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The following websites have been selected to show tactile book related internet resources, and should not be read as any type of endorsement whatsoever

Tactile books
UK online craft shops
Online craft directories

Tactile Books
The Bookshop, Mold, Wales, UK specialises in tactile books and also sells tactile pictures and cards

FORCE Foundation - works to provide the ever-growing number of blind and visually impaired children and adults in the developing world with (school) books, newspapers and magazines in alternative formats

Katsumi Komagata Storybooks using various paper textures and colours. There are surprises waiting behind each page and additional shapes are delicately cut into the paper, making the scenes three-dimensional.

Creating Tactile Books from American Foundation for the Blind - a guide on how to do it

Tactile books produced by members of Education Leeds Visually Impaired Team

Tactile picture books in Sweden

Project Salute - "Reading" and "creating" tactile representations of real life experiences that are permanent for the child to access

Youth Library Preview,  Issue 22 Autumn 1996, Visual Impairment and Children's Reading Needs
by Desmond L Spiers

This Little finger - Royal Blind School pamphlet about reading with visually impaired children

Ideas for adapting a mainstream book to make it tactile - from Pre-kindergarten

Tactile books from HearMore.com (USA)

Tactile books from Tactile Vision (Canada)

Huggable books from Zuza Books

Les Doigts Qui Revent a rich source of tactile books in French

Feelix Library of books for visually impaired children in Australia

Where's my ball - A tactile book to buy from Canada

A resource site that has some information on tactile books

Making tactile books in Australia

Tactile book research in Australia

Creating and Using Tactile Experience books for Young Children With Visual Impairments by Sandra Lewis and
Joan Tolla

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UK Online Craft Shops

Art Discount
UK art and craft supplies

Clark Craft arts and craft supplies
UK based online store selling arts and crafts supplies, including knitting and needlework supplies.

Craft Depot
UK based craft catalogue with some products available for purchase online

Do Art
UK based online art and craft shop

HabbyWorld.co.uk
Online haberdashery supply store

HomeCrafts.co.uk
Allegedly the UK’s largest online craft superstore, selling a wide range craft materials with information about craft techniques

Laine's Floral Art and Hobby Craft Shop
Scotland based online store, with a wide range of craft materials for many purposes

Liz's Crafts
UK based online store containing a range of craft products for card making and scrapbooking

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Online Craft Directories

UK and international lists of craft shops, both web based and regular shops.

Craft Site Directory
Directory of craft websites, organised by craft type

Craft World Online
Directory of craft websites, organised by craft type

Early Childhood Links - Art and Craft Stores
Directory of craft suppliers for making things with and for children

Google Directory - Craft shops
Google directory search for craft supplies

UK Craft Websites
UK directory of websites and shops related to craft making and supplies. Also gives details about courses and has a ‘Crafts Forum’ for discussion on crafts

Yahoo Directory - Craft supplies
List of craft equipment and supplies sites

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