This page introduces English versions of picture books for children with disabilities.
このページでは英語版の障害児向け絵本をご紹介します。
There are many picture books that even people with severe disabilities can enjoy, so please check them out.
重い障害があっても楽しめる絵本もたくさんありますので、ぜひチェックしてみてください。
- For children who cannot see pictures well
- Promote development with picture books
- A birthday picture book that can be given even if you have a disability
- Shape play picture book that makes every day fun
- Picture book to spread understanding of disabilities
- Works by artists with disabilities
- Video for checking the quality of paper
- I hope this picture book will reach those who need it.
For children who cannot see pictures well
絵をうまく見れないお子さんに。
Introducing a picture book that even children who have difficulty seeing pictures can enjoy.
絵を見ることが難しいお子さんでも楽しめる絵本をご紹介します。
A song picture book to enjoy sounds, rhythms, and interactions
音やリズム、触れ合いを楽しめる絵本。
Pettanko
ぺったんこ
This is a play picture book where you can enjoy touching and playing along with the song. It can be enjoyed by older children as well, with or without disabilities.
歌にあわせて触れ合い遊びを楽しめる遊び絵本です。障害があってもなくても、大きなお子さまでもお楽しみいただけます。
The book can be purchased on Amazon↓↓
絵本はAmazonで購入できます↓↓
I made a picture book of my favorite play song.
It’s a play song that parents and children can enjoy interacting with each other, asking, “Where will you go next?”
The aim of picture books is to nurture the heart from the interaction between parents and children. Please enjoy Pettanko with your children together with the parents and children of the animals.
Please change the “you” part to your child’s name and read it.
If your skin and skin stick to each other, your heart should stick to it.
Vroom Vroom Hunk Hunk
がたがたどんどん
It is a picture book of songs that even children who do not understand language can enjoy. I hope you enjoy the shaking and rhythm while holding it. Please try to learn the song from the video and play with it.
言語理解のないお子さまでも楽しめる、歌絵本です。抱っこしながら揺れとリズムを楽しんでいただければと思います。ぜひ動画でお歌を覚えて遊んでみてくださいね。
I made this picture book as a touch picture book that you can enjoy from the ears like music.
I value “rhythmic repetitive words” and ” words like singing”.
When reading a picture book, please put your child on your lap and enjoy the sensations of the body according to the rhythm of “Rattle Rattle Bang Bang”.
While having fun with your ears and body, you can nurture your child’s mind through contact with mothers and guardians.
英語版「Where? Where?」
The picture book “Where are you?” is a picture book created by Mr. Nao Yoshino, who has worked as a teacher at a special support school.
It was created with the idea of creating a picture book that would serve as a tool for interaction between teachers and children, and that would help children acquire body recognition.
It is an inclusive content that can be enjoyed regardless of whether you have a disability or not.
絵本「どこだどこだ」は、特別支援学校の教師として勤務経験のある、よしのなおさんに考案いただき制作した絵本です。
先生と子どもたちの触れ合いのツールとなる絵本を、また子どもたちにとっては身体認識の獲得につながる絵本をとの思いで作成されました。
障がいがあってもなくても楽しめるインクルーシブな内容となっています。
A picture book where you can enjoy shaking in your arms
だっこで揺れを楽しめる絵本。
Floating Floating
ゆーらんゆーらん
This is a picture book where you can enjoy a relaxing swaying to the rhythm of “Fluff fluff”. For children who can’t see picture books well.
「ゆーらんゆーらん」にあわせてゆったりとした揺れを楽しめる絵本です。絵本をうまく見れないお子さんにも。
This picture book was made to enable guardians and children to enjoy the experience of the feeling of floating.
Please put children on your lap and read this book by floating together.
I think children who can’t read picture books can enjoy the repetition and rhythm of words by feeling the mothers’ warmth and gentle voices.
This picture book’s content is a bit of fantasy, about an adventure with a balloon. Imagining about what it’s like above the sky, I hope guardians and children can enjoy this together.
Watch Out !
よけろ！
This is a picture book where you can enjoy the fun shaking in your arms. For children who like vigorous movements such as towel swings.
だっこで楽しい揺れを楽しめる絵本です。タオルブランコなど激しめの動きが好きなお子さんに。
This picture book was made to enable guardians and children to enjoy while having direct interaction.
Please put children on your lap and read this book together. I hope you can enjoy physical sensation while shaking your body from side to side with the signal of “Watch out!”
Please enjoy reading this as if you were the monkey.
Picture books with clear color schemes to practice “seeing”
”見る”練習に。はっきりとした配色の絵本
Look! Look!
みてみて
This is a picture book I made for practice of seeing (gazing). In particular, red is a color that is easy for babies and children with undeveloped eyesight to perceive.
見ること（注視）の練習用にと作った絵本です。とくに赤色は視力が未発達な赤ちゃんやお子さんが捉えやすい色とされています。
This book was designed to help with developing children’s perceptions.
For the illustrations, vivid colors were selected in combination with bold outlines to make recognition easy.
In addition, we also created a rhythm for the words so that children may enjoy the book just by listening.
We hope that our book’s question, “What’s this?”, will grow one’s curiosity and interest in the world.
We also recommend this book for infants as their first picture book.
A picture book that conveys love and hugs
愛情を伝えて抱きしめる絵本
I Love You
おいでおいでぎゅー
It is a picture book that you can hug your child while conveying love. “I love you” is the magic word that affirms all things in children. Please convey love to your children through picture books.
愛を伝えながらお子さまを抱きしめられる絵本です。「大好き」は、子どものすべてを肯定する魔法の言葉です。絵本を通じて、お子さまに愛を伝えてあげてくださいね。
The purpose of this picture book is to convey love through the word “I love you”.
“I love you” is a magic word that affirms everything about the child. Just by being told “I love you” by a mother, a child’s heart will feel relieved.
In addition, contact with mothers nurtures attachment and gently strengthens the foundation of a child’s heart.
Please hug your child and tell her “I love you” a lot through this picture book.
We hope that the time you spend reading this picture book will become a precious time for you and your child.
Promote development with picture books
The following are picture books intended to encourage development.
以下は、発達を促すことを目的とした絵本です。
A picture book to practice making choices and expressing one’s intentions
選択や意思表示の練習になる絵本
Which One Do You Like?
どっち？
This is a picture book about choice. It can also be used to practice “joint gaze” in which the child and caregiver look at the same object. It is said that language comprehension progresses when joint gaze becomes possible.
選択をテーマとした絵本です。お子さんと保育者が同じ対象を見る「共同注視」の練習にも。共同注視ができるようになると、言語の理解も進むといわれています。
The first picture book I made for my child. The theme of this picture book is “to be able to choose”.
My child has no words and has been practicing “selection” as a sign of intention for the past few years. Through this picture book, I made it with the hope that I would be able to express my intention, “I like this one!”.
In addition to concrete objects such as “apples” and “bananas,” words that express sensations such as “tickling” and “stroking the head” are also included. I hope you enjoy it while interacting with your child.
Even if you can’t speak the language well, it would be nice if you could point to or touch the one you like to teach.
My face
かお
A picture book for learning emotions. You can learn how to deal with such situations.
感情の学習のための絵本です。こんなときはこんな対応をしたらいいよという対応方法を学べます。
Children with developmental disabilities may have difficulty reading the emotions of others.
At such times, using this picture book will make it easier to understand the feelings of others and your own.
It is also recommended to use it like a picture card when you want to convey your feelings.
Ding Dong!
ぴんぽーん
This is a picture book to practice expectations and predictions. You can enjoy repeating “pin-pon” with the aim of cultivating the feeling of “expectation” about what kind of customer will come next.
期待と予測の練習になる絵本です。次はどんなお客さんがくるのかという、「期待」の感情を育むことを目的に、「ぴんぽーん」の、繰り返しを楽しめます。
A birthday picture book that can be given even if you have a disability
障害があっても贈れる誕生日絵本
A birthday picture book that can be given even if you have a serious disability. There is one for boys and one for girls. You can write your child’s name on the picture book and read it while talking to your child.
重い障害があっても贈れるお誕生日絵本。男の子用と女の子用があります。お名前を書き込むことができ、お子さんに語りかけながら読み聞かせることができます。
At the end, there is also a page where you can write a message to your child and records such as height and weight.
ラストには、わが子へのメッセージや身長・体重などの記録を書き込めるページもご用意しています。
All proceeds from the sale of this picture book will be used to fund the distribution of the picture book to facilities for children with disabilities. Therefore, please note that the price will be slightly higher than other picture books.
なお、この絵本の売り上げは、全額、障害児施設への絵本配布のための資金にします。そのため、他の絵本よりも少し高めの料金設定となりますことをご了承ください。
“Happy Birthday” ~Girls ver.~
ハッピーバースデー 女の子版
▼Watch the image of the story-telling video
“Happy Birthday” ~Boys ver.~
ハッピーバースデー 男の子版
▼Watch the image of the story-telling video
Shape play picture book that makes every day fun
毎日が楽しくなる形あそび絵本
Mekumi「Round rond double circle」
めくみ「まるまるにじゅうまる」
An award-winning picture book author, Mekumi, is a picture book that everyone can enjoy.
受賞経験もある絵本作家めくみによる、誰もが楽しめる形あそび絵本です。
Nim「Savvy?」
Nim「savvy～？～おわかり？～」
*According to the author’s request, the sales of this picture book will be donated to support children with disabilities.
The picture book “savvy~?~Do you understand?~” is a picture book provided by Mr. Nim, an artist who draws art based on squares. Enjoy animal sounds quizzes and artistic illustrations.
※作者の希望により、この絵本の売り上げは、障害児支援のための寄付となります。
絵本「savvy～？～おわかり？～」は、スクエアを基調としたアートを描かれているアーティストＮimさんにご提供いただいた絵本です。動物の鳴き声クイズとアート感のあるイラストを楽しめます。
*This picture book is horizontal A5 size.
Picture book to spread understanding of disabilities
障害理解を広める絵本
Below is a picture book I made to spread awareness of disabilities.
以下は、障害理解を広めるために制作した絵本です。
kidsnaco x Aika Shoji “Yume’s First Time Adventure”
kidsnaco（きづなこ）×しょうじあいか「ゆめちゃんのいえで」
A picture book featuring a girl in a wheelchair. I am creating this work with the message that it is up to you to decide how you perceive obstacles and shortcomings.
車いすの女の子が主人公の絵本。障害も欠点もどう捉えるかは自分次第というメッセージを込めて制作しています。
Works by artists with disabilities
障害者アーティストさまの作品
The following is a picture book using illustrations by artists with disabilities.
以下は、障害者アーティストさまのイラストを使用した絵本です。
Yu Okuyama「Exciting Animal Shop」
奥山優「わくわくアニマルしょうかいじょ」
This illustration was created by a disabled artist.
The story was devised by picture book author Aika Shoji,
borrowing illustrations by Yu Okuyama.
I want people to get to know the great artist Yu Okuyama
through the picture book.
Hinata「Welcome to Hinata’s Town!」
ひなた「ひなタウンへようこそ」
This illustration was created by a disabled artist.
The story was devised by picture book author Aika Shoji,
borrowing illustrations by Hinata Inoue.
I made a picture book for children with illustrations that only he can draw.
*This picture book is A4 square size.
Yusei Matushita「Kamata and Ao’s Great Adventure」
松下侑生『カマタとアオのだいぼうけん』
This illustration was created by a disabled artist.
The story was devised by picture book author Aika Shoji,
borrowing illustrations by Yusei Matushita.
*This picture book is A4 square size.
Hanri Tatehuji「Fish Fish What Fish?」
たてふじはんり『さかな さかな なんだ？』
This illustration was created by a disabled artist.
The story was devised by picture book author Aika Shoji,
borrowing illustrations by Hanri Tatehuji.
*This picture book is A4 square size.
Video for checking the quality of paper
Please watch the video above to check the paper quality of the picture book.
I hope this picture book will reach those who need it.
この絵本が言語を問わず必要な方に届くことを願って
I don’t speak English. Still, I wanted to deliver this picture book to children with difficulties all over the world, so I made this page in poor translation.
I would be happy if I could convey my feelings.
Your support will be encouraging.
Smile to as many children as possible!
From Picture Book Writer Aika Shoji.