[blindkid] Children's books addressing blindness, or featuring blind char...

[Smoki2 at aol.com]

I am the author of the picture book, Keep Your Ear on the  Ball.  It sounds 
like the type of book you're looking for, but it's the  preschool thing 
that may be an issue, more than the "preachy" thing.  I  have used the book in 
a number of school visits which included  kindergarten, but haven't read the 
book to pre-K kids.  Check it out.   Possibly, if it's used in a small 
group with some discussion, it may prove to be  what you need.  Also, the 
publisher provides an entire Teachers Take Note  section to accompany the book.  
It includes references, games, classroom  activities, and lots of other fun 
stuff. 
_Keep Your  Ear on the Ball - Tilbury House_ 
(http://tilburyhouse.com/childrens/keep-your-ear-on-the-ball.htm)  
 
Please let me know if I can be of assistance.
Genevieve Petrillo
 
Genevieve Petrillo
Children's Author /  Poet
smoki2 at aol.com
genevievepetrillo.webs.com

 
 
 
In a message dated 2/15/2010 8:44:55 A.M. Eastern Standard Time,  
craney07 at rochester.rr.com writes:
 
Ok, so I  am creating a literacy kit for my EDU200 class and I could use 
some  suggestions.  We are to select a book for pre-school aged kids, develop  
games, art projects, other similar activities that appeal to as many of  
gardiner's multiple intelligences as possible, and a teachers' guide for the  
book and activities.  I was hoping to find a book that didn't teach about  
blindness, as even very small children can tell when they are being preached  
and lectured at, but rather one that features a blind character, 
prefferably a  blind child character.  They can be the main character or just a  
secondary character.  The important thing is that the depiction be  accurate, not 
condescending, not "In your face educational" and that the book  have a 
plot and a story, not just a series of facts.  I searched for  three hours last 
night on the internet with my fiance's help, and neither of  us could find 
any descent books.  They all had seriously sstigmatizing,  and often 
inaccurate depictions of
blindness, in a "This is what  blindness is, this is what blind people are 
like, this is a guide dog, this is  a cane and this is braille, the end." 
format.  I want more of a "Blah  blah blah, beginning of story, introduce 
blind character, kid who just happens  to be blind, blabity blabity blabity 
development of all characters and a plot  line, yadda yadda yadda, wrap up story 
that has nothing to do with blindness,  but rather some other issue 
important to or of interest to kids, but with a  blind protagonist, or even 
antagonist.  Blind kids are no more always  little angels than are sighted kids.  I 
hope someone knows what I  mean.  Not having found a decent book like this 
I can't even offer up  examples of what I would like.  Any reccomendations 
would be  appreciated.  Thanks  much.
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