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A blind child reads a tactile version of The Gruffalo by Julia Donaldson for blind and visually impaired children

Touch to See Julia Donaldson books for blind children

One Mole Digging a Hole, written by Julia Donaldson and illustrated by Nick Sharratt. A mole wearing psychedelic welly boots digging a hole in a pretty little garden. — One Mole Digging a Hole
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Room on a Broom, written by Julia Donaldson and illustrated by Axel Scheffler, a witch complete with pointy hat and magic wand rides on a broomstick high above a woodland, a little stripy cat sits up front. — Room on the Broom
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Colourful, smiling sea creatures, including a crab are sitting on a golden, sandy beach together. The bright blue sea is behind them. — Sharing a Shell
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Stick Man written by Julia Donaldson and illustrated by Axel Scheffler. Stickman is running through a woodland, thick with snow. — Stick Man
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Smiling Superworm is pictured with friends - Toad, bugs, spider, caterpillar, snail and slug — Superworm
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The Gruffalo written by Julia Donaldson and illustrated by Axel Scheffler. The Gruffalo with purple spikes and terrible teeth and tusks in the middle of the forest chatting to a mouse. — The Gruffalo
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The Gruffalo's Child, written by Julia Donaldson and illustrated by Axel Scheffler. The Gruffalo sitting in the middle of a snowy forest with a little baby Gruffalo sitting on his knee. — The Gruffalo’s Child
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Two scarecrows, Betty O’Barley and Harry O’Hay are standing close to each other smiling, in the middle of a hay field. Watching them are cows, geese, a gosling, a crab, a mouse and a snail. Behind them is a big blue tractor. Flying up in the golden sky there is a bee, a butterfly and a crow. — The Scarecrows’ Wedding
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A large pair of legs in blue trousers with black shoes are to the left of the page and a group of small animals are looking up to see what is above them. There are mice, a goat, a fox, and a dog. The background is a bright red brick wall. — The Smartest Giant in Town
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The Smeds and the Smoos by Juli Donaldson and illustrated by Axel Scheffler. A red girl alien stands hand in hand with a blur boy alien with a big rock-like moon and night sky in the background. — The Smeds and The Smoos
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The Snail and the Whale, written and illustrated by Julia Donaldson and Axel Scheffler, A large whale swimmming around in the shores of the sea and a tiny snail is taking a ride on his tail. A volcano is erupting in the background. — The Snail and the Whale
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Tiddler
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What the Ladybird Heard by Julia Donaldson and Lydia Monks. Cover shows the heads of farms animals all gathered and looking at a tiny ladybird. — What the Ladybird Heard
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Two people, dressed up as Santa and an Elf are stood in the snow in front of a grey spooky house. They are being watched by a big, grey dog, a cat, a tiny white mouse and a spider. Up in the night sky, the real Santa and his reindeers are flying, along with a red ladybird. — What the Ladybird Heard at Christmas
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Zog, written by Julia Donaldson and illustrated by Axel Scheffler. Zog, a friendly orange dragon, is in a woodland chatting to a small group of his dragon friends. — Zog
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Zog and The Flying Doctors, written by Julia Donaldson and Illustrated by Axel Scheffler. Zog flying over a castle with 2 doctors on his back. — Zog and the Flying Doctors
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