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

[Susan Harper]

Since you already have a good idea of what you want, write your own, using
examples that you are aware of on how one of our kids handled a situation.
I can think of the most recent that comes to mind is the you lady who was
recently in a musical in her high school and how brave she was and how
persistent her mom was.  Use your models and adapt to the level/group you
are interested in reaching, then add manipulative, like book in a box
style.  You will have a tool that you can use for many years!
Blessings,
Sue H.

On Mon, Feb 15, 2010 at 8:08 AM, Heather <craney07 at rochester.rr.com> wrote:

> 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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