Book+Lists

= Children's Literature Including Disability =

Literature Lists

 * Books with characters who are on the autism spectrum or who are withdrawn (from Zuckerman's Barn)
 * Books with characters who have physical challenges (from Zuckerman's Barn)
 * Books with characters who have intellectual or mental health challenges (from Zuckerman's Barn)
 * Books for Kids ages 3-8 (from Our Kids: Devoted to Raising Special Kids with Special Needs)
 * Books for Kids ages 10-13 (from Our Kids: Devoted to Raising Special Kids with Special Needs)
 * Books for Kids ages 13+ (from Our Kids: Devoted to Raising Special Kids with Special Needs)
 * Facing Physical Challenges (from Daily Dose of Reading)
 * Teens with Disabilities or Illness (from the Plymouth District Library, Plymouth, MI)
 * Diversability: Stories about Special Needs (from Ocean County Library, Toms River, NJ)
 * Books for Teens Celebrating the Diversity of Abilities (from Ocean County Library, Toms River, NJ)
 * Our Kids A list of books to help parents learn about their child's disability and special needs, organized by disability
 * Linda Lucas Walling Collection (University of South Carolina's School of Library and Information Science) Bibliographies of and information about selecting materials for and about children with disabilities
 * Children's books embracing similarities (from Celebrating All of Us) "A selection of books for young children (preK-2) that depict inclusive community-building, and inclusion of children of diverse abilities in typical classrooms, schools, and neighborhoods"
 * Children's Books about Disabilities (from Teacher Vision) Book list organized by the books' readability levels: adult read to children, juvenile easy reader, juvenile fiction, young adult, and adult

Literature Awards

 * The Dolly Gray Children's Literature Award (Council for Exceptional Children) recognizes "authors, illustrators, and publishers of high quality fictional and biographical children, intermediate, and young adult books that appropriately portray individuals with developmental disabilities."
 * Schneider Family Book Award (ALA) honors "an author or illustrator for a book that embodies an artistic expression of the disability experience for child and adolescent audiences."

Resources

 * Books about Inclusion (from Celebrating All of Us)

//** Last Updated January 2014. **//