About DeafEducate   Our Publications   Publications to come   Daily News   Downloads   Order Form   Order Online   Contact Us   Troubleshooting   Deaf Educate Publications TITLE Tales from Signtown Series Deaf Fairy Tales from Signtown Details .. The Birth of Jesus Series Five stories about the birth of Jesus Details .. The Brian and Simon Series Watch the adventures of two boys, Brian and Simon Details .. The Peter and Kerry Series 8 stories about two young deaf people, Peter Slater and Kerry Button. Peter is oral deaf and Kerry is Deaf. Details .. The Wheatley Series - Beginners A series of books about different people working in Wheatley. Details .. The Wheatley Series - Advanced Readers A series of books about different people working in Wheatley. Details .. No One Told Me I Was Deaf Frank Essery’s journey into discovering his Deaf identity. Details .. Abbas Comes To College Story of a deaf refugee going to college and getting lost one day. And he was most calm! Details .. Leaving Deaf School Rob is unhappy because he has just left his deaf school and is at a mainstream college. How will he get on? Details .. Tales from Signtown Enjoy the stories from Signtown Author: Nick Sturley Signer: Frank Essery Cinderella King Harlan, whose magnificent castle presides proudly over Signtown, decides to throw two royal balls at the castle in the hope of finding a wife for his eldest son, Prince Charming. This sets every girl in town dreaming about becoming a princess and, subsequently, the future Queen. Cinderella, a poor but beautiful girl who lives with her ill-natured stepmother and step-sisters, Cochella and Orellano, is told that she cannot go to the balls. She is then forced to help her two step-sisters ready themselves for the celebrations, whilst being cruelly taunted by them. However, Cinderella still dreams about going to the balls and she has an unexpected visitor who would gladly help her... Price: £14 ISBN 1-905272-48-0 Click to get a pdf sample of the story Click to download the order form Click to order the eBook online Elves and The Shoemaker Ernest runs a small shoemaking shop in Signtown. He and his wife, Wilma, can barely make ends meet due to competition from the bigger shops nearby. Eventually, Ernest only has enough leather left to make one more pair of shoes. He decides to leave for the night, only to discover the next morning that the leather has been made into a beautiful pair of shoes which are soon snapped up by a familiar customer. With the money, Ernest is able to buy enough leather for two more pairs of shoes and again, mysteriously, the leather is made into two beautiful pairs of shoes overnight. Every time Ernest lays out his leather, beautiful shoes are made overnight and soon his shop is doing a roaring trade. But who is doing this? Ernest and Wilma decide to find out... Price: £14 ISBN 1-905272-47-2 Click to get a pdf sample of the story Click to download the order form Click to order the eBook online The Sorcerer's Apprentice After quitting his job as a newsboy with the Signtown Chronicle, enthusiastic Felix applies for an apprenticeship to work with an old, hump-backed sorcerer at his house in the Epee Mountains. After taking him in, the sorcerer teaches Felix the basics of magic and makes him to do all the chores around the house. Felix is very keen to learn all kinds of spells but is told that he must be patient. Then, one day, the sorcerer is called away and much to his dismay Felix is told to fill the cauldron with water from the Grand River Laurent on the other side of the mountain, a job that will take him all day. As soon as the sorcerer is gone, Felix decides to use a magic spell to command a broomstick to fill the cauldron with water brought in from the river, but this decision soon has disastrous consequences... Price: £14 ISBN 1-905272-46-4 Click to get a pdf sample of the story Click to download the order form Click to order the eBook online Puss in Boots A poor, orphaned miller’s son, Joseph, is left with a cat named Puss who soon reveals that he is Deaf and can sign like his master. Puss is also very smart and says that he can help Joseph make his fortune, but first he needs a pair of yellow boots, a bag and a feathered hat. Joseph happily obliges and, after getting these items, Puss in Boots captures a rabbit and presents it to King Harlan claiming it is a gift from the ‘Marquis of Carabas’. Soon enough, the sneaky cat wins over the king then cleverly arranges for Joseph to be rescued by the King’s men. Joseph soon wins the attentions of the King’s youngest daughter, Princess Ursula. But Puss in Boots is not done just yet... Price: £14 ISBN 1-905272-45-6 Click to get a pdf sample of the story Click to download the order form Click to order the eBook online Red Riding Hood Deaf Red Riding Hood's hearing Granny, who can sign a little, is feeling unwell, so Red Riding Hood sets off from her home in Signtown to visit her Granny at the other side of the Forest of Dean, wearing her favourite red cape and carrying a basket with a cake in it as a surprise. Along the way, she meets her best friend, Goldilocks, and they travel to Five Point Crossroads, north of Signtown, before going their separate ways. Soon afterwards, Red Riding Hood meets a seemingly charming Big Bad Wolf in the forest. Despite having been warned by her mother not to talk to strangers, Red Riding Hood falls under the charm of the preying wolf, who has something horrid in mind... Price: £14 ISBN 1-905272-41-3 Click to get a pdf sample of the story Click to download the order form Click to order the eBook online Goldilocks After bidding goodbye to her best friend, Red Riding Hood, at Five Point Crossroads, Goldilocks strays off the path and soon gets lost near the Epee Mountains. She discovers a wooden cottage which belongs to a happy family of three bears: Large Father Bear, Medium Mother Bear (both hearing) and their proud Deaf son, Little Boy Bear. The bear family are out for a walk to allow their hot porridge time to cool down when Goldilocks, seeking for help, enters their house and decides to sample their three bowls of porridge, sit on their three chairs and then lie down on their three beds, where she promptly falls asleep. The three bears return to discover that they're not alone in the house... Price: £14 ISBN 1-905272-42-1 Click to get a pdf sample of the story Click to download the order form Click to order the eBook online Jack and the Beanstalk Jack and his mother live in the far south of Signtown and are very poor and hungry; so hungry that Jack sometimes sneaks his school dinners out of Burwood High School to help feed his mother. They survive on milk from their only cow but when it stops producing milk, Jack takes it to Signtown’s main market to sell it for money to buy food. There, he meets a sly old man who exchanges the cow for some magic beans. Angry with Jack for his stupidity, his mother throws the beans out. The next day, outside their house, a huge beanstalk has grown all the way up into the sky. Jack climbs up it and sees a giant castle occupied by a sign language-hating ogre and his golden hearted wife. Jack soon discovers the castle is laden with gold and decides to steal the riches, but can he evade the ogre...? Price: £14 ISBN 1-905272-43-X Click to get a pdf sample of the story Click to download the order form Click to order the eBook online Three Little Pigs Signtown is so full that there is hardly any room left to build new homes in the town. On the advice of their mother, Pig Sow, the three little pigs decide to build their new homes outside Signtown. Pig Miles, the youngest of the three, loves straw and wants to build a house made of straw. Pig Miner favours wood and wants to build a wooden house. Pig Maginn, the oldest and smartest of the three, is a bricklayer and wants to build a brick house. But a familiar face, wanted by the Signtown police for a previous assault on Red Riding Hood and her grandmother, emerges and destroys Miles' straw and Miner's wooden houses with his infamous big blows. Can he outsmart Maginn, the smartest pig of all, in order to destroy his beloved brick house and gobble up all three little pigs...? Price: £14 ISBN 1-905272-44-8 Click to get a pdf sample of the story Click to download the order form Click to order the eBook online The Birth of Jesus Series Read the stories detailing how Mary gave birth to Jesus. Author: Roslyn Robinson Signers: Roslyn Robinson/Joselyn Taylor/Trishy Gibson Angel Gabriel How Mary found out that she was to be the mother of Jesus. Price: £8 ISBN 1-905272-00-6 Click to get a pdf sample of the story Click to download the order form Click to order the eBook online Mary and Joseph Mary told Joseph and he was doubtful until an angel came into his dreams. Price: £8 ISBN 1-905272-01-4 Click to get a pdf sample of the story Click to download the order form Click to order the eBook online The Little Town of Bethlehem Joseph and Mary had to travel to Bethlehem and there Jesus was born. Price: £8 ISBN 1-905272-02-2 Click to get a pdf sample of the story Click to download the order form Click to order the eBook online The Shepherds On the hills of Bethlehem, some shepherds were the first to be told of Jesus' birth. An angel told them to find Jesus. Price: £8 ISBN 1-905272-03-0 Click to get a pdf sample of the story Click to download the order form Click to order the eBook online The Three Wise Men Three wise men were seeking for Jesus. King Herod wanted to know where was Jesus so that he could order his soldiers to kill him. He met the three wise men and asked them where Jesus was. Price: £8 ISBN 1-905272-04-9 Click to get a pdf sample of the story Click to download the order form Click to order the eBook online Top The Brian and Simon Series Watch the adventures of two boys, Brian and Simon in the following books. Author/Signer: Steve Gibson Catching a Robber Brian and Simon see a robbery and try to catch the thief. However, all is not what it seems... Price: £8 ISBN 1-905272-00-6 Click to get a pdf sample of the story Click to download the order form Click to order the eBook online The Baby Birds Simon finds a nest of thrushes in his garden. The boys climb up the tree to find baby birds in the nest. All is well until one day a cat comes into the garden... Price: £8 ISBN 1-905272-01-4 Click to get a pdf sample of the story Click to download the order form Click to order the eBook online The Dog Brian and Simon get a job as dog walkers. Whilst they are in the park the dog sees a cat... Price: £8 ISBN 1-905272-02-2 Click to get a pdf sample of the story Click to download the order form Click to order the eBook online The Flowers It's Mother's Day and Simon wants to buy some flowers for his mum. When he gets to town he doesn't have enough money to pay for the bunch he wants. Will his mother get flowers for Mother's Day? Price: £8 ISBN 1-905272-03-0 Click to get a pdf sample of the story Click to download the order form Click to order the eBook online The Lost Key Brian and Simon go to a football match. On their way home it starts raining, but they've lost their key to get in! Price: £8 ISBN 1-905272-04-9 Click to get a pdf sample of the story Click to download the order form Click to order the eBook online Washing Cars Brian and Simon are cleaning cars for pocket money. This seems easy enough, but things can go wrong... Price: £8 ISBN 1-905272-05-7 Click to get a pdf sample of the story Click to download the order form Click to order the eBook online The Kite Brian gets a kite for his birthday and Simon and Brian decide to go and fly it in the park. However the wind is strong and the kite gets blown away. Will they ever find the kite again? Price: £8 ISBN 1-905272-06-5 Click to get a pdf sample of the story Click to download the order form Click to order the eBook online The Video It's the night of a big England football match. Simon's father has to go out and wants Simon to record the game for him. However, Simon doesn't realise that the tape is not rewound. Will Simon's father be able to see the game? Price: £8 ISBN 1-905272-07-3 Click to get a pdf sample of the story Click to download the order form Click to order the eBook online Top The Peter and Kerry Series Stories about two young deaf people, Peter Slater and Kerry Button. Peter is oral deaf and Kerry is Deaf. They both go to two different mainstream schools and there they encounter problems. Their paths cross at the end. Will they both accept and respect each other? Author/signer: Steve Gibson That Moment Peter Slater is at Wickwood School and he is oral deaf. He is very conscious about his cochlear implant and he tries very hard to be “one of them”. He is reasonably happy until one day his world turns upside down. Price: £14 ISBN 1-905272-08-2 Click to get a pdf sample of the story Click to download the order form Click to order the eBook online The Aftermath Peter has to tell his parents that he has been involved in a fight at Wickwood school. He remembers his sister telling him when he was a baby and he had his cochlear implant. His father talks to him about having deaf friends but he would not have it. Price: £14 ISBN 1-905272-10-3 Click to get a pdf sample of the story Click to download the order form Click to order the eBook online The Realisation Peter has his hearing best friend, Terry, confronting him on his attitudes. Terry accuses Peter of not accepting a Deaf boy as one of them. Peter realises then he could not accept his deafness. Price: £14 ISBN 1-905272-12-9 Click to get a pdf sample of the story Click to download the order form Click to order the eBook online The Uncertainty Peter’s school is playing Haslebury school in football and is shocked to see Deaf people watching the match. One of them recognises Peter. He tries to avoid them but they approach him. He makes an awkward situation of it and he feels bad about it. He feels uncertain and now he does not see himself as deaf or hearing. Price: £14 ISBN 1-905272-14-6 Click to get a pdf sample of the story Click to download the order form Click to order the eBook online Kerry’s World Kerry Button is Deaf and is proud of it. She goes to Haselbury school, a mainstream school, with two deaf children. She feels she is up to it until one afternoon during a class, she experiences something that makes her question her expectations. Price: £14 ISBN 1-905272-09-9 Click to get a pdf sample of the story Click to download the order form Click to order the eBook online Kerry’s Despair Kerry is unhappy about her expectations and her deaf friends’ acceptance of their futures. She is having a date with John, a hearing person. She attends her review meeting and sees a woman there she has not meet before. She thinks, “Yet another meeting.“ Until the woman signs … Price: £14 ISBN 1-905272-11-2 Click to get a pdf sample of the story Click to download the order form Click to order the eBook online Kerry’s Identity Kerry is feeling good after the review meeting and seeing the Deaf social worker. She goes to the Deaf youth club where she meets Deaf friends she hasn’t met for ages. She feels a big boost to her Deaf identity. Price: £14 ISBN 1-905272-13-8 Click to get a pdf sample of the story Click to download the order form Click to order the eBook online Kerry’s Pride Kerry is having a smashing time in a café with John, a hearing boy. Until three hearing friends of John comes along and she feels humiliated. She runs out of the café and her pride is hurt. She is envious of her hearing sister, Holly, for her ability to be hearing and “deaf”. Price: £14 ISBN 1-905272-15-4 Click to get a pdf sample of the story Click to download the order form Click to order the eBook online Top The Wheatley Series - Beginners A series of books about different people working in Wheatley. This series is for readers/signers who are new to reading or BSL. Author: Steve Gibson Signers: Frank Essery/Tracey Lawton The Butcher The Butcher at work in Wheatley. Everything is changing and Mr Jones is not happy about it all! Price: £8 ISBN 1-905272-16-2 Click to get a pdf sample of the story Click to download the order form Click to order the eBook online The Dinner Lady Mrs Norris, the dinner lady, hard at work at the school! Price: £8 ISBN 1-905272-18-9 Click to get a pdf sample of the story Click to download the order form Click to order the eBook online The Paper Boy Kevin is the paper boy and he has to get up early to post newspapers. Price: £8 ISBN 1-905272-20-0 Click to get a pdf sample of the story Click to download the order form Click to order the eBook online The Postman Eric Gregory has been posting for 20 years! A long time! Price: £8 ISBN 1-905272-22-7 Click to Click to download the order form Click to order the eBook online Top The Wheatley Series - Advanced Readers A series of books about different people working in Wheatley. This series is for readers/signers who have acquired skills in reading or BSL. Author: Steve Gibson Signers: Frank Essery/Tracey Lawton The Butcher The Butcher at work in Wheatley. Everything is changing and Mr Jones is not happy about it all! Price: £10 ISBN 1-905272-017-0 Click to get a pdf sample of the story Click to download the order form Click to order the eBook online The Dinner Lady Mrs Norris, the dinner lady, hard at work at the school! Price: £10 ISBN 1-905272-19-7 Click to get a pdf sample of the story Click to download the order form Click to order the eBook online The Paper Boy Kevin is the paper boy and he has to get up early to post newspapers. Price: £10 ISBN 1-905272-21-9 Click to get a pdf sample of the story Click to download the order form Click to order the eBook online The Postman Eric Gregory has been posting for 20 years! A long time! Price: £10 ISBN 1-905272-23-5 Click to get a pdf sample of the story Click to download the order form Click to order the eBook online Top No One Told Me I Was Deaf Frank Essery’s journey into discovering his Deaf identity. He relates his experiences being only the deaf member of his family and his schooling. He went to Alice Elliott and subsequently to mainstream secondary school. He ended up at Doncaster College for the Deaf and there his eyes were opened. Author/Signer: Frank Essery Price: £14 ISBN 1-905272-24-2 Click to get a pdf sample of the story Click to download the order form Click to order the eBook online Top Abbas Comes To College Story of a deaf refugee going to college and getting lost one day. And he was most calm! Author: Rachel O'Neill Signer: Frank Essery Price: £8 ISBN 1-905272-25-9 Click to get a pdf sample of the story Click to download the order form Click to order the eBook online Top Leaving Deaf School Rob is unhappy because he has just left his deaf school and is at a mainstream college. How will he get on? Author: Rachel O'Neill Signer: Frank Essery Price: £8 ISBN 1-905272-26-X Click to get a pdf sample of the story Click to download the order form Click to order the eBook online Top Download a demo of a DeafEducate e-Book here. If you have any questions about our publications, please feel free to contact us Home     |   e-Books   |   e-Books to come   |   Daily News   |   Downloads   |   Order Forms   |   Order Online   |   Contacts   |   Troubleshooting   |