Children's Book Suggestions | Disability Pride Month Picture Books

A diverse selection of picture books celebrating a variety of disabilities, including neurodivergence.

Looking for more children's books about the disability experience? Try our Disability Pride Month Chapter Books list for readers in Grades 2-7 and the American Library Association's Schneider Family Book Award winners & honor books.

Updated May 17, 2024
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Can bears ski?
Antrobus, Raymond
Paper Book

A small bear who has trouble hearing the world around him until he visits an audiologist, who fits him with hearing aids. (Picture Book Age 3-7)

What happened to you?
Catchpole, James
Paper Book
The first ever picture book addressing how a disabled child might want to be spoken to. What happened to you? Was it a shark? A burglar? A lion? Did it fall off? Every time Joe goes out the questions are the same . . . what...

An award-winning story from English author James Catchpole, who uses gentle humor to navigate an all-too-common question asked of people with visible disabilities. (Picture Book Age 4-8)

The black book of colors
Cottin, Menena.
Paper Book
An award-winning, unforgettable black book about colour, which shows you how to "see" without your eyes.It can be hard for a sighted person to imagine what it is like to be blind. But in this breathtaking, ground-breaking and award-winning colour book, Menena Cottin and Rosana Faria try to convey...
Braille and textured illustrations provide a tactile guide to colors as experienced through touch in an accessible book for both sighted and non-sighted readers. (Picture Book Age 4-8)
Leo and the octopus
Marinov, Isabelle
Paper Book
A stylish, sensitive picture book focusing on Asperger's Syndrome in a unique and humorous way.

An encounter with Maya the octopus helps a young boy with sensory sensitivities feel less alone in a sometimes-overwhelming world. (Picture Book Age 4-8)

I talk like a river
Scott, Jordan
Paper Book

A trip to the river with his father helps a young boy see his stutter in a new way after a bad speech day at school in this story based on a true event from the author's childhood. (Picture Book Age 4-8)

The lemonade stand
Reid, C. L.
Paper Book
It's summer, and Emma and Izzie are bored and broke. Setting up a lemonade stand is a sweet way to solve both those problems! But running a business isn't as easy as it seems. Hopefully their hard work will pay off! Emma is deaf and often uses sign language to communicate, and this early chapter...

Deaf-blind author C.L. Reid incorporates ASL into this easy reader series about a young girl who uses cochlear implants and sign language to navigate the everyday challenges of childhood. (Easy Readers Level 4)


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