Disability Pride Collection

Celebrate Disability Pride during the month of July and throughout the year! This collection features people and characters with differing abilities to honor the history, achievements, experiences, and struggles of the disability community.

 

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The Girl Who Thought in Pictures: The Story of Dr. Temple Grandin

Written by Julia Finley Mosca and Illustrated by Daniel Rieley

If you've ever felt different, if you've ever been low, if you don’t quite fit in, there's a name...

Pre-K - 4th

Dancing Hands: A Story of Friendship in Filipino Sign Language

Written by Joanna Que and Charina Marquez and Illustrated by Fran Alvarez

Our new neighbors’ hands are dancing. Their hands move as if to music. What are they saying to each...

Pre-K - 3rd

Unbound: The Life and Art of Judith Scott

Written by Joyce Scott, Brie Spangler, & Melissa Sweet and Illustrated by Melissa Sweet

Judith Scott was born with Down syndrome. She was deaf, and never learned to speak. She was also a...

Pre-K - 3rd

Brilliant Bea

Written by Shaina Rudolph and Mary Vukadinovich and Illustrated by Fiona Lee

Despite her struggles with reading and writing, Beatrice is a natural and brilliant storyteller...

Pre-K - 3rd

More than Words: So Many Ways to Say What We Mean

Written and Illustrated by Roz MacLean

Nathan doesn't say much.
He sure has a lot on his mind, though.

At school, Nathan quietly observes the...

Pre-K - 3rd

A Walk in the Words

Written and Illustrated by Hudson Talbott

Hudson Talbott's inspiring story vividly reveals the challenges--and ultimately the rewards--of...

Pre-K - 3rd

You Are Enough: A Book About Inclusion

Written by Margaret O'Hair & Sofia Sanchez and Illustrated by Sofia Cardoso

It can be hard to be different -- whether because of how you look, where you live, or what you can...

Pre-K - 3rd

Sarabella's Thinking Cap

Written and Illustrated by Judy Schachner

Sarabella is always thinking—conjuring, daydreaming, and creating new worlds from her imagination. ...

K - 3rd

Aaron Slater, Illustrator

Written by Andrea Beaty and Illustrated by David Roberts

Aaron Slater loves listening to stories and dreams of one day writing them himself. But when it...

K - 2nd

Marshmallow & Jordan

Written by Alina Chau

Alina Chau's Marshmallow & Jordan is a middle-grade graphic novel about a disabled, sports-loving...

3rd - 6th
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El Deafo

Written by Cece Bell and Illustrated by David Lasky

The poignant memoir of a young girl who lost her hearing due to spinal meningitis and must now wear...

3rd - 7th

The Junkyard Wonders

Written and Illustrated by Patricia Polacco

Young Trisha is devastated when she finds out that her class at her new school is known as the...

K - 3rd
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Emmanuel's Dream: The True Story of Emmanuel Ofosu Yeboah

Written by Laurie Ann Thompson and Illustrated by Sean Qualls

Though he was born with a physical disability, Emmanuel quickly proves that he is just as capable as...

Pre-K - 3rd

Listen: How Evelyn Glennie, a Deaf Girl, Changed Percussion

Written by Shannon Stocker and Illustrated by Devon Holzwarth

"No. You can't," people said.
But Evelyn knew she could. She had found her own way to listen.

From...

Pre-K - 3rd
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Benji, the Bad Day, and Me

Written by Sally J. Pla and Illustrated by Ken Min

Nothing seems to be going right for Sammy today. At school, he got in trouble for kicking a fence...

Pre-K - 3rd
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My Brother Charlie

Written by Holly Robinson Peete & Ryan Elizabeth Peete and Illustrated by Shane Evans

"Charlie has autism. His brain works in a special way. It's harder for him to make friends. Or show...

1st - 5th

Too Much!: An Overwhelming Day

Written by Jolene Gutiérrez and Illustrated by Angel Chang

When feelings go on overload,
I pause and breathe
and all is . . . slowed.

Sometimes everything is...

Pre-K - K
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Rules

Written by Cynthia Lord

Twelve-year-old Catherine just wants her life to be normal, and she has tried to get her brother...

3rd - 8th
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I Talk Like a River

Written by Jordan Scott and Illustrated by Sydney Smith

I wake up each morning with the sounds of words all around me. And I can't say them all . . .

When...

Pre-K - 3rd
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A Boy Called Bat

Written by Elana K. Arnold and Illustrated by Charles Santoso

The first book in a funny, heartfelt, and irresistible young middle grade series starring an...

1st - 5th
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A Whole New Ballgame (A Rip and Red Book)

Written by Phil Bildner and Illustrated by Tim Probert

Rip and Red are best friends whose fifth-grade year is nothing like what they expected. They have a...

3rd - 7th
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Show Me A Sign

Written by Ann Clare LeZotte

Mary Lambert has always felt safe and protected on her beloved island of Martha's Vineyard. Her...

3rd - 7th
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Rae's First Day

Written by Danny Jordan and Illustrated by Agustina Perciante

Rae is like many five year olds with one BIG exception: she has a super-secret superpower. Unlike...

Pre-K - 3rd

Mystery Force Assemble! (Mystery Force, Book 1)

Written by Ted Neill and Illustrated by Suzi Spooner

Meet Rasheed, Jonathan, and Josephine and their magical animal helpers: Maximilian the fire fox, Dan...

4th - 7th
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My Friend Is Deaf (All Kinds of Friends)

Written by Kirsten Chang

In My Friend Is Deaf, beginning readers are introduced to different characters who are deaf, how...

K - 3rd
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My Friend is Blind (All Kinds of Friends)

Written by Kirsten Chang

In My Friend Is Blind, beginning readers are introduced to different characters who are blind, how...

K - 3rd
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My Friend Uses Leg Braces (All Kinds of Friends)

Written by Kaitlyn Duling

In My Friend Uses Leg Braces, beginning readers are introduced to different characters who use leg...

K - 4th
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My Friend Has Down Syndrome (All Kinds of Friends)

Written by Kaitlyn Duling

In My Friend Has Down Syndrome, beginning readers are introduced to different characters who have...

K - 4th
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My Friend Has Autism (All Kinds of Friends)

Written by Kaitlyn Duling

In My Friend Has Autism, beginning readers are introduced to different characters who have autism...

K - 3rd
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My Friend Uses A Wheelchair (All Kinds of Friends)

Written by Kirsten Chang

In My Friend Uses A Wheelchair, beginning readers are introduced to different characters who use...

K - 3rd