Books featuring characters with hearing loss

For children who are Deaf or experience hearing loss, it can be hard to find books that represent them and their experiences. Here is a collection of books featuring children with hearing loss -- some are main characters, while others are side or background characters who wear hearing aids, cochlear implants, or communicate using sign language.

Updated July 15, 2024
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Can bears ski?
Antrobus, Raymond
Paper Book
El Deafo : superpowered edition
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. A John Newbery Medal Winner Now an Apple+ Animated TV Series! ...
Pat-a-cake! : first book of nursery rhymes
Busby, Ailie
Paper Book
Spend time with your toddler exploring this delightful book of nursery rhymes. Here you'll find many well-known rhymes, with a sprinkling of modern variations, for every occasion in a young child's day. This book is bound to become a much-loved addition to every nursery bookcase.
Freddie and the fairy
Donaldson, Julia
Paper Book
In the newest tale from the award-winning author of Room on the Broom, Freddie meets a fairy who grants his every wish--almost   Freddie finds a fairy, tangled in a tree. Freddie is desperate for a pet, so when he rescues Bessie-Belle and she offers to...
Can you feel the noise?
Foster, Stewart
Paper Book
A profound story about inner strength and perseverance in the face of a life-changing event, from the award-winning author of The Bubble Boy. Perfect for fans of R. J. Palacio's Wonder and Lisa Thompson's The Goldfish Boy. 'A wonderful book...
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...
Song for a whale
Kelly, Lynne
Paper Book
A stirring and heart-warming tale of a young deaf girl who is determined to make a difference. For fans of Wonder.

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