Book Audiences: Children

Never Sell Yourself Short

Fourteen-year-old Josh was born with achondroplasia, the most common form of dwarfism. He discusses some of the physical challenges, as…

Trudi doesn’t know anybody like her. No one with short arms that can’t reach coat hooks, or short legs that…

Author Patricia McMahon takes us backstage with the Dancing Wheels dance company and into the lives of two young dancers,…

My Brand New Leg is an excellent way of introducing children 9-12 to differently enabled individuals. Wonderfully illustrated, the characters…

This biography covers the one-handed baseball pitcher’s life from his birth in 1967 through his career highlights up until 1993….

Jennifer is diagnosed with JRA, and initially keeps it a secret from her friends. In this story we learn how…

Photographs depict a day in the life of Sam doing her daily exercises, to using a stander, to playing basketball…

Full color photos depict people of all ages using wheelchairs, some manual, some powered. Covers basic info of why some…

Written for a young audience, this book introduces children to reasons why people might use wheelchairs, as well as how…

On a sunny morning in the city, children gather in the park with their chairs. Tall chairs. Small chairs. Wiry…

Jo, a third grader with Muscular Dystrophy, is a little nervous about starting at a new school following a move…

Learning to ski is harder than Will imagined, but he finds help and new possibilities from nine year old Ari…

Oliver Octopus only has five arms, but it doesn’t bother him! Young children with any kind of “disability” or “differences”…

Created for able-bodied students in the 3rd-5th grades, this program features a series of stories and activities to increase awareness…

Clear explanation of JRA, including symptoms, diagnosis, treatment. Tips for coping at home and at school. Lots of quotes directly…

Nicky isn’t thrilled about being a Bridesmaid! But she has hay fever and flowers will make her sneeze and she hates…

Timmy is excited about going to his first day of kindergarten, but notices during bathroom break that other boys don’t…

Becky is excited about going to her first day of kindergarten, but notices during bathroom break that other girls don’t…

Sarah tells about her tools, those that help her walk, and those that help her in the bathroom, her “potty…

When two boys go out with a large bag to collect all the noise they can find, you can be…

Miguel wants a puppy, but not just any puppy. While the farmer tries to talk him out of choosing the…

A small boy, with the aid of his energetic mother, her wheelchair “”zooming machine,”” and a bit of imagination, pretends…

This story about the trials of a fourth grader, who has dwarfism, will entertain and enlighten kids. About to become a…

Five year old Penny Brown is slightly different from the other boys and girls in her kindergarten class. She must…