Children’s Books for Understanding Disabilities:
(Tomorrow guest Lisa Woolsey will be helping with #27 acts of kindness to families and students with disabilities)
The Alphabet War: A Story about Dyslexia by Diane Burton Robb
Sosu’s Call by Meshack Asare (1999 UNESCO Prize, story of courage)
The Black Book of Colors By: Menena Cottin, Rosana Faria, Elisa Amado (A beautiful book to step into the World of being visually impaired.)
Eukee the Jumpy Jumpy Elephant By: Clifford L. Corman MD, Esther Trevino and Richard A. Dimatteo (A book about ADD)
Talking to Angels By: Esther Watson (A book about autism)
Blueberry Eyes By: Monica Driscoll Beatty, Peg Michel (A book about eye treatment)
Dad and Me in the Morning By: Patricia Lakin, Robert G. Steele (A book about hearing impairment)
Now One Foot, Now the Other by: Tomie dePaola (a grandson and grandpa dealing with disablility)
Knots on a Counting Rope By: Bill Martin Jr., John Archambault, Ted Rand (A Book about confidence in blindness)
We’ll Paint the Octopus Red By: Stephanie Stuve-Bodeen, Pam Devito (A book about Down’s Syndrome)
Moses Goes to School By: Isaac Millman (A boy who attends a school for the visually impaired)
Moses Goes to the Circus By: Isaac Millman (A boy who attends a school for the visually impaired)
Moses Sees a Play By: Isaac Millman (A boy who attends a school for the visually impaired)
Moses Goes to a Concert By: Isaac Millman (A boy who attends a school for the visually impaired)
Sarah’s Sleepover By: Bobbie Rodriguez, Mark Graham (Overcoming visual impairment)
Reach For the Moon By: Samantha Abeel, Charles R. Murphy (affirmation and hope from someone who works through disability)
Sarah and Puffle: A Story for Children about Diabetes By: Linnea Mulder
A Very Special Critter By: Mercer Mayer (A book about students with physical disability)
Leo the Late Bloomer By: Robert Kraus, Jose Aruego (All kids develop in and grow in their own time)
Do you have any stories I can add to this list?
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