Children's books about differing abilitiesUnpublished

Books that showcase different abilities and disabilities in a way children will understand or relate to.

A few topics included: hearing impaired, visually impaired, anxiety, PTSD, wheelchair users, cerebral palsy, down syndrome, ADHD, limb differences, service animals, dyslexia, learning disabilities, autism.

Updated June 19, 2023

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Children's books about differing abilities

Books that showcase different abilities and disabilities in a way children will understand or relate to.

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I don't like birthday parties

Gaspari, Maureen

Paper Book

More than anything, Lucas wants to enjoy birthday parties like his friends... but he is overwhelmed by all of the sights, sounds and sensations that come with celebrations. When he gets invited to a birthday party for his friend, he makes a brave plan to join in, thinking that he should act like...

Dachy's deaf

Hughes, Jack (Children's book illustrator)

Paper Book

Dachy wears a hearing aid. But sometimes, when his friends get too noisy, he likes to turn it off to get some peace and quiet. One day, when his hearing aid is off, Dachy falls asleep and ends up floating down the river towards a waterfall and a hungry crocodile. Can his friends rescue him in...

I talk like a river

Scott, Jordan 1978-

Paper Book

Susan laughs

Willis, Jeanne.

Paper Book

Susan laughs, she sings, she's good, she is bad - in fact Susan is no different from any other child. She is in a wheel chair, but that does not mean that she isn't just like me, just like you.

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