Keith goes through his day, encountering people who seem different from him (for one thing, they can all wink with…
Keith Edward’s Different Day ” Different Is Just Different”
Book Audiences: Children
The Boy Who Grew Flowers
Rink s grandmother was raised by wolves, his Uncle Dud tames rattlesnakes, and Rink grows beautiful flowers all over his…
Different Croaks For Different Folks: All About Children With Special Learning Needs
This engaging color illustrated book explores the difficulties faced by ‘frogs with a different croak’. Aimed at children with autism…
Lemon The Duck
Neurological issues make Lemon unable to walk, but with the support of a compassionate teacher and her students, Lemon is…
Clumsy Crab
Nipper has huge, clumsy claws which always seem to get in his way when he tries to play with his…
Catalina Magdalena Hoopensteiner Wallendiner Hogan Logan Bogan Was Her Name
The main character has a funny name, and different hair, and large feet, and lots of other differences. Cute rhyming,…
Catherine’s Story
What makes Catherine so special? She can’t talk, and she can’t walk like her cousin Frances can. But Catherine listens…
Violet
Violet is happy that her father has come to pick her up after her first day at a new school….
Oliver
Oliver is different. He enjoys his solitude. He likes playing with his friends, who are puppets, stuffed animals, and other…
Everybody Has Something
“Why me?” We’ve all heard the question, now here’s the answer! Everybody Has Something clearly illustrates to children that we…
The Junkyard Wonders
When young Trisha finds out her class at the new school is known as “The Junkyard” she is devastated. She…
My Grandma Has AIDS: Annisha’s Story
This colorfully illustrated story is written by a little girl, Annisha, and her grandmother, who has AIDS. It illustrates that…
Alex, The Kid With Aids
This is a casually told, even entertaining, story about the adjustment of a boy with AIDS and his classmates, to each other….
Becca And Sue Make Two
Shows children that it’s okay for people to be different and do things in different ways.
Thumbs Up, Rico
In three seperate stories, a boy, Rico, tells how he makes a new friend, helps his sister with a difficult…
We’ll Paint The Octopus Red
As six-year-old Emma anticipates the birth of her new baby brother or sister, she vividly imagines all of the things…
Russ And The Almost Perfect Day
Russ is having an excellent day — his Mom makes his favorite breakfast; he gets ready for school in time…
My Sister Is Special
Nathan shows us that God made everyone different and special, including his sister Rachel who has Down syndrome. Ages 3…
Our Brother Has Down Syndrome: An Introduction For Children
In a simple language, and illustrated with photographs three sisters describe the ways in which little brother Jai, is different…
Let’s Talk About Down Syndrome
By stressing that children with Down syndrome are wonderful, viable members of society, this book removes many stigmas attached.
Tubes In My Ears: Down Syndrome And Surgery
Georgia Villalobos shows how Tori could make light of a challenging situation. Victoria (Tori) was able to make light of…
Too Far Away To Touch
Uncle Leonard is Zoe’s favorite uncle, but he is also ill with AIDS. During a trip to the planetarium, and by…
Taking Down Syndrome To School
This beautifully illustrated and fun-to-read storybook simplifies and normalizes complicated childhood conditions, like Down syndrome. When read aloud, other children…
Russ And The Firehouse
Russ, a five-year-old boy with Down syndrome, tags along with his Uncle Jerry, a fireman, during a day of work…