Showcasing Our Similarities Through Storytelling
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Happy kids literature provides young minds with great literature, exciting illustrations, and meaningful lessons, that enrich their everyday lives.
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Our focus on representation of all ethnicities, offers an early introduction to the similarities we all share
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Introducing characters and leads of minority descent can lead to a greater understanding of the varying physical appearances of humans and especially, the kids in class…..
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Our mission is to create meaningful literature that encourages positivity and respect between all types of people. We help children understand their core values of equality by focusing on the similarities we all share.
OUR VISION
Our vision is to be the number one source of meaningful literature providers for kids and teenagers to help them be the better version of themselves.
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We are a children's publishing company specializing in publications for children with hearing loss.
Our products engage, connect, and inspire young people through relatable content, role models, and strategies focused on listening, language, and self-advocacy skills.
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Our Team
Melanie Paticoff
Author
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In 2010, Mel wrote Sophie's Tales: Learning to Listen while still an undergraduate student studying deaf education. She saw a need for children's literature featuring characters with hearing loss and was especially inspired by her cousin, Julie, who has cochlear implants and never had a book like this when she was a kid. In 2012, Sophie's Tales: Overcoming Obstacles was written to expand the line and introduced a new character, Champ, who wears glasses. Today, Mel continues her commitment to supporting inclusion, literacy, and self-advocacy for children with hearing loss with Sophie's Tales along with her magazine, Hearing Our Way, for older kids and teens.
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Sophie
Sophie is a Maltipoo (that's a Maltese + Poodle) who loves raising awareness about hearing loss! She was born in 2008, and since then, she has inspired her owner Mel to write two books about her, start a magazine called Hearing Our Way, and has visited lots of schools to read Sophie's Tales! She is a trained therapy dog, so she is allowed to visit schools, hospitals, libraries, and more. Sophie's favorite thing to do is meet kids at her book readings, and kids love that after they meet the real Sophie, they can have their own stuffed animal Sophie dog (with cochlear implants!) to cuddle with for years to come!
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Have you been searching for a character your child can relate to?
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Sophie's Tales is a kid-friendly journey through the cochlear implant process, a resource for families and professionals, and an age-appropriate start to building essential self-advocacy skills.
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This Will Get Your Tail Wagging
Prepare children for upcoming cochlear implant surgery.
Develop early self-advocacy skills by learning from characters' examples.
Increase inclusion in mainstream classrooms through disability awareness.
Reach language & vocabulary targets through literature designed just for them.
Share your child's hearing loss story in the classroom by relating to Sophie's story.
Provide families & professionals with essential tools for children with hearing loss
at home, at school, at the audiologist, or anywhere inclusion is welcome.
Education
2015-2017
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2011-2014
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2007-2010
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Bestseller, LL, OO,
- dog exclusive
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Sophie's Hearing
Journey Starts Here
And your child's does, too.
Join Sophie as she is diagnosed, meets her audiologist, is fit with hearing aids, undergoes cochlear implant surgery, and practices auditory training.
Be the Champion of your Hearing Loss
When Sophie meets Champ, a Labradoodle with glasses, the two learn important lessons about differences, sportsmanship, friendship, and what it really means to be a winner.
PERFECTLY PRICED
Support, engagement, and literacy for all.
Prices start at $39.99 and always include a plush Sophie pal,
so every child can have a cuddly friend with hearing devices
just like them.
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Pssst...
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Can't get enough of Sophie?
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Check out her magazine
Why Sophie's Tales
Sophie's Tales is where it all began, and Sophie's Tales LLC is still the publishing co behind Hearing Our Way, which features adorable Sophie with CI on every cover!
Mel has a unique ability to bring all 3 perspectives of child, parent, and professional together in her products.
One of the First
Created in 2010, Sophie's Tales was one of the first children's books on the market to share the story of a character with cochlear implant.
The Perfect Gift
Whether for cuddle on CI surgery or for introducing CI on the first day of school, Sophie books and cuddly plush will be there for your child.
Frequently asked questions
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Sophie's Tales is rec'd for ages 0-7. Don't miss our publication for children ages 0-21, Hearing Our Way magazine.
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