Braille Resources

A little chameleon is distressed that he doesn’t have his own color like other animals.

Designed especially for the young braille reader, this tactile reference book features over 30 pages of entries on a fascinating selection of creatures, from bears and big cats to birds and bugs. DK Braille Animals is a wonderful way for curious readers to discover the animal kingdom.

Because Books Matter introduces new parents (and teachers) to the joys of reading print/braille books with blind children. The booklet shares basics about the braille code and why braille reading is so important.

Everyone has kisses for Baby, from Mami and Papi to perro and gato. Using simple Spanish words, this charming read-aloud proves that love is the same in every language!

This book is designed to help sighted caregivers learn braille. After a short historical introduction, this book covers grade one braille and includes exercises and free practice pages.

This easy-to-use reference guide includes common braille to print and print to braille conversions, as well as punctuation, new UEB contractions, and general rules and terminology.

This book uses print and braille to teach young readers to count.

This rhyming board book will delight readers young and old! A young boy is awake before his moms and sister. It’s too early to make a sound… but what’s that noise?! Two rumbling tummies need to be fed! Letting themselves into the kitchen, the boy and his cat finish their breakfast just in time to say “Good morning” when the rest of the family wakes up.

Jim Panzee wakes up in a bad mood one beautiful day, but he keeps denying he is grumpy even as his friends give advice for feeling better.

This book is helpful for families wanting hands-on activities to encourage preschoolers to second graders learn science at home.

An easy step by step braille tutorial for beginners. Learn how to write the 26 letters in the Braille alphabet, recognize each letter and number, and know how to write them.

Eight favorite nursery rhymes, complete with tactile illustrations that portray each story element, presented in large print and braille. Includes Rain, Rain Go Away; Baa Baa Black Sheep; and Hey, Diddle Diddle. Comes with a print step-by-step tour of each rhyme.

A joyful celebration of the love between a parent and the special little person in his or her life.

Rhyming text and illustrations assure a child that love is endless, as various animals set off on faraway adventures and return home again at bedtime.

This book tells the story of Iggy Peck who builds all kinds of buildings and structures. The addition of textile landmarks create a tactile experience for readers.

Packed with mind-blowing records and facts from around the world described in both large print and braille, DK Braille: It Can’t be True! also features tactile images for readers to feel what they are reading, from the largest eyeball to the biggest spider. 

Includes exercises in braille, flashcards, and a wall cheat-sheet.

A light-hearted nonfiction picture book about the formation and history of the moon and its history in relation to earth.

Introduces different ways of getting to places, using braille as well as simple text and illustrations.

A baby kangaroo takes his first tentative hops outside of his mama’s pouch, meeting other creatures and growing bolder with each outing.

A classic lullaby gets a fresh twist as adorable forest animals get ready for bedtime in this oversized board book that has a shiny touch-and-feel cover! Written to the familiar tune of “Rock-a-Bye, Baby,” this sweet lullaby visits adorable forest animals as they settle down for the night.

This text uses print and braille to teach young readers about shapes.

A picture book biography of Louis Braille that includes the Braille alphabet.

This book is full of resources and tips to help those with low or no vision be safe inside and outside of the home, including information on home security systems, ride-share services, and much more. The authors assess accessibility and capabilities of various apps, websites, videos, and other digital tools, as well as ways to physically and mentally fortify against possible danger.

Your new going-to-bed routine! This classic bedtime story is just right for winding down the day as a joyful, silly group of animals scrub scrub in the tub, brush and brush their teeth, and finally rock and rock and rock to sleep.

Wanting to sail beyond its rock, a tiny snail hitches a ride on a big humpback whale and then is able to help the whale when it gets stuck in the sand.

This book helps guide those who are blind figure out new techniques and technology to adapt to recent hearing loss as well.

Guess the sea creatures in this fun and fact filled book. Kids touch and feel their way to learning all about the different fish, reptiles, mammals, and other sea life who call the ocean home!

The Braille Institute is an organization for individuals with blindness and low vision. They offer a range of free programs, classes, and services to children and adults of all ages and all stages of vision loss.  

The National Library Service for the Blind and Print Disabled (NLS) provides free audiobooks, braille books, magazines, and accessible reading equipment to people who are blind, visually impaired, or have disabilities that make reading print difficult. NLS offers accessible reading materials and programs that can support children with print disabilities. 

BrailleBug helps families explore how braille works and why it matters, including resources, tools, and games for braille literacy.  

This page provides a broad scope of resources for learning braille, organized by the age.  

This family resource packet offers practical ideas for parents of young children who are blind or visually impaired to build early braille and literacy skills at home. It includes reading activities, tactile experiences, braille books and materials, family literacy ideas, and a list of additional early-braille resources.  

A list of organizations offering free braille books or materials for children in the United States and Canada.    

This 6-part webinar series is designed to introduce parents, caregivers, and paraprofessionals to the Unified English Braille Code. The course covers alphabetic braille, numbers, basic punctuation, alphabetic word signs, and some of the most common short form words and initial letter contractions.  

In this video, the Braille Institute shares a make at home activity for children who are visually impaired, introducing braille to parents who are sighted using a container with six spaces to represent the Braille cell. 

This video introduces parents of visually impaired children to the basics of the English Braille System.  

This resource provides fun, hands-on braille activities that parents can use with children three and older to introduce braille concepts and build early literacy skills.  

This webpage suggests practical ways for parents to support their young child’s braille literacy. It also provides guidance to sighted caregivers on learning braille and finding adapted materials and braille-writing tools.  

This activity pack offers fun, hands-on activities to help children explore braille, touch, and other ways of experiencing the world. Parents can use the braille alphabet, flashcards, tactile crafts, and simple games to introduce braille and promote inclusion.