Resources
We have a selection of easy-to-tell sensory stories to download for free in our book shop.
On this page we have collected links to some of the resources Ailie Finlay, director of My Kind of Book, has created for other organisations.
These include guides to creating sensory stories, story scripts and story videos, and new research on creating accessible picture books.
Bold, Clear, Sensory and Strong: creating accessible picture books
This new report shares combined findings from two studies on picture book accessibility conducted by My Kind of Book. Our research shows that picture books are failing to meet the needs of children and young people with additional needs.
Edinburgh International Book Festival
The Book Festival commissioned My Kind of Book to create sensory resources. They’ll help you adapt some well-loved story books to make them more accessible for children and adults with additional needs.
Edinburgh Book Festival Sensory Resources:
- Lifesize Deadly Animals – sensory resource
by Sophy Henn. This is a lot of fun for children who like their animals scary! - The Boy, the Mole, the Fox and the Horse – sensory resource
by Charlie Mackesy. So many people love this book, we were delighted to create a sensory version. - Ready for Spaghetti – sensory resource
by Michael Rosen and Polly Dunbar. A book full of poems that use fun sensory language – now add in the props!
The links above will take you to the Edinburgh Book Festival website.
Scottish Book Trust
A national charity that runs programmes like the Bookbug book gifting scheme and Book Week Scotland.
The links below will take you to the Scottish Book Trust website.
- Inclusive resources to accompany the books in the book gifting scheme
Resources for 2024 coming soon! - How to turn a picture book into a sensory story
There is also a case study of creating a sensory story version of Stick Man by Julia Donaldson here - Hints and tips for adding sensory elements to rhymes and songs to make them more inclusive
Our bookshop
There are also free sensory stories to download from our book shop >
