Disability Books for Kids - Böcker

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.

A blind child shares her joys, struggles, and self-confidence.In More Than What Eyes See, Maya explains what it’s like to be blind. Sometimes she feels left out when she can’t do all the things sighted kids can do. But then she remembers her many great qualities and abilities. She’s curious, brave, confident, and creative. She reads Braille, plays sports with her friends, and enjoys painting and writing. With the help of her cane, Maya confidently navigates the world without sight—even if she occasionally wishes her eyes could see. Maya loves being who she is. Highlights:Written by an author who has been blind since birth, drawing on her own childhood experience.Offers an honest portrayal of life as a blind child, including assistive technology, mobility aids, and accessible activities.Celebrates disability joy and offers an empowering self-representation for disabled kids.Helps children develop empathy and understanding with first-person storytelling from a child’s perspective.Centers disabled voices by drawing on the author’s experience with blindness.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. The series builds allyship, challenges ableism, and celebrates difference, empowering and educating all readers. Each book includes an author’s note to the reader.

Three autistic kids reflect on the strengths and struggles of living with autismIn Uncommonly Curious, Eternally Autistic, Elijah, Izzy, and Rio explain what it’s like to live with autism. They share their special interests, show what helps when they feel overstimulated, and describe how they communicate. For now, they sometimes have to mask their autistic traits to fit in and be safe, but they believe in a future where the world will make space for them, just as they are. Together, the three children learn, play, and celebrate the many ways they are autistically amazing.Written by an autistic author, drawing on her own experienceDepicts three autistic kids who explain special interests, stimming, masking, and other autistic experiencesCelebrates autism joy and offers an empowering self-representation for autistic kidsHelps children develop empathy and understanding with first-person storytelling from a child’s perspectiveThe 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.

A young girl with ADHD celebrates what makes her who she isIn Curious Mind and Dancing Feet, a young girl explains what it’s like to live with ADHD. Sometimes her mind wants to wander, and she often gets the wiggles. But when it comes to bugs, she’s laser focused. People don’t understand why she fills her pockets with bug-friendly snacks, and they don’t have to. The important thing is, her Mami, Abuelita, and friends understand, and they help her embrace her ADHD when she starts to feel jumbled up. With ADHD, life is complicated—and full of joy and wonder.Offers an honest portrayal of life with ADHD, including challenges and strengthsCelebrates 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 ADHDFeatures a Puerto Rican and Muslim girl as the main characterThe Disability Books for Kids series explores visible and invisible disability in the first person, as seen through the eyes of children and written from firsthand 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.

A child with Tourette syndrome shares her joys, struggles, and self-confidenceIn Tic-errific Me, a young girl explains what it’s like to live with Tourette’s. Her verbal and motor tics come and go, and she never knows which tics will join her in her activities. Over time, she has learned that playing and relaxing help her tic less, and there are other things that make her tic more. Sometimes she needs the help of her parents, doctors, and therapist to relax her body. And she always remembers that the tics are one part of what makes her a terrific kid.Offers an honest portrayal of life with Tourette’s, including motor and verbal tics and their effect on lifeCelebrates 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 Tourette syndromeThe Disability Books for Kids. series explores visible and invisible disability in the first person, as seen through the eyes of children and written from firsthand 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.