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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Kids like me: Books with Deaf characters

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

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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

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 Honor Winner * Now an Apple+ Animated TV Series!

Comics, manga, and graphic novels

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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