Book packs for young children
Booktouch packs for children who are blind or partially sighted
Booktouch packs are provided free to parents or carers of blind or partially sighted children up to (and including) the age of five. Children are entitled to this pack in addition to the two standard Bookstart packs.
Packs contain:
- 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 Rhymetimes CD and booklet.
Bookshine packs for children who are deaf
Bookshine packs are provided free to parents or carers of deaf children up to (and including) the age of five. Children are entitled to this pack in addition to the two standard Bookstart packs. Packs contain:
- two board books
- a Bookshine booklet of advice about sharing books with deaf children
- a Bookshine book guide listing lots more great books, as well as useful organisations and resources
- a nursery rhyme place mat featuring two rhymes and photographs of babies signing.
Bookstart Star packs for children with disabilities that impact fine motor skills
The Bookstart Star pack is aimed at children aged 3-5 who have disabilities that impact on or delay the development of their fine motor skills, and includes books and resources to help families enjoy reading together every day.
Children are entitled to this pack in addition to the two standard Bookstart packs.
Packs contain:
- Off to the Park! – an exclusive book from Child's Play publishers, which includes an array of tactile features such as a big red squashy ball, a glittering path and even an ice-cream-scented page
- Mouse Is Small – a board book from Mary Murphy and children's publisher, Walker
- animal finger puppets for playing along with the story
- resources to help parents and carers enjoy reading with their children.
Bag Books
Lambeth Libraries hold a collection of Bag Books, which are interactive multi-sensory stories for children, teenagers and adults with severe to profound and multiple learning disabilities.
Each collection comes in its own sturdy box with a handle. The short stories are produced on A3 card and include a range of props.
For example, Kofi and the Magic Shaker - a traditional African story. Kofi is sitting under a coconut tree trying to keep cool, when he is approached by a strange looking spider who offers a magical solution to the heat.
Props include:
- a padded fleece cushion in the shape of Africa, with a map
- a kente shirtfront
- sandal and sand paper
- a foil circle and cricket sound
- a coconut
- a spider
- eyes and a rubber smile
- a latex ball
- a xylophone
- a pom pom
- an African shaker and music CD
- three hanging birds
- a palm leaf fan
- a balloon pump.
For further information about Bag Books and how to loan, please email Sandra Davidson at sdavidson@lambeth.gov.uk or call 020 7926 1104.