Jenna Elyse Johnson – författare

Celebrate and empower kids of all abilities with this four-book bundleTitles Included in the Set:More Than What Eyes See: A book about blindnessMaya explains what it’s like to be blind, sometimes feeling left out but celebrating her strengths. With her cane, she navigates the world confidently—creative, curious, and brave. I Spark Like Lightning: A book about epilepsyJen explains what it’s like to live with seizures—sometimes scary, like a lightning storm. With support from family, friends, and her service dog, she manages her epilepsy and embraces who she is. My Life as an Asthmanaut: A book about asthmaJacob explains what it’s like to live with asthma, describing how attacks feel like floating in space. He uses his inhaler, stays calm, and comes back down to earth. Supported by loved ones, he helps others with asthma too. Uncommonly Curious, Eternally Autistic: A book about autismElijah, Izzy, and Rio share what it’s like to be autistic, including special interests, sensory experiences, and how they communicate. They learn, play, and celebrate their unique strengths together. The Disability Books for Kids series explores visible and invisible disability in the first person, as seen through the eyes of children and written from lived experience. This series builds allyship, challenges ableism, and celebrates difference, empowering and educating all readers. Each book includes an author’s note to the reader, centering disabled voices and ensuring authentic representation.

A Realistic and Accessible Portrayal of a Child Living with EpilepsyIn I Spark Like Lightning, Jen explains what it’s like to live with epilepsy. Most of the time, her brain is full of electricity that sends signals to tell her body what to do. But sometimes, the signals get mixed up, like a lightning storm, and she has seizures. They can happen any time—at home, during ballet class, even at the beach. It’s hard sometimes, but there are a lot of people who love her and help keep her safe. With the help of her family, friends, and her service dog, Hamilton, Jen manages her epilepsy and appreciates the lightning as part of who she is.Offers an honest portrayal of life with epilepsy, what it’s like to experience seizures, and how kids manage itCelebrates disability joy and offers an empowering self-representation for disabled kidsHelps children develop empathy and understanding with first-person storytelling from a child’s perspectiveCenters disabled voices by drawing on the author’s experience with epilepsyThe Disability Books for Kids series explores visible and invisible disability in the first person, as seen through the eyes of children and written from lived experience. The series builds allyship, challenges ableism, and celebrates difference, empowering and educating all readers. Each book includes an author’s note to the reader.

"Welcoming, joyful, and truly inclusive" – Kirkus ReviewsAn original singalong celebrating kids with disabilities and the tools that help them access our world!What helps your mobility? How do you groove?Full of possibility! Every body move!From flittin’, flyin’, flowin’ walkers to dartin’, jumpin’, dazzlin’ braces, there are so many cool inventions that help people move! Every Body Move! is an energetic affirmation for children who use mobility tools and a joyful celebration of an accessible world– set to an original groovy tune!QR code provides access to video and audio animationSparks conversations on what it means to be accessibleEndnotes provide information and super cool inventions that help people move