Book Categories: Physical Disability

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My Brand New Leg

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

© 2001 North, Sharon Rae
Audience: Children, Parent, Professional

My Buddy

Book Cover, My Buddy

A young boy with Muscular Dystrophy tells how he is teamed up with a dog trained to do things for…

© 1992 Osofsky, Audrey
Audience: Children

My Chair

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

© 2004 James, Betsy
Audience: Children

My Dad the Superhero

This is a book about a dad that is an amputee and his son, Milo who thinks his dad’ prosthetic…

© 2016 Sara Cook
Audience: Children

Never Sell Yourself Short

Book Cover, 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…

© 2001 Riggs, Stephanie
Audience: Children

Nick Joins In

Nick begins to go to a regular school in a regular classroom. This story tells of Nick’s fitting in and…

© 1980 Lasker, Joe
Audience: Children

Oliver’s High Five

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

© 1998 Brown, Beverly Swerdlow
Audience: Children

One, Two, Three Run

Little movers run, climb, crawl or jump – everybody loves to move! Fast or slow, up or down, alone or…

© 2013 Carol Thompson
Audience: Children

Princess Pooh

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Jealous of her sister’s royal treatment as she sits in her wheelchair, Patty Jean tries out the convenience and discovers life…

© 1989 Muldoon, Kathleen M.
Audience: Children

Red Riding Hood Races The Big Bad Wolf

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This is a modern day twist on the old classic, this story conveys lessons in hard work, determination and a…

© 1999 Paul, Richard
Audience: Children

Rescue and Jessica

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Rescue thought he’d grow up to be a Seeing Eye dog, it’s the family business, after all. When he gets…

© 2018 Jessica Kensky, Patrick Downes
Audience: Children

Roxy the Raccoon

This is a story to help children learn about disability and inclusion. Roxy lives in the forest with her three…

© 2018 Alice Reeves and Phoebe Kirk
Audience: Children

Sam Uses A Wheelchair

Book Cover, Sam Uses A Wheelchair

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

© 2005 Powell, Jillian
Audience: Children

Some Kids Wear Leg Braces

Teach diversity and tolerance to young readers, and help them understand and appreciate those children who have health differences. Colorful…

© 2008 Lola M. Schaefer
Audience: Children

Strangers Assume My Girlfriend Is My Nurse

With his signature acerbic wit and hilarious voice, twenty-something author, blogger, and entrepreneur Shane Burcaw is back with an essay…

© 2019 Shane Burcaw
Audience: Adolescents/Teens, Parent, Professional

Super Sticks

What are some of the uses for forearm crutches? See how Deborah uses hers. Persistence and inspiration shines through in…

© 2008 Newkirk, Lisa
Audience: Children