Suggested Books

Suggested Books for Children, Youth, and Families
about Disabilities and Special Needs

Title	Author or Link	Disability	Readability Level
Adam and the Magic Marble	Adam and Carol Buehrens	Tourette Syndrome / Cerebral Palsy	JF
Andy and His Yellow Frisbee	Mary Thompson	Autism	AC
Andy Finds a Turtle	Nan Holcomb	Physical Disabilities	JE
Anna Joins In	Katrin Arnold	Cystic Fibrosis	JE
Are You Alone on Purpose?	Nancy Werlin	Gifted / Physical Disabilities / Autism	YA
Armann and Gentle	Kristin Steinsdottir	Stuttering	AC
Be Good to Eddie Lee	Virginia Filling	Down Syndrome	AC
Can’t You Be Still?	Sarah Yates	Cerebral Palsy	JE
Cat’s Got Your Tongue?	Charles E. Schaefer, Ph.D.	Communication Disorders	AC
Clover’s Secret	Christine M. Winn and David Walsh, Ph.D.	Child Abuse	AC
Danny and the Merry-Go-Round	Nan Holcomb	Cerebral Palsy	AC
Emily Good as Gold	Susan Goldman Rubin	Developmental Disabilities	YA
Eukee: The Jumpy Jumpy Elephant	Clifford L. Corman and Esther Trevino	Attention Deficit Disorder	AC
Extraordinary People with Disabilities	Deborah Kent and Kathryn A. Quinlin	Varying Disabilities	YA
Fair and Square	Nan Holcomb	Physical Disabilities	JE
The Flying Fingers Club	Jean F. Andrews	Deafness	JF
Happy Birthday Jason	C. Jean Cutbill and Diane Rawsthorn	Reading Disability / Dyslexia	AC
Hi, I’m Adam. A Child’s Story about Tourette Syndrome	Adam Buehrens	Tourette Syndrome	JF
Ian’s Walk: A Story About Autism	Laurie Lears	Autism	AC
I’m Like You, You’re Like Me: A Child’s Book about Understanding and Celebrating Each Other	Cindy Gainer	Varying Disabilities	JE
Iron Horse: Lou Gehrig in His Time	Ray Robinson	Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS)	YA
Kathy’s Hats: A Story of Hope	Trudy Krisher	Cancer	JE
Keith Edward’s Different Days	Karen Melberg Schwier	Physical Disabilities – Down Syndrome	AC
Knots on a Counting Rope	Bill Martin and Joh Archambault	Blindness	AC
Learning Disabilities and the Don’t Give Up Kid	Jeanne Gehret	Dyslexia / Learning Disabilities	JF
Leo the Late Bloomer	Robert Kraus	Developmental Disabilities	AC
Little Tree: A Story for Children with Serious Medical Problems	Joyce C. Mills, Ph.D.	Chronic Illness	JE
Luna and the Big Blur: A Story for Children Who Wear Glasses	Shirley Day	Visual Impairments	JE
Margaret’s Moves	Bernice Rabe	Spina Bifida	JF
My Friend Ben	Wanda Gilberts Kachur	Traumatic Brain Injury	JF
A Picture Book of Helen Keller	David A. Adler	Deaf-Blind	AC
Portraying Persons with Disabilities: An Annotated Bibliography of Fiction for Children and Teenagers	EMU Bruce T. Halle Library http://www.emich.edu/halle/	Varying Disabilities	YA
Portraying Persons with Disabilities: An Annotated Bibliography of Non-Fiction for Children and Teenagers	EMU Bruce T. Halle Library http://www.emich.edu/halle/	Varying Disabilities	YA
Probably Still Nick Swansen	Virginia Euwer Wolff	Learning Disabilities	YA
Sarah and Puffle: A Story for Children about Diabetes	Linnea Mulder	Diabetes	JE
Sarah’s Surprise	Nan Holcomb	Augmentative Communication	JE
A Season of Secrets	Allison Cragin Herzig and Jane Lawrence Mali	Epilepsy	JF
Shelley: The Hyperactive Turtle	Deborah M. Moss	Hyperactivity	JE
Tell Me How the Wind Sounds	Leslie D. Guccione	Deafness	YA
Views from Our Shoes: Growing Up with a Brother or Sister with Special Needs	Donald Meyer, Ed.	Varying Disabilities	YA
Voices from the Margins: An Annotated Bibliography of Fiction on Disabilities and Differences for Young People	EMU Bruce T. Halle Library http://www.emich.edu/halle/	Varying Disabilities	YA
We Can Do It!	Laura Dwight	Spina Bifida/ Cerebral Palsy / Blindness / Down Syndrome	JE
What It’s Like to Be Me	Helen Exley	Varying Disabilities	AC
Wish on a Unicorn	Karen Hesse	Developmental Disabilities	YA
You Can Call Me Willy: A Story for Children About AIDS	Joan C. Verniero	Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS)	AC

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