Pre-K Reads: Celebrate Disability Pride Month!

July is Disability Pride Month - Check out these picture books and nonfiction titles for younger readers that center the stories of people with disabilities.

Updated July 1, 2026
Rochester Public Library RPL Youth Librarians
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Aaron Slater, illustrator
Beaty, Andrea
Paper Book
Aaron Slater loves listening to stories and dreams of one day writing them himself. But when it comes to reading, the letters just look like squiggles to him, and it soon becomes clear he struggles more than his peers. When his teacher asks each child in the class to write a story, Aaron can't...
You're so amazing!
Catchpole, James
Paper Book
A funny, whip-smart, friendly picture book that asks readers to imagine how othering it would feel if strangers believed they had to compensate for a person's disability with every interaction.
Wanda hears the stars : a blind astronomer listens to the universe
Hansen, Amy
Paper Book
A nonfiction picture book biography of astrophysicist Wanda Diaz Merced and how losing her sight didn't stop her from studying the stars. This 2026 Schneider Family Book Award winner is an inspiring true story of a woman scientist of color and a riveting, intersectional STEM read for...
You are enough : a book about inclusion
O'Hair, Margaret
Paper Book
My extraordinary face
Suchyta, Marissa
Paper Book
Celebrate all that makes you...you!   My Extraordinary Face is a groundbreaking picture book that celebrates what makes us unique! Whether a child is living with a facial difference or struggling with bullying, this heartwarming story...

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