Children dancing.jpg (4748 bytes)Children’s Books about Kids with
Disabilities

 

Easy Books
Shelved by Author’s Last Name

Carter, Alan R. Dustin’s Big School Day (Down Syndrome)

Carter, Jimmy. The Little Baby Snoogle Fleejer (Physical Disability)

Casely, Judith. Harry and Willy and Carrothead (Physical Disability)

Clavell, James. James Clavell’s Thrump-O-Moto: A Fantasy (Physical Disability)

Condra, Estelle. See the Ocean (Blindness)

Fleming, Virginia. Be Good to Eddie Lee (Down Syndrome)

Herman, Helen & Bill. Jenny’s Magic Wand (Blindness)

Lears, Laurie. Ben has Something to Say (Stuttering)

A Cane in her Hand (Blindness)

Mayer, Gina & Mercer. A Very Special Critter (Physical Disability)

Meyers, Cindy. Rolling Along with Goldilocks and the Three Bears (Physical Disability)

Millman, Isaac. Moses Goes to a Concert (Deafness)

Osofky, Audrey. My Buddy (Muscular Dystrophy)

Rabe, Berniece. Where’s Chimpy? (Down Syndrome)

Rickert, Janet Elizabeth. Russ and the Apple Tree Surprise (Down Syndrome)

Robinet, Harriette. Jay and the Marigold (Cerebral Palsy)

Sanford, Doris. Help! Fire! (Physical Disability)

Stuve-Boden, Stephanie. We’ll Paint the Octopus Red (Down Syndrome)

The Best Worst Brother (Down Syndrome)

Wright, Betty Ren. My Sister is Different (Mental Disability)

Juvenile Fiction
Shelved by Author’s Last Name

Berenstain, Stan. Berenstain Bears and the Wheelchair Commando (Physical Disability)

Burnett, Frances. The Secret Garden (Physical Disability)

Carrick, Carol. Stay Away from Simon (Mental Disability)

Christopher, Matt. Fighting Tackle (Down Syndrome)

Christopher, Matt. Wheel Wizards (Physical Disability)

Conly, Jane Leslie. Crazy Lady (Mental Disability)

Fassler, Joan. Howie Helps Himself (Cerebral Palsy)

Gantos, Jack. Joey Pigza Swallowed the Key (ADHD)

Joey Pigza Loses Control (ADHD)

Gorman, Carol. Chelsea and the Green Haired Kid (Physical Disability)

Griffith, Connie. Secret Behind Closed Doors (Down Syndrome)

Griffith, Connie. The Shocking Discovery (Down Syndrome)

Haddix, Margaret Peterson. Because of Anya (Physical Disability)

Harshman, Marc. The Storm (Physical Disability)

Hessee, Karen. Wish on a Unicorn (Mental Disability)

Janover, Caroline. Zipper: the Kid with ADHD (ADHD)

MacIntyre, Elisabeth. The Purple Mouse (Deafness)

Matlin, Marlee. Deaf Child Crossing (Deafness)

Pascal, Francine. Won’t Someone Help Anna (Physical Disability)

Rounds, Glen.  Blind Outlaw (Speech Disability)

Shriver, Maria.  What's Wrong with Timmy? (Mental Disability)

Taylor, Theodore. Timothy of the Cay (Blindness)

Thompson, Mary.  Andy and his Yellow Frisbee (Autism)

My Brother Matthew (Physical Disability)

Turnbull, Agnes. The White Lark (Physical Disability)

Wright, Betty Ren. Out of the Dark (Physical Disability)

Juvenile Non-Fiction
Shelved by Call Number

Heelan, Jamee. Can you Hear a Rainbow? (Deafness)
J 362.42 HEELA

Heelan, Jamee R. The Making of my Special Hand: Madison’s Story (Physical Disability)
J 617.57503 HEELA

Litchfield, Ada B. A Button in her Ear (Deafness)
J 617.8 LITCH

McMahon, Patricia. Listen for the Bus: David’s Story (Blindness)
J 362.41 MCMAH

Moss, Deborah M.  Lee the Rabbit with Epilepsy (Epilepsy)
J 616.853 MOSS

Moss, Deborah M.  Shelley the Hyperactive Turtle (ADHD)
J 618.928589 MOSS

Rickert, Janet.   Russ and the Firehouse (Down Syndrome)
J 628.925 RICKE

Swenson, Judy Harris. Learning my Way: I’m a Winner! (Learning Disability)
J 371.9 SWE