Six Dots. A Story of Young Louis Braille

Written by Jen Bryant
Illustrated by Boris Kulikov

Grade:

K-3

ISBN-13:

978-0449813379

Publisher:

Alfred Knopf (2016)

Written from Louis's perspective, this book introduces us to Braille's childhood, the accident in his father’s shop that rendered him blind, and his frightening entrance into a "dark and dangerous" world. Louis learned to use his other senses, but longed for books that he could read. At a school for the blind, the Headmaster showed students a code the French army was using with dots for sounds. After several years of hard work, Louis developed a tactile alphabet that anyone could read. An inspiring look into the life of a young person who wouldn’t take no for an answer.