[blparent] Where to get children's books

[Star Gazer]

			Amanda, you are on the right track. 
I would suggest that when they say "kids learn better when a parent reads to
them" they mean that you spend time engaging with your child with a book. I
read Braille and wish everything was in Braille. I also had kids that were
hug monsters when they were babies. They wanted to be in my arms all the
time. Audio books were great during this time. The neat thing about babies
is you can read or listen to anything with them, all they care about is
being with you and hearing words you may not normally use, and no I don't
mean bad language. 
When my youngest was a tiny baby, we listened to The Boys In The Boat. It
wasn't in Braille, my husband read the book and highly recommended it to me
and he was right. 
As your kids get older you will probably find books they care about that are
not in Braille. A fun one last summer was called Neighborhood Sharks, we
listened to that before going swimming, then I had way too much fun scaring
my kids by yelling "Shark!" 
Another one my preschooler loves is How To Be An Elephant which talks about
how elephants learn and grow. The print version of the book has real nice
pictures so she likes to look at it and we listen to the audio. 
I say all this so you don't get stuck on one method of doing things. I know
that for me I was surprised at how much my babies wanted to be held, to the
point that they were not happy if I put them down and read to them. They
were very happy having me hold them and have (BARD at this point) read to us
both. Also, you want to be open to other ideas when your kids find their own
interests. That happens earlier then you might expect too. 
 

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Beautiful name. I love it.

You've gotten some great links.

Also, if you are interested in Facebook groups, people occasionally give
away braille books their children outgrow. I believe there may be a group
just for exchanging braille books, but I don't know what it's called.

Facebook groups include but are not limited to:
Blind Parent Alliance
Blind Mamas: Sparkle in the Darkness
Blind Parents Connect
Parenting Without Sight

Jo Elizabeth Pinto

"The Bright Side of Darkness"
Is my award-winning novel,
Available in Kindle, audio, and paperback formats.
http://www.amazon.com/author/jepinto

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We are both braille readers. I've been listening to audio books but have
heard babies learn best if parents read to them.
Used ones are fine as long as they're in good condition and braille is still
able to be read.
By the way, we are naming our little bundle of joy Ivy Grace.

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> On Oct 1, 2018, at 11:54 PM, Jo Elizabeth Pinto via BlParent
<blparent at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> 
> Are you braille readers? Large print? Audio? Are you looking to purchase
new books or find used ones?
> 
> 
> Jo Elizabeth Pinto
> 
> "The Bright Side of Darkness"
> Is my award-winning novel,
> Available in Kindle, audio, and paperback formats.
> http://www.amazon.com/author/jepinto
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: BlParent <blparent-bounces at nfbnet.org> On Behalf Of Amanda Crouch
via BlParent
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> Cc: Amanda Crouch <amanda.crouch2017 at gmail.com>
> Subject: [blparent] Where to get children's books
> 
> Hello to all. Amanda and Jeff Crouch here. Doing very well. Our baby girl
will be arriving next month. It's amazing how time flies. We are looking for
books that we can read to our little one. If anyone has any resources please
email one of us. Our emails are below. Thank you very much.
> Jeff can be reached at
> k8tvv2 at gmail.com
> I can be reached at
> amanda.crouch2017 at gmail.com
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