Book Categories: Differences

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The Giant King

People say that Rabbie, the carpenter’s son, is a dreamer, but the boy says he works from his heart, carving…

© 2003 Kathleen T. Pelley
Audience: Children

The Junkyard Wonders

Book Cover, The Junkyard Wonders

When young Trisha finds out her class at the new school is known as “The Junkyard” she is devastated. She…

© 2010 Polacco, Patricia
Audience: Children

The Prince Who was Just Himself

The royal couple is looking forward to their third child. “He looks a little different,” muses the king at Prince…

© 2011 Silke Schnee
Audience: Children

The Right to a Full Life

An upbeat account of a mother’s journey parenting twins with different disabilities. It is a tale of advocacy outlining the…

© 2017 Dorothy Fickenscher
Audience: Parent, Professional

Toby! Toby’s Flying Lesson

Meet Toby, a mouse who likes to sing and romp, read, and play. Every day is a new adventure as…

© 2000 Szekeres, Cyndy
Audience: Children

Tom’s Fish

Tom’s favorite birthday present is Jesse, his very own goldfish. There’s only one problem with Jesse. He swims upside down….

© 1994 Coffelt, Nancy
Audience: Children

Toy Tales

Book Cover, Toy Tales

Four toys experience wear and tear, each one worrying that the little boy who owns them will love them less….

© 2000 Cooper, Helen
Audience: Children

Uniquely Brave

Sometimes to overcome your challenges, all you need is bravery. Follow one little boy as he proves that a little…

© 2017 Trace Wilson
Audience: Children

Uniquely Me

Every child worries about being different. Follow one brave little boy as he embarks on a wild adventure and learns…

© 2017 Trace Wilson
Audience: Children

Victoria’s Smile

When Victoria was six years old, doctors treated her for brain cancer. The operation was successful, but the cancer damaged…

© 1995 Geller, Rita
Audience: Children

Violet

Violet is happy that her father has come to pick her up after her first day at a new school….

© 2009 Duprey Stehlik, Tania
Audience: Children

We’re All Special

This delightful picture book stresses the uniqueness and importance of every individual in a multicultural, multifaceted world. Told through an…

© 1995 Maguire, Arlene
Audience: Children

We’re All Wonders

Countless fans have asked R. J. Palacio to write a book for younger readers. With We’re All Wonders, she makes…

© 2017 R. J. Palacio
Audience: Children

What Does Normal Mean?

The 60 minute documentary film “What Does Normal Mean?” follows seven students with disabilities through an academic year as they…

© 2006 Ben Daits, Dale Sonnenberg, Matt Sneddon, Producers
Audience: Adolescents/Teens, Parent, Professional

What It’s Like To Be Me

Written and illustrated entirely by children with disabilities, this wonderful book gives individual accounts from the authors as to what…

© 1984/1995 Edited By Exley, Helen
Audience: Children, Parent, Professional

What Makes Me Special

A children’s book about a little girl who flaps her arms like a bee when she is excited. The moral…

© 2015 Elizabeth McKinney
Audience: Children

What’s Wrong With Timmy?

Touching story about 8 year old Kate and her first meeting with Timmy, a young boy with a developmental disability….

© 2001 Shriver, Maria
Audience: Children

When Charley Met Emma

When Charley goes to the playground and sees Emma, a girl with limb differences who gets around in a wheelchair,…

© 2019 Amy Webb
Audience: Children

Whoever You Are

A celebration of the world’s diverse cultures, both our similarities and differences. Leslie Straub’s innovative, colorful, folk art–style oil paintings of…

© 1997 Fox, Mem
Audience: Children