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The upside to children's books is that you don't have to think while reading them, and since they're usually short, they're great additions to the year's reading challenge.

@noahcarver @VE3RWJ Yes. All of this.

@VE3RWJ From a reading perspective UEB appears to be a solution looking for a problem.

@VE3RWJ From a reading perspective UEB appears to be a solution looking for a problem.

@sclower @VE3RWJ Speaking for myself: Because UEB is missing a bunch of contractions in Grade II, it takes up more space. And in a world where braille cells are at a premium, (20-cell braille displays for example), that converts to way more scrolling, which depending on the display being used can be a slow process. All of this contributes to its being cumbersome to read. Separately from this, UEB is just aesthetically displeasing. It's ugly.

@sclower @VE3RWJ Speaking for myself: Because UEB is missing a bunch of contractions in Grade II, it takes up more space. And in a world where braille cells are at a premium, (20-cell braille displays for example), that converts to way more scrolling, which depending on the display being used can be a slow process. All of this contributes to its being cumbersome to read. Separately from this, UEB is just aesthetically displeasing. It's ugly.