Seedlings Braille Books for Children 2021 CATALOG Print Braille & Picture Books in Uncontracted UEB PAGES 3-4 Print Braille & Picture Books in Contracted UEB PAGES 5-8 Print & Braille Books in Uncontracted UEB PAGES 9-10 Print & Braille Books in Contracted UEB PAGES 11-14 “Big Books” in Contracted UEB PAGES 15-25 “Big Books” in Contracted EBAE PAGES 26-41 Non-Fiction Books in Contracted EBAE PAGES 42-43 Learning Tools & Toys PAGE 44 Braille Shirts, Totes & Jewelry PAGE 45 Order Forms & Shipping Info PAGES 46-48 Free Programs & Other Resources PAGES 49-51 Seedlings Braille Books for Children 2021 Dear Friends, Catalog In 1984, Seedlings FOUNDED IN 1984 was founded in the basement of my home in Detroit. Since then we have In addition to this print version, produced and the Seedlings Catalog is available distributed nearly 600,000 braille online as a text file or PDF at: books to children www.seedlings.org. with vision loss all over the world! For additional copies of the printed Every time we see a catalog, call us at: 800-777-8552, or smile on the face of a young braille reader or witness the joy of email us at: [email protected]. families who can now read together with the help of our books, we know that our mission of providing quality, affordable braille This Catalog is also available in braille reading materials is working. (in UEB), free of charge, for those who As we grow, we try to stay ahead of the changes happening in need it. Just email us or call our toll-free braille. On Jan. 4, 2016—the 206th birthday of Louis Braille, the number. The braille catalog is very creator of the Braille code—the United States officially adopted large and was split into two parts. the new Unified English Braille (UEB) code to replace the old Please specify: “Books for younger code, English Braille, American Edition (EBAE). The new code is children” or “Books for older children.” the preferred code used by English-speaking countries. In anticipation of that change, we began converting our books to UEB in 2015. To date, we have almost 600 of our 1,300 titles Three Ways to Order available in UEB! That makes Seedlings a leader among U.S. Seedlings’ Braille Books: braille publishers in the number of titles published for children in the new code! Online at www.seedlings.org We began by converting our Our Mission By Phone: (Toll-free) 800-777-8552 books for younger children and we are now working on our books Seedlings is a nonprofit, By Mail: Order form on Page 47 for older children. Currently, all 501(c)3 tax-exempt of our Print-Braille-&-Picture organization dedicated to Books, all of our Print-&-Braille increasing the opportunity Books, and over 250 of our for literacy by providing If you are ever in the Detroit area all-braille books for independent high-quality, free and low- readers are in UEB! cost children’s literature and want to visit Seedlings, give us in braille. a call at 734-427-8552! It’s a big undertaking, but we are motivated by all of the children SEEDLINGS BRAILLE BOOKS with vision loss, their families and teachers who rely on Seedlings to provide the keys to literacy for success in school and beyond. FOR CHILDREN Since we are adding several new UEB books each month, please 14151 Farmington Rd., Livonia, be sure to check www.seedlings.org often for the latest UEB titles. Michigan 48154 If you have any suggestions about how we can better serve you, (734) 427-8552 / (800) 777-8552 please send them our way. We are dedicated to getting as many Fax: (734) 427-8552 braille books into the hands of children as we possibly can! Email: [email protected] Debra Bonde www.seedlings.org Seedlings Founder & Director Follow us on Facebook, Twitter: SeedlingsBrlBks, On Our Front Cover: Four-year-old Mila shares her love of books Instagram: seedlingsbraillebooks with her baby brother. Her parents say, “We’re so grateful to Federal Tax ID# 38-2565354 • Michigan Seedlings for making braille and print books available to our family Solicitation License #MICS 8623 to make experiences like this possible!” 3 UEB PRINT-BRAILLE-&-PICTURE BOOKS IN UNCONTRACTED UEB* for Ages 0-5 Picture books with braille added to each page using clear plastic strips. *UEB = Unified English Braille (the ‘New Code’) *Uncontracted = a braille symbol for each letter & punctuation 9829 THE ALPHABET PICTURE BOOK (Board Book) 9814 CLIFFORD’S BEDTIME. It’s Clifford’s by Vicky Arrowsmith. This beautiful book will help children bedtime, but he’s not ready to go to sleep just yet! learn their ABCs. 26 pages, Ages 0-5, $12.00 14 pages, Ages 0-5, $4.00 9866 ANIMAL FRIENDS (Tactile Board Book). Little 9818 CLIFFORD’S NOISY DAY. ones will love this touch-and-feel book of adorable Clifford's day is full of interesting sounds! 14 animals and their friends! 10 pages, Ages 0-5, $7.00 pages, Ages 0-5, $4.00 9839 ANIMAL NOISES (Board Book). Simple pictures and words make this a perfect book for DUCK & GOOSE BOOKS by Tad Hills introducing animal noises to very young children. 10 pages, Ages 0-5, $5.00 NEW! 9875 DUCK & GOOSE FIND A PUMPKIN 9853 ANIMAL SHAPES (Tactile Board Book). (Board Book). Preschoolers will enjoy going on a Introduce shapes to your little one with this pumpkin hunt with Duck and Goose! 20 pages, Ages 0-5, $8.00 touch-and-feel book! 10 pages, Ages 0-5, $7.00 NEW! 9876 A GIFT FOR GOOSE (paper pages). Duck BABY’S VERY FIRST has a very nice gift for Goose which will bring smiles to TOUCHY-FEELY BOOKS many faces. 32 pages, Ages 2-7, $5.00 Tactile Board Books by Katrina Fearn NEW! 9877 GOOSE NEEDS A HUG (Board 9813 BABY’S VERY FIRST TOUCHY-FEELY BOOK. Book). Goose is feeling sad. Guess what he The high contrast illustrations and touchy-feely patches needs to cheer him up. A hug! 20 pages, Ages 0- are perfect for young children! 10 pages, Ages 0-5, $7.00 5, $8.00 9830 BABY’S VERY FIRST TOUCHY-FEELY ANIMALS BOOK. Bright images and tactile 9855 IT’S TIME FOR CHRISTMAS! (Large patches depicting adorable animals will make Board Book). Goose wants to make snow this book a favorite. 10 pages, Ages 0-5, $8.00 angels and go sledding—but Duck knows it's time for Christmas! 20 pages, Ages 0-5, $11.00 9854 BABY’S VERY FIRST TOUCHY-FEELY CHRISTMAS BOOK. Children will love the 9835 ELMO SAYS … (Board Book) by Sarah tactile illustrations in this fun holiday book! 10 Albee. You can play along with the Sesame Street pages, Ages 0-5, $8.00 gang as they play “Elmo says!” 22 pages, Ages 0-5, $5.00 9809 BEDTIME BUNNY (Board Book) by Sandra Magsamen. Say goodnight to your little one with this 9870 FINDING DORY: BIG FISH, LITTLE FISH sweet book and finger puppet. 20 pages, Ages 0-5, $8.00 (paper pages) by Christy Webster. Dory sees big and little fish. What other opposites are under CLIFFORD BOOKS the sea? 24 pages plus stickers, Ages 2-5, $5.00 Board Books by Norman Bridwell 9867 FROZEN: ANNA'S BEST FRIENDS NEW! 9873 CLIFFORD BARKS! Clifford (paper pages) by Christy Webster. A "Step into barks to say "hello" and "I like you." 14 pages, Reading" book based on the ever-popular movie, Ages 0-5, $5.00 "Frozen" about Princess Anna and her friends. 24 pages plus stickers, Ages 2-5, $4.00 9810 CLIFFORD’S ANIMAL SOUNDS. Clifford the small red puppy meets a variety of animals 9832 GO, DOG. GO! P.D. Eastman’s Book of and discovers what sounds they make. 16 Things That Go (Board Book). This book is a pages, Ages 0-5, $4.00 classic that’s great for pre-readers and beginning Clifford Continued >>>>> readers! 24 pages, Ages 0-5, $5.00 AMAZING TACTILE BOOKS FROM DK PUBLISHING … at Seedlings’ Low Prices! These books are packed with information in print & braille, along with beautiful tactile illustrations on every page! 9859 DK BRAILLE: COUNTING 9858 DK BRAILLE: ANIMALS 18 pages, Ages 0-5, $10.00 32 pages, Ages 2 & up, $15.00 9862 DK BRAILLE: SHAPES 9860 DK BRAILLE: IT CAN’T BE 18 pages, Ages 0-5, $10.00 TRUE! 72 pages, Ages 2 & up,$18.00 9868 DK BRAILLE: 9861 DK BRAILLE: ON THE MOVE LEGO DUPLO FARM 32 pages, Ages 2 & up, $15.00 18 pages, Ages 0-5, $10.00 4 UEB PRINT-BRAILLE-&-PICTURE BOOKS IN UNCONTRACTED UEB 9836 GOOD NIGHT, I LOVE YOU (Board Book) 9825 PLAYTIME PEEKABOO! (Tactile Board by Caroline Jayne Church. Help the kids get ready Book). A touch-and-feel book that will bring for bed with this soothing good-night rhyme. 18 hours of fun! 10 pages, Ages 0-5, $7.00 pages, Ages 0-5, $9.00 9841 SCAT, CAT! (paper pages) by 9837 HUMPTY DUMPTY (Board Book) by Alyssa Capucilli. Everyone is saying, “Scat, cat!” Salina Yoon. Poor Humpty Dumpty has a big Will he find a home? An “I Can Read!” book. 32 fall, but this version ends with a happy twist that pages, Ages 2-5, $4.00 children will love! 16 pages, Ages 0-5, $6.00 NEW! 9879 SILLY MILLY (paper pages) by 9871 I LOVE YOU THROUGH AND THROUGH Wendy Cheyette Lewison. This fun easy-reader is AT CHRISTMAS, TOO! (Board Book) by like a riddle.