A Dyslexia Friendly Picture Book for Parent and Child Higson takes a laugh-out-loud look at little boys and their charming habits. A stunning picture book for the under fives with an added bonus – dyslexic parents can read them too.
Publisher Barrington Stoke was inspired to create the Red Squirrel Picture Books titles after meeting a man with dyslexia at a book event. “We were approached by a gentleman who told us that it broke his heart that he couldn’t read to his child because of his dyslexia,” M.D. Mairi Kidd told The Bookseller. “So we talked to Michael Morpurgo, who we were already working with on low text books [textbooks that use a limited number of words]." The layout of picture books can be difficult for adults with dyslexia as the language and typeface are often very varied, the text can be cut into small chunks or is sometimes spun around a picture, which can make a book tricky if you don’t have good reading skills. Barrington Stoke worked with the authors and illustrators to ensure that the books are suitable for dyslexic readers and thereby helping more families grow a love of reading.
Sharing stories is one of the best things families can do for their children and the picture books published by Red Squirrel all contain a cluster of dyslexia-friendly features to help and support parents and carers with dyslexia so that they too can enjoy great books with children in their care.
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Funny School Stories Children’s / Teenage fiction: General, modern and contemporary fiction |