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More Than What Eyes See: A Book about Blindness

Contributors:

Miso Kwak (Author)

Thais Mesquita (Illustrator)

Contributors: Miso Kwak (Author) ; Thais Mesquita (Illustrator)

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BISAC categories: Juvenille Fiction -> Disability ->

BISAC categories: Juvenille Fiction -> Social Themes -> Self-Esteem & Self-Reliance

BISAC categories: Juvenille Fiction -> Concepts -> Senses & Sensation

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A blind child shares her joys, struggles, and self-confidence.

In More Than What Eyes See, Maya explains what it's like to be blind. Sometimes she feels left out when she can't do all the things sighted kids can do. But then she remembers her many great qualities and abilities. She's curious, brave, confident, and creative. She reads Braille, plays sports with her friends, and enjoys painting and writing. With the help of her cane, Maya confidently navigates the world without sight--even if she occasionally wishes her eyes could see. Maya loves being who she is.

Highlights:
  • Written by an author who has been blind since birth, drawing on her own childhood experience.
  • Offers an honest portrayal of life as a blind child, including assistive technology, mobility aids, and accessible activities.
  • Celebrates disability joy and offers an empowering self-representation for disabled kids.
  • Helps children develop empathy and understanding with first-person storytelling from a child's perspective.
  • Centers disabled voices by drawing on the author's experience with blindness.

The Disability Books for Kids series explores visible and invisible disability in the first person, as seen through the eyes of children and written from lived experience. The series builds allyship, challenges ableism, and celebrates difference, empowering and educating all readers. Each book includes an author's note to the reader.

ISBN-13: 9798885547307
Author: Kwak, Miso, Mesquita, Thais
Publisher: Free Spirit Publishing

Product Details

ISBN-13: 9798885547307

Publish Date: March 24, 2026

On Sale Date: January 1, 0001

Language: English

Pages: 36

Dimensions: 9.92 × 8.01 × 0.13 in

Weight: 0.34 lbs

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