Category: Author

• ‘A Mango-Shaped Space’- Mass, Wendy

  Mia Winchell appears to be a typical kid, but she’s keeping a big secret—sounds, numbers, and words have color for her. No one knows, and Mia wants to keep it that way. But when trouble at school finally forces Mia to reveal her secret, she must learn to accept herself and embrace her ability, called…

  The Disability Archives

  10th Sep 2023

  Age, Author, Book Type, Contemporary, Disability, Fiction, Genre, M, Middle-Grade, Novels, Realistic, Sensory Impairment, Synesthesia, Young Adult

  Animals, Fiction, Invisible Disability, Middle-Grade, Novel, Sensory, Stand Alone, Submitted Book, Synesthesia, USA, Young Adult

• ‘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

• ‘Being Seen’- Sjunneson, Elsa

  A deafblind writer and professor explores how the misrepresentation of disability in books, movies, and TV harms both the disabled community and everyone else. As a deafblind woman with partial vision in one eye and bilateral hearing aids, Elsa Sjunneson lives at the crossroads of blindness and sight, hearing and deafness—much to the confusion of…

  The Disability Archives

  10th Sep 2023

  Academic, Age, Author, Autobiography, Blind, Book Type, Creative Non-Fiction, Deaf, Deafblind, Disability, Genre, Hearing and Visual Disability, Hearing Disability, LGBTQ+, Memoir, Misc, Non-Fiction, Queer, S, Visual Disability

  Ableism, Activism, Deafblind, Disability Activism, Disability History, Disability Representation, Hearing and Visual Disability, Memoir, Non-Fiction, Social Issues, Stand Alone, Submitted Book, The Disabled Experience

• ‘Ali and the Sea Stars’- Stroker, Ali

  Tony Award-winning actress Ali Stroker captures the magic and community of theater in her debut picture book, about a spirited girl in a wheelchair who stages a show for her hometown. Based on the pivotal summer Ali performed in her first musical by the Jersey Shore! Ali loves to dance, sing, and act. But she…

  The Disability Archives

  9th Sep 2023

  Age, Author, Autobiography, Book Type, Childrens, Disability, Disability Aid User, Fiction, Genre, Mobility Aid User, Paralysis, Picture Books, R, Realistic, Reduced Mobility, S, Wheelchair User

  Childrens, Fiction, Paraplegic, Physical Disability, Picture Book, Realistic Fiction, Stand Alone, Submitted Book, USA, Wheelchair User

• ‘The Architecture of Disability’- Gissen, David

  A radical critique of architecture that places disability at the heart of the built environment Disability critiques of architecture usually emphasize the need for modification and increased access, but The Architecture of Disability calls for a radical reorientation of this perspective by situating experiences of impairment as a new foundation for the built environment. With…

  The Disability Archives

  9th Sep 2023

  Academic, Age, Author, Book Type, Disability, Disability Studies, G, Genre, Misc, Misc., Non-Fiction

  Academic, Accessibility, Architecture, Disability Studies, Inaccessibility, Non-Fiction, Philosophy, Stand Alone, Submitted Book

• ‘A Quick & Easy Guide to Sex & Disability’- Andrews, A

  A quick, easy, and educational comic book guide that will help change the way we talk about sex and sexuality for all bodies. “This guide can help disabled people (and their partners) on their journey toward self-love, better communication, and confidence.” –– Alice Wong, Founder and Director, Disability Visibility Project All different kinds of bods…

  The Disability Archives

  9th Sep 2023

  A, Adult, Age, Author, Book Type, Disability, Genre, Graphic Novels, Guidebook, LGBTQ+, Misc., New Adult, Non-Fiction, Self-Help, Young Adult

  A Quick & Easy Guide, Adult, Graphic Novel, Guidebook, LGBTQ+, New Adult, Non-Fiction, Self-Help, Series, Sex, Sex and Disability, Submitted Book, Young Adult

• ‘All the Way to the Top’- Pimentel, Annette Bay

  Experience the true story of lifelong activist Jennifer Keelan-Chaffins and her participation in the Capitol Crawl in this autobiographical picture book. This is the story of a little girl who just wanted to go, even when others tried to stop her. Jennifer Keelan was determined to make a change―even if she was just a kid.…

  The Disability Archives

  9th Sep 2023

  A, Age, Author, Autobiography, Book Type, C, Cerebral Palsy, Childrens, Disability, Disability Aid User, Genre, Historical, Memoir, Mobility Aid User, Non-Fiction, P, Physical Disability, Picture Books, Wheelchair User

  Activism, Cerebral Palsy, Childrens, Disability Activism, Disability History, Disability Justice, Historical, Non-Fiction, Physical Disability, Picture Book, Politics, Social Issues, Submitted Book, The ADA, The Capitol Crawl, USA, Wheelchair User

• ‘Akata Witch’- Okorafor, Nnedi

  Akata Witch transports the reader to a magical place where nothing is quite as it seems. Born in New York, but living in Aba, Nigeria, twelve-year old Sunny is understandably a little lost. She is albino and thus, incredibly sensitive to the sun. All Sunny wants to do is be able to play football and…

  The Disability Archives

  8th Sep 2023

  Age, Albinism, Author, Book Type, Disability, Fantasy, Fiction, Genre, Middle-Grade, Novels, O, Skin Condition, Urban Fantasy, Young Adult

  Africa, African MC, African-American MC, Albinism, Black MC, Black Writer, Fantasy, Fiction, Magic, Middle-Grade, Nigeria, Novel, Series, Skin Condition, Submitted Book, The Nsbibidi Scripts, Urban Fantasy, Witches, Young Adult

• ‘A Friend for Henry’- Bailey, Jenn

  In Classroom Six, second left down the hall, Henry has been on the lookout for a friend. A friend who shares. A friend who listens. Maybe even a friend who likes things to stay the same and all in order, as Henry does. But on a day full of too close and too loud, when…

  The Disability Archives

  8th Sep 2023

  Age, Author, Autism, B, Book Type, Childrens, Disability, Fiction, Genre, Neurodivergent, Picture Books, Realistic, S

  Autism, Childrens, Fiction, Neurodivergence, Picture Book, Realistic Fiction, Stand Alone, Submitted Book, USA

• ‘A Day With No Words’- Hammond, Tiffany

  A must-read that belongs in every home and classroom, A Day With No Words invites readers into the life of an Autism Family who communicates just as the child does, without spoken language. This colorful and engaging picture book for young readers shares what life can look like for families who use nonverbal communication, utilizing…

  The Disability Archives

  8th Sep 2023

  AAC, Age, Author, Autism, Book Type, C, Childrens, Disability, Disability Aid User, Fiction, Genre, H, Mutism, Neurodivergent, Picture Books, Realistic, Speech Disability

  AAC, Autism, Black MC, Black Writer, Childrens, Communication, Fiction, Invisible Disability, Language, Mutism, Neurodivergence, Non-Verbal, Picture Book, Speech, Stand Alone, Submitted Book, USA