Booktouch
Booktouch aims to get blind and partially sighted babies and toddlers 'bookstarted'. Booktouch packs are free to all schemes and are provided free to parents or carers of blind or partially sighted children up to (and including) the age of four.
Packs contain two specially chosen touch and feel books.
Booktouch is now available for older children (2-4 years old) - The core contents the pack remains the same but one book in each pack has been replaced with a carefully selected older option. Traffic Jamboree by Sue Nicholson and Christyan Fox is a large touch and feel book with a fun, interactive story about animals caught up in a lively traffic jam.
(The accompanying leaflets are available).
Contents:
- Good quality cotton shoulder bag
- Two touch and feel books
- A Booktouch booklet of advice about sharing books with blind and partially sighted children
- A Booktouch book guide listing lots more great books
- A leaflet listing useful services related to reading
- A Bookstart Rhymetime CD and book
Click here to download our policy on gifting Booktouch packs
Bookstart partners: how to order packs
> Scheme coordinators can login here
Packs are free to parents and carers
Quote from a Health Visitor on the Booktouch pack:
Thank you so much for the Booktouch pack which I gave to a visually impaired two year old yesterday – the joy on the child’s face as she explored the bag and its contents was wonderful.
She kept taking the books in and out of the bag, and Mum was thrilled with it too. It was such a pleasure to see both Mum and little girl enjoying sharing the pack's contents.
