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The Iowa Library for the Blind and Print Disabled provides Iowans resources, programming, and accessible reading materials for those who are blind or whose physical abilities require the use of books and magazines in audio, braille, or large print. Our Instructional Materials Center provides Iowa students with accessible educational materials.

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Book cover for The Art of Racing in the Rain by Garth Stein, featuring a golden retriever looking out from the passenger seat of a classic red racing car alongside a dark-haired man. The background shows a lush green hillside under the bold, white title text.
The Art of Racing in the Rain
by Garth Stein
Book cover for Stay by Allie Larkin, showing a German Shepherd puppy peeking out of a cardboard shipping box overflowing with packing peanuts. The scene is set against a solid green background, with a red, heart-shaped tag hanging from the title text
Stay
by Allie Larkin
Book cover for Old Yeller by Fred Gipson, showing a soft-focus, sepia-toned portrait of a yellow dog looking calmly forward. The title is written in prominent red lettering at the top, and a silver Newbery Honor medal rests in the bottom-left corner.
Old Yeller
by Fred Gipson
Book cover for Travels with Charley by John Steinbeck, showing a stylized, vector-art landscape of green rolling hills. A small silhouette of a man and his dog stand beside a camper truck, looking toward a distant city skyline beneath a bright orange setting sun.
Travels with Charley
by John Steinbeck
Book cover for A Dog's Purpose by W. Bruce Cameron, featuring an extreme close-up of a golden retriever's face. The dog's warm brown eyes, nose, and slightly open mouth are the central focus, with the book title printed in large black letters across the top.
A Dog’s Purpose
by W. Bruce Cameron

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