NCHPAD staff have curated a list of their favorite books that have disability and diversity representation. We hope you find opportunities to encourage children and youth to read and learn about things that make us different while learning an appreciation for diverse identities. Please share with us how much FUN your children are having by posting on social media and using the hashtag #ThinkNCHPAD. Let’s read! Download the full guide for book descriptions, reading age recommendations, and where to find online below.
Our Top Picks:
Where is mi amigo, Pedro?
By Alex X. Martinez, illustrated by Grayson Cusimano
IntersectionAllies: We Make Room for All
By Chelsea Johnson, LaToya Council, and Carolyn Choi. Foreword by Dr. Kimberlé Crenshaw, Illustrated by Ashley Seil Smith
Rebekah’s Superpower
By Emma Bilyk
Islandborn
By Junot DÃaz, illustrated by Leo Espinosa
All Are Welcome
By Alexandra Penfold, illustrated by Suzanne Kaufman
Our Class is a Family
By Shannon Olsen, illustrated by Sandie Sonke
Meeting Mimi
By Francie Dolan, illustrated by Wendy Leach
I am Me (ages 3 -8)
By Karla Kuskin, illustrated by Dyanna Wolcott
You are Enough
By: Margaret O’Hair, illustrated by Sofia Cardoso
Just Ask: Be Different, Be Brave, Be You
By Sonia Sotomayor, illustrated by Rafael López
Susan Laughs
By Jeanne Willis, illustrated by Tony Ross
When Charley Met Emma
By Amy Webb, illustrated by Merrilee Liddiard
All the Way to the Top: How One Girl’s Fight for Americans with Disabilities Changed Everything
By Annette Bay Pimentel, illustrated by Nabi H. Ali
Not So Different: What You Really Want to Ask About Having a Disability
By Shane Burcraw, illustrated by Matt Carr
Song for a Whale
By Lynne Kelly
What Stars Are Made Of
By Sarah Allen