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Best Books for Kids with CVI

March 5, 2014 by aubri 6 Comments

Books can be difficult for kids with CVI. Two dimensional materials are always harder and they are often too visually busy. We’ve found some great ones that Little Bear loves, though! Here are some favorites that are visually simple and include highly saturated colors:

So Big! (Honestly, can you ever go wrong with Elmo?)

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That’s Not My Dinosaur (This one is also great because it’s got texture!)

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And a few suggestions from our Facebook friends:

I Like It When by Mary Murphy

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The Miffy Series by Dick Bruna

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Comments

  1. gwynmccormack says

    March 10, 2014 at 5:08 am

    Thank you for this great list of books – Positive Eye is sharing with colleagues here in the UK

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    • Andrei says

      April 10, 2014 at 1:20 pm

      Thank you for sharing!

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  2. Danielle Bruckert says

    January 12, 2017 at 8:38 am

    Hi, I absolutely loved Miffy as a kid, and as an adult, I found “I like it when” in a garage sale and bought (for my daughter), I so loved it too. These types of books have really sub consciously inspired me and driven my style as a writer and illustrator, I would so love if you could check out my books for their CVI rating. They are free here: http://www.freekidsbooks.org – search on my name – but the ones I am talking about are the black pen with fill style images, very bright contrast – just like Miffy, in my own way that is. I’ve also created an early reader series, the images will not appeal (photos) but the text may, as it is also high contrast with open dyslexic font. Love to hear.

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  3. Sarah says

    October 24, 2017 at 11:07 am

    Spilt Milk it also high contrast low complexity and easily adaptable to add texture

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  4. Lisa Jorgensen says

    March 23, 2020 at 6:58 am

    Sharing with my students during remote learning due to Covid19.

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