A set amount of packs are given to each local authority’s Bookstart Coordinator, who can be contacted via your health visitor, health clinic, early years setting or local library.
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Delivering Bookstart additional needs
These packs are made available to support families in England, in addition to any other Bookstart packs they may receive.
Bookstart Touch packs for children with vision impairment
Packs for children with additional needs
Bookstart Shine for children who are deaf
There are two packs: Bookstart Shine Baby (0–2 years old) and Bookstart Shine Toddler (3–5 years old). Each pack has a book and guidance around sharing books with deaf children.
A Bookstart Shine Baby pack for children who are deaf
Other resources and support
- Find ideas for books to share in our Bookfinder
- Read and sign along with BSL videos in Our book recommendations section. You’ll find fantastic stories such as A Hole in the Bottom of the Sea, Oh, No George!, Everybunny Dance! and Owl Babies, as well as lots of other Colouring pages and Storybooks and games, like At the seaside.
- Visit the website of NCDS (National Deaf Children’s Society)
Bookstart Touch for children with vision impairment
There are two packs: Bookstart Touch Baby (0–2 years old) and Bookstart Touch Toddler (3–5 years old). Each pack has a touch-and-feel book and guidance around sharing books with children with vision impairment.
Bookstart Touch packs for children with a visual impairment
Other resources and support
- Find ideas for books to share in Our book recommendations
- Visit the RNIB (Royal National Institute of Blind People) website
- Visit Clearvision Project – a postal lending library for children and young people with vision impairment
Bookstart Star for children with conditions affecting their fine motor skills
This pack is available for children aged 3–5 who have disabilities that impact on or delay the development of their fine motor skills. Each pack includes a book, a finger puppet, and a guide to using your finger puppet and reading with children.
Bookstart Star pack for children who have difficulties with their fine motor skills
Disability expert Alex Strick says that consulting children is key to producing books that appeal to visually impaired and sighted audiences alike.
Please note that books contained within the packs may differ from those pictured.
Gifting Bookstart additional needs packs
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Tips and guidance on gifting additional needs packs and how these tailored resources can support your work with children and families.