My Life With Deafness by Mari Schuh and Isabel Muñoz (2021)

Meet Danton. He loves his dogs and playing football. He's also deaf. He's not defined by his deafness, but he does some things differently than people who can hear. 

My Life With...books include colorful, realistic illustrations and a dyslexic-friendly font that promotes accessibility. 

ISBN: 9781681526379
Publisher: Amicus
Age Range: 6-8 years old

My Life with Cerebral Palsy by Mari C. Schuh and Ana Sebastián (2022)

Meet Charles! He likes music and being with his family. He also has cerebral palsy.  Because cerebral palsy makes it hard to control his muscles, Charles uses a wheelchair at school, and he does some things differently than able-bodied people. Let Charles tell you a little about his life. Includes tips for kids about interacting with someone who has cerebral palsy.

My Life With...books include colorful, realistic illustrations and a dyslexic-friendly font that promotes accessibility. 

ISBN: 9781645494515
Publisher: Amicus
Age Range: 6-8 years old

My Life with Autism by Mari C. Schuh and Ana Sebastian (2020)

Zen loves to draw and play video games. He also has autism. Zen is not defined by his condition, but he does some things differently than neurotypical people. Includes tips for kids about interacting with someone who has autism.

My Life With...books include colorful, realistic illustrations and a dyslexic-friendly font that promotes accessibility. 

ISBN: 9781681526393
Publisher: Amicus
Age Range: 6-8 years old

My Life with Anxiety by Mari C. Schuh and Ana Sebastian (2022)

Meet Skyler! She likes cheerleading and crafts. She also has anxiety. Skyler is not defined by her disorder, but she does some things differently than neurotypical people. Let Skyler tell you a little about her life. Includes tips for kids about interacting with someone who has anxiety.

My Life With...books include colorful, realistic illustrations and a dyslexic-friendly font that promotes accessibility. 

ISBN: 9781681528564
Publisher: Amicus
Age Range: 6-8 years old

A Kind of Spark (2022), by Elle McNicoll

Perfect for readers of Song for a Whale and Counting by 7s, a neurodivergent girl campaigns for a memorial when she learns that her small Scottish town used to burn witches simply because they were different.

"A must-read for students and adults alike." -School Library Journal, Starred Review

Ever since Ms. Murphy told us about the witch trials that happened centuries ago right here in Juniper, I can’t stop thinking about them. Those people weren’t magic. They were like me. Different like me.

I’m autistic. I see things that others do not. I hear sounds that they can ignore. And sometimes I feel things all at once. I think about the witches, with no one to speak for them. Not everyone in our small town understands. But if I keep trying, maybe someone will. I won’t let the witches be forgotten. Because there is more to their story. Just like there is more to mine.

Award-winning and neurodivergent author Elle McNicoll delivers an insightful and stirring debut about the European witch trials and a girl who refuses to relent in the fight for what she knows is right.

Age Range: 8-12 years
Hardcover: 192 pages
Publishers: Yearling
ISBN: 978-0593374252

Show Us Who You Are (2022), by Elle McNicoll

A neurodiverse twelve-year-old girl is shown an amazing new technology that gives her another chance to talk to the best friend she lost. But she soon discovers the corporation behind the science hides dark secrets that only she can expose in this heartwarming and heroic sophomore novel from the award-winning author of A Kind of Spark.

A CILIP Carnegie Medal nominee!

*"McNicoll writes Adrien and narrator Cora with nuance and verve." -Publishers Weekly, Starred Review

It has never been easy for Cora to make friends. Cora is autistic, and sometimes she gets overwhelmed and stims to soothe her nerves. Adrien has ADHD and knows what it is like to navigate a world that isn’t always built for the neurodiverse. The two are fast friends until an accident puts Adrien in a coma.

Cora is devastated until Dr. Gold, the CEO of Pomegranate Institute, offers to let Cora talk to Adrien again, as a hologram her company develops. While at first enchanted, Cora soon discovers that the hologram of Adrien doesn’t capture who he was in life. And the deeper Cora dives into the mystery, the more she sees Pomegranate has secrets to hide. Can Cora uncover Pomegranate's dark truth before their technologies rewrite history forever?

Age Range: 8-12 years
Publisher: Crown Books for Young Readers
ISBN: 978-0593562994

Papa Brings Me the World by Jenny Sue Kostecki-Shaw (2020)

Most parents drive a car or ride a bus or train to work - but not Lulu’s papa. He navigates mountains, deserts, and oceans, each time returning home with pockets full of treasures. There’s an ancient calculator from China, a musical mbira from Zimbabwe, and a special game from Sumatra. But the best treasures are special stories Papa tells when he comes home - tales of playing peekaboo with rare birds in the Andes and befriending dragons in the Irish Sea.

This long-distance love story between parent and child celebrates inclusivity, imagination, and the richness of global cultures.

ISBN: 9781250159250
Publisher: Henry Holt and Co.
Reading Age: 3-6 years

2021 Schneider Family Book Award Young Children's Honor Book (American Library Association)

Experience the true story of lifelong activist Jennifer Keelan-Chaffins and her participation in the Capitol Crawl in this inspiring autobiographical picture book. This beautifully illustrated story includes a foreword from Jennifer and backmatter detailing her life and the history of the disability rights movement.

This is the story of a little girl who just wanted to go, even when others tried to stop her.

Jennifer Keelan was determined to make a change―even if she was just a kid. She never thought her wheelchair could slow her down, but the way the world around her was built made it hard to do even simple things. Like going to school, or eating lunch in the cafeteria.

Jennifer knew that everyone deserves a voice! Then the Americans with Disabilities Act, a law that would make public spaces much more accessible to people with disabilities, was proposed to Congress. And to make sure it passed, Jennifer went to the steps of the Capitol building in Washington DC to convince them.

And, without her wheelchair, she climbed.

Publisher: Sourcebooks Explore
ISBN: 978-1492688976
Age Range: 4-8 Years