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Disabilities in Picture Books
 
My friend Suhana : A Story of Friendship and Cerebral Palsy
by Shaila Abdullah

While volunteering with her mother at a community center, a seven-year-old girl befriends Suhana, also seven, whose cerebral palsy makes it difficult for her to communicate or control her movements. Includes facts about cerebral palsy
A friend for Henry
by Jenn Bailey

Henry would like to find a friend at school, but for a boy on the autism spectrum, making friends can be difficult, as his efforts are sometimes misinterpreted, or things just go wrong--but Henry keeps trying, and in the end he finds a friend he can play with
Mandy
by Barbara D. Booth

Hearing-impaired Mandy risks going out into the scary night, during an impending storm, to look for her beloved grandmother's lost pin
This beach is loud!
by Samantha Cotterill

When a little boy is overwhelmed by the sounds and textures at the beach, his dad comes to his aid with some simple tricks for facing obstacles
Mama zooms
by Jane Cowen-Fletcher

A boy's wonderful mama takes him zooming everywhere with her, because her wheelchair is a zooming machine
Splish,splat!
by Alexis Domney

When Colin asks to have his bedroom painted, his mother hires two deaf professionals to do the job, but when the two painters Betty and Molly get too chatty on the job, they produce an unintended effect on the walls
You can be a friend
by Tony Dungy

Jade wants to have her birthday celebration at a water park, but with her best friend in a wheelchair, Jade must decide if it is more important to keep the party there or make sure all her guests have fun.
Looking after Louis
by Lesley Ely

When Louis, a new boy with autism joins their classroom, the students try to understand his world as well as include him in theirs.
Nadine, my funny and trusty guide dog
by Carol Chiodo Fleischman
 
Nadine, the working dog, never forgets her very important job as the eyes for her owner; but like any dog, she enjoys playing with her mistress. Her antics are funny and unpredictable! Nadine gleefully pulls smelly laundry out of the hamper, hides under furniture, and frolics about when it comes time to get her harness on.
Will Nadine prove herself trustworthy and reliable on their first outing as a team? Follow along as author Carol Chiodo Fleischman takes young readers on the journey with her, just as she experienced it with the real Nadine many years ago.
Rescue & Jessica : a life-changing friendship
by Jessica Kensky

When he is paired with a girl who has lost her legs, Rescue worries that he isn't up to the task of being her service dog
King for a day
by Rukhsana Khan

Even though he is confined to a wheelchair, a Pakistani boy tries to capture the most kites during Basant, the annual spring kite festival, and become "king" for the day. Includes an afterword about the Basant festival
Dad and me in the morning
by Patricia Lakin

Full-color watercolor paintings illustrate the story of a young deaf boy and the special relationships he enjoys with his father and baby brother.
Looking out for Sarah
by Glenna Lang

Describes a day in the life of a seeing eye dog, from going with his owner to the grocery store and post office, to visiting a class of school children, and playing ball. Also describes their three-hundred mile walk from Boston to New York
Moses goes to school
by Isaac Millman

Follow Moses as he spends a day at his school, a public school for the deaf, where all the children use expressions and sign language to communicate to one another. 
Why Johnny doesn't flap : NT is OK!
by Clay Morton

Why Johnny Doesn't Flap gives readers a unique perspective on neurological difference. Observe the quirks of the non-autistic Johnny through the eyes of someone with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD). Turning the tables on common perceptions of 'normal' social behaviour, our narrator lets us know that Johnny is 'different', but that's ok.
My brother Charlie
by Holly Robinson Peete

A young girl proudly describes her relationship with her autistic brother, evaluating the ways in which he is like other children, the withdrawing behaviors that mark his disorder and the many qualities that make him unique, from his piano talent to his special way with animals.
Benji, the bad day, and me
by Sally J. Pla

Sammy is having a very bad day at school and at home until his autistic brother, Benji, finds a way to make him feel better
The art of Miss Chew
by Patricia Polacco

Beloved artist Polacco describes how a teacher named Miss Chew encourages individuality, and accepts learning differences, and helps a young student with academic difficulties get extra time to take tests and permission to be in advanced art classes. Inspired by the author's memories of her art teacher. 
Thukpa for all
by Praba Ram

Tsering can't wait to taste his grandmother's delicious noodle soup. He invites a string of friends and neighbours home. But as preparations get underway, there is a power cut and the house is plunged into darkness. Will Abi be able to put together the much-anticipated thukpa? Told from a blind child's perspective, this tale by Praba Ram and Sheela Preuitt is accompanied by Shilpa Ranade's stunning illustrations.
Russ and the almost perfect day
by Janet Elizabeth Rickert

In this third title in the "A Day with Russ" series, which follows the life of a boy with Down Syndrome, Russ finds a $5 bill on the way to school. His discovery makes for an excellent day, but while standing in line for ice cream, Russ notices a girl who's crying because she's lost five dollars.
The deaf musicians
by Pete Seeger

Lee, a jazz pianist, has to leave his band when he begins losing his hearing, but he meets a deaf saxophone player in a sign language class and together they form a snazzy new band that takes the world by storm!
All kinds of friends, even green!
by Ellen B. Senisi

In a school assignment, seven-year-old Moses, who has spina bifida and uses a wheelchair, reflects that his neighbor's disabled iguana resembles him because they both have figured out how to get where they want to be in different ways than those around them
Rainbow Joe and me
by Maria Diaz Strom

Eloise shares her love of colors with her blind friend Rainbow Joe, who makes his own colors when he plays beautiful notes on his saxophone
The sound of colors : a journey of the imagination
by Jimi

A young woman losing her vision rides the subway with her dog in search of emotional healing, in a title that explores overcoming a disability and the power of the imagination.
The printer
by Myron Uhlberg

A boy recalls the day his deaf father saved everyone's life when fire broke out at the New York newspaper printing plant where he worked in the 1940s.
Susan laughs
by Jeanne Willis

Being in a wheelchair doesn't slow this youngster down as she spends a busy day playing with her friends, riding a horse, and swimming with her father, showing that disabled children enjoy many of the same activities as everyone else. 

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