Category: Childrens

• ‘Kami and the Yaks’- Stryer, Andrea Stenn

  Just before the start of a new trek, a Sherpa family discovers that their yaks are missing. Young Kami, anxious to help his brother and father maintain their livelihood, sets off by himself to find the wandering herd. A spunky deaf child who is unable to speak, Kami attempts to summon the yaks with his…

  The Disability Archives

  24th Dec 2023

  Age, Author, Book Type, Childrens, D, Deaf, Disability, Fiction, Genre, Hearing Disability, Picture Books, Realistic, S

  Animals, Childrens, Deaf, Fiction, Hearing Disability, Nepal, Picture Book, Realistic Fiction, Sherpa MC, Stand Alone, Submitted Book, The Himalayas

• ‘Jodie’s Journey’- Thiele, Colin

  It was the most wonderful moment in Jodie’s life. For her, the whole world seemed to sing with joy. The sky seemed brighter and the sunshine more golden. When Jodie Carpenter won the Greenvale Junior Show Jumping Championship there were tears of happiness in her eyes. She was not to know that she was about…

  The Disability Archives

  23rd Dec 2023

  Age, Arthritis, Author, Book Type, Childrens, Disability, Fiction, Genre, Juvenile Arthritis, Middle-Grade, Novels, Physical Disability, Realistic, Rheumatoid Arthritis, T, Young Adult

  1980S, Arthritis, Australia, Childrens, Fiction, Horses, Juvenile Arthritis, Middle-Grade, Novel, Physical Disability, Rheumatoid Arthritis, Stand Alone, Submitted Book, Young Adult

• ‘I Talk Like a River’- Scott, Jordan

  What if words got stuck in the back of your mouth whenever you tried to speak? What if they never came out the way you wanted them to? Sometimes it takes a change of perspective to get the words flowing. I wake up each morning with the sounds of words all around me. And I…

  The Disability Archives

  22nd Dec 2023

  Age, Author, Book Type, Childrens, Disability, Fiction, Genre, Picture Books, Realistic, S, Speech Disability, Stutter

  Childrens, Fiction, Picture Book, Poetry, Realistic Fiction, Speech Disability, Stand Alone, Stutter, Submitted Book

• ‘Follow My Leader’- Garfield, James B.

  A heartwarming story about a boy and his guide dog, for fans of Where the Red Fern Grows and Because of Winn-Dixie . After Jimmy is blinded in an accident with a firecracker, he has to relearn all the things he used to know – how to get dressed, how to find his way around…

  The Disability Archives

  8th Dec 2023

  Age, Author, Blind, Book Type, Childrens, Disability, Disability Aid User, Fiction, G, Genre, Guide Dog User, Middle-Grade, Novels, Realistic, Visual Disability

  1950s, Blind, Childrens, Fiction, Guide Dog User, Historical, Middle-Grade, Novel, Realistic Fiction, Stand Alone, Submitted Book, USA, Visual Disability

• ‘Everyone Belongs’- Avis, Heather

  A joyful rhyming book that encourages children to not only value all people but to also make room for their differences in order to make a better, brighter, and more beautiful world, from the New York Times bestselling author of Different—A Great Thing to Be! “We know everyone’s different; no two are the same. You…

  The Disability Archives

  26th Nov 2023

  A, Age, Author, Blind, Book Type, Childrens, Contemporary, Disability, Disability Aid User, Fiction, Genre, M, Mobility Aid User, Picture Books, Realistic, Visual Disability, Wheelchair User

  Blind, Childrens, Contemporary, Fiction, Physical Disability, Picture Book, Realistic Fiction, Stand Alone, Submitted Book, Visual Disability, Wheelchair User

• ‘Different — A Great Thing to Be!’- Avis, Heather

  NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • This joyful rhyming book encourages children to value the “different” in all people, leading the way to a kinder world in which the differences in all of us are celebrated and embraced. Macy is a girl who’s a lot like you and me, but she’s also quite different, which is…

  The Disability Archives

  22nd Nov 2023

  A, Age, Author, Book Type, Childrens, Disability, Down Syndrome, Fiction, Genre, M, Neurodivergent, Picture Books, Realistic

  Childrens, Down Syndrome, Fiction, Genetic Disorder, Picture Book, Realistic Fiction, Stand Alone, Submitted Book

• ‘Cosima Unfortunate Steals a Star’- Noakes, Laura

  Cosima Unfortunate has spent all her life at the Home for Unfortunate Girls – a school where any disabled children, or children deemed different, are sent, whether their families want it or not. It is there that she meets her friends – Pearl, Mary and Diya – and they start to practise mini heists involving…

  The Disability Archives

  26th Oct 2023

  Adventure, Age, Author, Book Type, Childrens, Disability, Fiction, Genre, Historical, Hypermobility Spectrum Disorder, Middle-Grade, N, Novels, Physical Disability, S

  Adventure, Childrens, Fiction, Fictional Setting, Historical, Hypermobility Spectrum Disorder, Illustrated, Middle-Grade, Novel, Physical Disability, Stand Alone, Submitted Book

• ‘Jubilee’- Johnston, KT

  A Junior Library Guild exclusive selection! Lis Hartel became paralyzed after contracting polio in 1944. Her dreams of riding horses and competing in the sport of dressage were shattered. After months in the hospital, doctors told her she’d never ride again. Lis tried anyway. How do you stay on a horse without using your legs?…

  The Disability Archives

  23rd Oct 2023

  Age, Author, Autobiography, Book Type, Childrens, Chronic Illness, Creative Non-Fiction, Disability, Disability Aid User, Genre, Historical, J, Middle-Grade, Non-Fiction, O, Paralysis, Physical Disability, Picture Books, Polio, Therapy Animal

  Childrens, Chronic Illness, Creative Non-Fiction, Denmark, Disability History, Dressage, History, Horses, Middle-Grade, Non-Fiction, Olympics, Paralysis, Physical Disability, Picture Book, Polio, Sports, Stand Alone, Submitted Book, Therapy Animal

• ‘Can Bears Ski?’- Antrobus, Raymond

  Is Little Bear ignoring his friends when they say hi, or is something else going on? A discovery opens new doors in a tale for kids with deafness and all children learning to navigate their world. Little Bear feels the world around him. He feels his bed rumble when Dad Bear wakes him up in…

  The Disability Archives

  15th Oct 2023

  A, Age, Author, Book Type, Childrens, D, Deaf, Disability, Fantasy, Fiction, Genre, Hearing Disability, Picture Books

  Animals, Bears, Childrens, Deaf, Fantasy, Fiction, Hard of Hearing, Hearing Disability, Picture Book, Stand Alone, Submitted Book

• ‘All Are Welcome’- Penfold, Alexandra

  A warm, welcoming picture book that celebrates diversity and gives encouragement and support to all kids. Follow a group of children through a day in their school, where everyone is welcomed with open arms. A school where kids in patkas, hijabs, and yamulkes play side-by-side with friends in baseball caps. A school where students grow…

  The Disability Archives

  10th Sep 2023

  Age, Author, Book Type, Childrens, Disability, Fiction, Genre, K, LGBTQ+, Misc., P, Picture Books, Realistic

  Childrens, Diversity, Fiction, Inclusivity, LGBTQ+, Picture Book, Realistic Fiction, Social Issues, Social Justice, Stand Alone, Submitted Book