Large print books

[Anonymous]

Hello. Does anyone have recommendations of where to find large print books for toddlers? Any sites or stores that have books for kids with low vision, reading and speech delays, etc? Or any series that just happen to have large print? Thanks!

[Anonymous]

I would go to the local Barnes and Noble. Most of the Dr. Seuss books (not in the smaller board book size) will have larger print and high contrast pictures. They also have large sized hard back books in "An I Can Read Picture Book," e.g., : http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/danny-and-the-dinosaur-syd-hoff/1100550840?ean=9780064440028

This counting book has large print and beautiful, colorful illustrations:
http://www.amazon.com/Teeth-Tails-Tentacles-Illustrated-Awards/dp/0762421002/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1372710513&sr=1-1&keywords=teeth+tails+and+tentacles

They probably have it at B&N too. (Also, most toddlers can't read, but most all kids enjoy being read to, so not sure what age you were looking for, but the counting book would definitely be a toddler-aged book just not a story book.)

[Anonymous]

As your child gets older, I would look into an e reader because you can size the print, etc. There are a lot of settings to help the visually impaired.

Right now you'll have to page through the books for large print and high contrast images. You can also look into apps and make your own flash cards and slideshows.

[Anonymous]

If you get the reader books, some have larger print. The bundles are at Costco and you can get them separately at Target.

http://www.target.com/p/flynn-saves-the-day-thomas-friends-step-into-reading-paperback/-/A-13865099#prodSlot=medium_1_8

[Anonymous]

You might find this helpful: http://www.tactilebooks.org/

[Anonymous]

Please look at Bookshare. https://www.bookshare.org/_/membership/qualifications

Your child may qualify depending on the visual impairment you mention. Kids can also qualify on the basis of learning disability, but I doubt you have that diagnosis in a toddler at this stage.

Bookshare is a USG funded program run by a non-profit in order to make books accessible to those with certain kind s of disabilities. Access is free if you have a qualifying print disability.

You can get almost any kind of book imaginable for any age or interest. They can be read on computer or Ipad. You can scale the print to any size you like and change font color/background color and there are reader voices. If you have an Ipad the Read2Go app costs about $20 and has a pretty decent sounding voice. My son has dyslexia, but he can read somewhat himself. He reads and then uses the voice reader/highlighter for words or sentences he has trouble with. Or you can have the whole book read aloud.

A PP mentioned buying an eReader, which is a good idea, but the cost of buying a comparable amount of eBooks for a disabled child was really too much for us to support. Library waitlists for eBooks were very long and much of the library eBook material, oddly enough, was Disney or other commercial crap.

Bookshare was a godsend for us. Check it out.