Bookstart Shine books
Great books to share with children aged up to five who are deaf or hearing impaired. Many of these titles were selected by expert panels for the Bookstart Shine programme; others have been recommended by parents, teachers, children, the RNIB, ClearVision, and other specialists.
The titles are bright and engaging, and encourage communication and interaction. Features in the different titles include flaps, tabs, sliders, and finger trails.
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Sign About Meal Time
Author: Anthony Lewis
Interest level: 405
Reading age: 6+
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Sign About Meal Time
Author: Anthony Lewis
Interest level: 405
Reading age: 6+
Introducing simple sign language about food and mealtimes for young children.
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Incey Wincey Spider (Sing and Sign)
Author: Annie Kubler
Interest level: 2-3
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Incey Wincey Spider (Sing and Sign)
Author: Annie Kubler
Interest level: 2-3
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Learn how to use signs and actions to tell the classic nursery rhyme ‘Incey Wincey Spider’.
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Where’s Baby Chick?
Author: Ingela P Arrhenius
Interest level: 2-3
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Where’s Baby Chick?
Author: Ingela P Arrhenius
Interest level: 2-3
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A stylish felt-flap board book that’s packed with baby animals.
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Pop-Up Peekaboo Under the Sea
Author: Clare Lloyd / DK Illustrator: Elle Ward
Interest level: 4-5
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Pop-Up Peekaboo Under the Sea
Author: Clare Lloyd / DK Illustrator: Elle Ward
Interest level: 4-5
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This interactive book has big, easy-to-use flaps for little fingers to open up and look underneath, where they’ll find an amazing …
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Getting Ready
Author: Illustrator: Cocoretto
Interest level: 0-4
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Getting Ready
Author: Illustrator: Cocoretto
Interest level: 0-4
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Time to get up! Pull back the covers and choose your clothes. Getting ready for the day is made both fun and interactive in this t…
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I'm Thinking of a Sea Creature
Author: Adam and Charlotte Guillain Illustrator: Lucia Gaggioti
Interest level: 1-3
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I'm Thinking of a Sea Creature
Author: Adam and Charlotte Guillain Illustrator: Lucia Gaggioti
Interest level: 1-3
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This delightful board book is great for older toddlers who might already recognise some of the animals featured (a turtle, an octo…
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Feeling Great
Author: Ailie Busby
Interest level: 1-2
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Feeling Great
Author: Ailie Busby
Interest level: 1-2
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One of the Just Like Me series, this colourful board book with flaps to lift encourages very young children to find out all about …
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The Very Hungry Caterpillar’s Hide & Seek
Author: Eric Carle
Interest level: 1-4
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The Very Hungry Caterpillar’s Hide & Seek
Author: Eric Carle
Interest level: 1-4
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An interactive board book with cut-out finger trails and sturdy flaps that encourage youngsters to explore the forest in the compa…
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Mirror Baby: Hello You!
Author: n/a
Interest level: 0-3
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Mirror Baby: Hello You!
Author: n/a
Interest level: 0-3
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A striking and fun board book that celebrates diversity and takes baby through the day with a fold-out mirror and plenty of intera…
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