All The Ways I See by Nas Campanella and Eliza Hull, illustrated by Sophie Beer

Title: All The Ways I See

Author: Nas Campanella and Eliza Hull, illustrated by Sophie Beer

Genre: Contemporary

Publisher: Allen and Unwin

Published: 13^th October 2026

Format: Hardcover

Pages: 24

Price: $24.99

Synopsis: Vividly evoking a blind child’s joyful experience of a day at the beach, this highly accessible picture book comes from a stellar creative team with a range of innovative accessibility features to suit all readers.

I can’t see summer, but it’s clear in my mind.
I hear it, I feel it, in my heart all the time.

This incredibly accessible Australian picture book is a groundbreaking collaboration between Nas Campanella, the National Disability Affairs Reporter for ABC News, and writer, musician and disability advocate, Eliza Hull OAM, gorgeously illustrated by the award-winning Sophie Beer.

All the Ways I See is a joyful, lyrical story about a day at the beach from a blind child’s perspective as she experiences the baking heat, the sticky sand, the hum of the ocean, the smell of hot chips and the splash of the waves.

This book has been designed with blind, low vision, Deaf and/or hard of hearing audiences in mind, as well as families who are looking for stories about mindfulness and living in the moment. Innovative accessibility features include easy-to-turn pages with rounded corners, textured elements for a tactile experience, a link to access audio and sign language interpreted readings and a link to order a braille translation produced by Braille House.

Perfect for:
– All young children and families, with accessibility features for those who are blind, low vision, D/deaf or hard of hearing
– Anyone wanting an experience of summery sensory delight, mindfulness, gratitude and being in the moment
– Fostering empathy, resilience and a sense of wonder

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Join a young blind girl as she explores the beach and shares how she sees it through the smells, the sounds and what she feels. Experience the heat, baking the beach and everyone there. Smell the coconut sunscreen she wears and listen to the sounds of the sea. The young girl shares her experience of how she sees and enjoys the beach with her family.

In this book, she shows the reader her world, how she works with her family to swim and how she plays with her sister in simple yet evocative text that gets the experience of feeling, hearing, smelling and tasting across as part of the beach experience. Because visiting the beach is not just about what we see, it’s about everything else. For someone like this little girl, like Nas and Eliza, their beach experiences are very different, and the way these creators have written this book is something that shows how everyone experiences the world differently.

All The Ways I See is a beautiful accessible picture book by Nas Campanella and Eliza Hull, and illustrated by Sophie Beer. The pages are thicker, and more tactile, with big, bold text alongside bright illustrations by Sophie Beer. Feel the pages. There are little tactile bits that show the sand and the shells along the beach, and the title text on the cover is raised.

This beautiful, inclusive story doesn’t stop there, because there is a QR code to access an audio and an Auslan version in the back, and there will be a link to order a Braille version. This is the first time I have seen something like this, other than bilingual books that either have a double page spread with English and another language, or mix English and another language at times. This one is fantastic, and I think having four different versions, four different ways to get it is an exciting way to put out a picture book.

Most books will have a print, ebook and sometimes an audio version, but this one is kicking it out the park and going it one step further for all kinds of readers, families and schools. I have to admit; I got this one as a surprise and was quite excited when I opened it. I loved the rounded corners that made the pages easier to turn. I loved the story told through senses other than sight, because it made the beach experience so much more sensory. Most people know what the beach looks like, but could you describe the heat, the smells and the sounds? How would you describe it to someone who couldn’t see what you were looking at? This book does just that. It’s a cool way to experience the beach, and to teach readers that not everyone experiences things the way they do. But most importantly, it’s an utter joyful example of disability representation from three fabulous disabled creatives.

This is a wonderful book for everyone, and I do mean everyone because there are several ways to access it. You can use one, all or a combination depending on your needs and what you want to get out of it. Knowing there is an audio version has me wondering who the narrator is, as the voice in this version is such a strong one.

Well done Nas, Eliza and Sophie!