Voices of Wolf Lake
By Ron Schmidt
Voices of Wolf Lake By Ron Schmidt

Ron Schmidt has been blind since age three. After graduating from college he moved to Leelanau County. This is his second children’s book. Ron and his loyal companion and guide dog are up North in Michigan enjoying fishing, trail walking, and the wild outdoors. They come across a wild female wolf trapped and scared. See how they help this mother wolf and her baby. 
Paperback/Print $8.00
Braille $8.00

The Bag I’m Taking To Grandma’s
By Shirly Neitzel 

Pictures
by Nancy Wenstow Parker

The Bag I'm Taking To Grandma's by Shirly Neitzel

A good reality based story. It is difficult to convince your mother just what you need to take with you to visit in “The Bag I’m Taking To Grandma’s.” 
$15.00 Hardcover 
$5.00 Paperback plus S/H

The Dress I’ll Wear To The Party 
By Nancy Winslow Parker

The Dress I'll Wear To The Party by Nancy Winslow Parker

“Playing dress-up has never been so much fun.” This upbeat picture book traces a girl’s elaborate preparations for a party…Readers are in for a surprise when suddenly mother appears.
Hardcover $14.00 
Paperback $5.00 plus S/H

The House I’ll Build For The Wrens
By Nancy Winslow Parker

The spunky, cumulative rhyme starts with a little boy holding up plans for the wren house he plans to build; it then goes on as he identifies each item he will use to construct it…From the cheerful, rhyming text to the fetching art, this is a winner in every way. 
$15.00 plus S/H

The Jacket I Wear In the Snow
By Shirly Neitzel 

Pictures
by Nancy Wenstow Parker

The Jacket I Wear in the Snow by Shirley Neitzel

Going outside is a great adventure. Good illustrations for children with low vision and a story that can be easily understood and demonstrated for a child who is blind. 
$15.00 Hardcover 
$5.00 Paperback plus S/H

We’re Making Breakfast For Mother
By Shirly Neitzel 

Pictures
by Nancy Wenstow Parker

We're Making Breakfast for Mother by Shirley Neitzel

A great story for mother’s day. Good for children with low vision and reality based for children who are blind. Nothing comes out quite as intended. But mother knows how to save the day. Her day!! 
$15.00 plus S/H

What Can Pinky See
By Lucy Cousins
What Can Pinky See By Lucy Cousins

Pinky the rabbit sees something in the pond, in the grass, and in the sky. Can you guess what it is? Lucy Cousins creates a bright, bold lift-the-flap book for very young eyes and ears. 
$7.00 plus S/H

What Is That?
By Tana Hoban
What Is That? By Tana Hoban

Another Tana Hoban Board book – white on black. 
$5.00 plus S/H

Who Are They?
By Tana Hoban
Who Are They? By Tana Hoban

And another black on white Board book. 
$5.00 plus S/H

Za-Za’s Baby Brother
By Lucy Cousins
Za-Za’s Baby Brother  By Lucy Cousins

Za-Za’s mom has a big fat tummy. Then Za-Za’s mom has a baby. The baby keeps Za-Za’s parents very busy – will they be too busy to play with Za-Za now? “This book is a must have for the family having a second or third child. The text is perfect and the illustrations terrific.” 
$8.00 Paperback plus S/H