Kids like me: Books with Deaf characters

Celebrate and explore Deaf culture with these pukapuka featuring Deaf characters.

Updated June 30, 2024
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El deafo
Bell, Cece
Paper Book
Cece Bell's #1 New York Times bestseller graphic novel El Deafo is the origin story of a student with hearing loss and a hearing aid becoming a superhero.   Newbery Medal Winner * Now an Apple+ Animated TV Series!

Comics, manga, and graphic novels

Hello universe
Kelly, Erin Entrada
Paper Book
Winner of the 2018 Newbery Medal. This is a funny and poignant story about unexpected friendships.

Chapter books

Wonderstruck : a novel in words and pictures
Selznick, Brian.
Paper Book
Don't miss Selznick's other novels in words and pictures, The Invention of Hugo Cabret and The Marvels, which together with Wonderstruck, form an extraordinary thematic trilogy!In this groundbreaking tour de force, Caldecott Medalist and bookmaking pioneer Brian Selznick...

Chapter books

You don't know everything, Jilly P!
Gino, Alex
Paper Book
A new novel from Alex Gino, the award-winning author of George! Jilly thinks she's figured out how life works. But when her sister Emma is born Deaf, she realizes how much she still has to learn. A big fantasy reader, Jilly connects with another fan, Derek, who is a Deaf Black ASL user. She goes to...

Chapter books


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