[blparent] Seedlings Verses NBPBooks

[Melissa Ann Riccobono]

Hi Jennifer,
Seedlings has many more board books--the books with the heavy duty hard
cardboard pages--than NBP.  NBP does have some board books, but the books
they produce for their monthly book club are the flimsy regular print paper
pages with Braille on separate plastic pages.  (I hope this makes sense.)
It's not the the NBP books are of poorer quality by any means, they are just
a lot less sturdy for toddlers.  So, if you get some of these books, make
sure they are kept out of reach of your older baby and toddler and brought
down to read during a more quiet time.  Both organizations have fantastic
titles and good prices.
The other thing about Seedlings to be aware of...  They have some titles
that are great for young children, but they are in the "print Braille"
section.  This means there are no pictures, just Braille with print
underneath.  I have a couple of these type of books and Austin usually won't
sit through them because he still loves to see the pictures.
I hope this helps.  Of course, another option is to get books and Braille
them yourself.  There is clear plastic paper that has a peel off backing so
you can do this fairly easily.  You might need help cutting the paper down
to size, unless you are a good cutter, which I am not!  You might also want
to check out 
http://www.nfbsharebraille.org
to see if there is anyone who wants to give Braille books away for young
children.
Melissa

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Sent: Saturday, February 14, 2009 9:54 AM
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Subject: [blparent] Seedlings Verses NBPBooks

Hello List,
 
What, if any, are the differences between Seedlings books and NBP's books?
 
Thanks for your help!
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