[blparent] board books

[Leslie Hamric]

Hi all.  I too, have a teenager who helps me braille the board books with
the clear plastic sheets.  She's doing a really good job.  I braille
everything first, then have her cut the labels out, I check to make sure
they're facing the right way and then, she lines them up on the page.  She's
fascinated by the braille system and is considering going into TVI because
of this work she's done with me.
Leslie

-----Original Message-----
From: Jo Elizabeth Pinto [mailto:jopinto at msn.com] 
Sent: Tuesday, June 21, 2011 12:28 PM
To: NFBnet Blind Parents Mailing List
Subject: Re: [blparent] board books

Wow, I didn't know there were so many companies and resources out there for
making board books.  I've bought the clear adhesive sheets before, had my
stepson read the simple text on the pages of picture books, made labels, cut
them out, and stuck them in place.  It's a worthwhile project to teach a
teenager about how to make a print book accessible in braille, but it's
time-consuming, so although we had great ambitions to do a lot of books, I
think we only finished two or three.  Eventually, I just found it more time-
and cost-effective to order from Seedlings, which produces books for all
ages at reasonable prices.  There are probably over a hundred books there to
choose from, many of them popular titles for small children.  Still, the
sheets would work well for doing a few custom books about your unique
family.  Just a note of caution if you use the adhesive sheets--be very sure
you have the braille label in the right place before you peel the back off
and press it on, because once stuck, it isn't going to come off the page! 
If you make a mistake, you can braille a new label, cut it to size, and
stick it right over the old one.

Good luck,
Jo Elizabeth

"The only thing we have to fear is fear itself--nameless, unreasoning,
unjustified terror which paralyzes needed efforts to convert retreat into
advance."--Franklin D. Roosevelt

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From: "jan wright" <jan.wrightfamily5 at gmail.com>
Sent: Tuesday, June 21, 2011 10:30 AM
To: "blparent" <blparent at nfbnet.org>
Subject: [blparent] board books

> Hi All,
> i know that NBP and others make braille board books.
> i think that NLS even has some on loan that I might get.
> But:
> Have you thought about making your own?
> With the clear plastic adhesive sheets, you might be able to braille 
> your own board books.
> Has anyone tried?
> Please share.
>
> Since we will be a multicultural / interfaith / blind family, I 
> thought about making my own braille/print board books for our child.
> They would talk about all of the above.
> So: I searched on the net.
> I found:
> "custom board books,"
> www.customboardbooks.com
> (but don't go there, they are closed, yet still have their web site up.
> "Pint Size Productions,"
> www.pintsizeproductions.com
> has the best price for the longest book -- 16pages, including front 
> and back cover.
> "My custom Story,"
> www.mycustomstory.com
> ( I think it is a ' .com)
> sounds quite interesting. But, when i emailed them twice asking them 
> if they would help with my layout, i got no response. Yet, if you go 
> to www.mycustomstory.info you can create your own book pretty easily 
> -- unlike the other sites which are a bit less accessible.
> "Hullabaloo stories,"
> www.hullabaloostories.com
> actually did email me back, but when i asked about putting a few 
> "scratch & sniff stickers" in the books, and specific information 
> about their "fabric books,"  they did not respond.
> Yet, they were the only company who actually emailed me back.
> [i also found scratch&sniff stickers at a comparatively low price, if 
> we want to have fruits or food smells in our books). (But, many of the 
> stickers are geared more for teacher's praises, so the picture doesn't 
> necessarily match the smell -- I'E' a round circle that smells like 
> grape bubblegum).
> I think that
> www.blankslate.com
> has blank board books, but then, you would have to add your own 
> pictures and print and that might be more of a hastle than you would 
> want.
> one of the companies also has blank board books, but i can't think of 
> the exact one, at the moment.
> The board books run anywhere from 19.95 to 39.95.
> And, there is a company
> "I see Me,"
> www.iseeme.com
> which just puts your child's name and possibly pic in a prewritten story.
> They are $29.95.
> Actually, all of the companies have prewritten stories like:
> "My first birthday,"
> "All about my family,"
> "when I was born,"
> and "all about my day,"
> but you can also make your own story.
> Most of the board books are 12pages in length, including front and 
> back cover.
> Has anyone used any of these companies?
> I'd love to hear anyone's experience with this subject and/or companies.
>
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