Disabilities & Special Needs - Kids Fiction

Paddy the Muskrat drives a bright yellow wheelchair with green racing stripes. He's in the second grade and is struggling with a bully named Luke the Skunk. Luke is forming a recess club and won't let Paddy and his new friend Austin the Rabbit...

In her first adventure, 10-year-old Macaroni McDuffy helped save Snowy, her friend Anisha's dog. But now Macaroni can't get something out of her head: She's seen a man on the elevator, carrying a jeweled case just like Mrs. Smith's - but Mrs. Smith is...

"When Genie and his older brother spend their summer in the country with their grandparents, he learns a secret about his grandfather and what it means to be brave."--Provided by publisher.Author: Jason ReynoldsISBN-10: 143284931XISBN-13: 9781432849313Publisher: Thorndike Press Large PrintLanguage: EnglishPublished: 02/21/2018Pages: 403Format: Library BindingWeight:...

Having no money, a thirteen-year-old begins a series of swaps to get the child he babysits for a pair of cowboy boots in this sweet novel from the author of Tangled Webb.Author: Eloise McGrawISBN-10: 1481488074ISBN-13: 9781481488075Publisher: Margaret K. McElderry BooksLanguage: EnglishPublished: 04/23/2016Pages: 160Format: PaperbackWeight:...

Dachy isn't embarrassed by his hearing aid, but sometimes his friends are so loud he has to turn it off. One day, he does just that to get some peace and quiet, but that's the last thing he ends up getting. The adventure that...

What makes you unique? For some of us, part of what makes us unique is that we need help doing the sorts of things that other people do without thinking. Bobby is just like that. Sometimes, he wears a prosthetic to help him walk,...

Everyone is unique. That is one of many things we all have in common. Some of us have two arms and two legs, and some of us don't. Some of us can see and hear, and some of us can't. We are all different...

Even though Owen can't speak or walk, his parents know he has a rich inner life. In his dreams, he can do everything! Follow Owen on his adventures around the world while he's asleep. In When I'm Asleep, I Can Fly anything is possible!Author:...

This is Tibby Tree Swallow. Most tree swallows fly very high and fast, soaring and dipping and catching insects in the air for their food. But Tibby can't fly, because he was born with a crooked wing. Sometimes Tibby felt lonely because the other...

Jeremy is moving to a new school - again. No one understands why school is so hard for him. His teachers say he doesn't care. His parents think he doesn't try. A new school just means another chance to fail. But this school is...

"Through my weakness, God shows forth His grace." God is the Creator of all people, and He needs each one of us to serve Him. This is the uplifting message shared by Author Elaine Bender in I Am Exceptional. This book uplifts special needs...

Competitive eating vies with family expectations in a funny, heartfelt novel for middle-grade readers by National Book Award winner Pete Hautman. David can eat an entire sixteen-inch pepperoni pizza in four minutes and thirty-six seconds. Not bad. But he knows he can do better....

When Sevi and Cambo, two special needs children with an amazing bond, go on an adventure anything can happen. Thanks to Sevi's new glasses and huge imagination, the two of them take a journey of a lifetime through a magical place. Go with them...

"Nat the Rat" is the second story in "Pat and Friends". Designed to engage young- readers with intuitive rhymes and simple sentence structure, Nat the Rat will help children develop the confidence needed to continue the life-long adventure of reading. Illustrated by Kelly Stribling-...

This book is Dyslexic inclusive; it is printed in a font that everyone can read, including people with dyslexia.Baby bird wasn't happy. He longed to be like other animals. He wanted to swim and run and jump. But he had to learn to be...

A storybook about special needs siblings to engage the whole family My daughter, Jordhan, has the unique position of not only being a middle child, but a middle child among siblings with special needs. This story touches on the important contributions Jordhan makes to...

"A story about living with a disability and the strength and resiliency that result, but in its truest sense, a story about the love between a father and a daughter. An inspirational book by an even more inspirational author. A must for all school...

Robert, a five-year-old with epilepsy, has a seizure at school. The students don't understand what a seizure is all about, and one child even makes fun of Robert. To make Robert and the other students understand what happened, the Coach gives the children a...

This book is the third in the series to feature Ben and Andy but this book focuses on a young girl called Lisa who has Asperger syndrome. As with the other Asperger adventures, the book explores features of Asperger syndrome.This book is aimed at...

"With warmth and humor, Kim Baker conjures a magical tale of finding the most elusive creature of all: one's true self." --Kirby Larson, author of the New York Times bestseller and Newbery Honor winner Hattie Big Sky and the Audacity Jones series A quirky,...

Isabelle is fascinated by wind. And this year, she's determined to win the middle school science fair with her wind machine. She's just as determined to have her brother, Julian, who has a severe form of epilepsy and uses a wheelchair, serve as her...

Nigel is a hedgehog. He's four years old, likes trains and cookies, and is a lot like other kids in class. Nigel is a little different, too. Nigel has autism. He doesn't talk or say many words. Nigel is not very good at taking...

"As far back as I can recall (starting when I was very small) I've daydreamed, gazing into space, climbed and jumped all over the place..." Written by a pediatrician and health literacy expert, ADH-Me is an empathetic journey from the perspective of a child...

A lively, enchanting story that wonderfully captures the daily ups and downs of being a child with attention deficit disorder through the adventures of Paige, a bright young girl whose inability to stay focused threatens to spoil her best efforts to win a school...

Winner of a 2009 Preferred Choice Award by Creative Child Magazine! "This book will sell like hotcakes!" If you understood what that means, you just subconsciously interpreted an idiom. Most children learn these "figures of speech" in social contexts. But for children who lack...

Perfect is a story of anticipation, disappointment, acceptance, and, ultimately, love. Suffused with natural imagery, Perfect is an ideal way to open up the subject of disability with children, as well as being a great story in its own right. This beautifully illustrated, truly...

Jaylen Jhaveri just started second grade in the middle of the school year. He is afraid to go to school because he is different. With the help of his mother and other adults in the school, will Jaylen have the courage to tell his...

Written and illustrated by speech-language pathologists, Your Baby Loves to Say THAT guides readers through a baby's language journey by illustrating how he uses one of the most common but unpopular words, THAT With so many "first word" books containing nouns, numbers and letters,...

Ride, fight, and laugh together with heroes on horses as they adventure around the world They travel to each continent and cross every ocean fighting an enemy together. These heroes ride all kinds of horses to help their fight and provide a lot of...

Follow the adventures of Rembrandt, a young black and white tuxedo cat, as he helps other neighborhood animal friends. Rembrandt, affectionately known as Remy, is well loved and lives with his Purr-ents and his big brother, Leo, the Tabby Cat. In this sequel of...

Aiden King loves that middle school is predictable. That's because while Aiden has a near-genius IQ, he's also autistic. Seeing the same faces in class every day, A'Reian, who has Down Syndrome; Katie, who has cerebral palsy and is wheelchair-dependent; Danny, who has learning...

A Bee Like Me - A book for my special kneads sprout: I want you to know, I need you to see: Don't be in a hurry to grow up and be like me. You're perfectly made the way, God wants you to be.Author:...

All kids love Halloween, right?!?! Not Benny J. Benny J. and the Horrible Halloween is the perfect book to read to kids who find themselves overwhelmed, worried, and self-conscious on big days like Halloween. The story of Benny J. can be used as a...

People in this world face all sorts of difficulties. The truth is that any rough patch can be beat if you work hard enough and have friends to help you. We must learn to be kind to one another and to help those in...

A children's anti-bullying story based on a real-life calf named Special Ed. This book starts when Ed was born, tells how he got his name, relates the friendships he nourishes, and points out the hurtful effects of bullying by others who make fun of...

A Hero Like Me"But one little chromosome put up a fight;It threatened to stamp out Colette's inner light.Big sister came running with torches to spare, And lit Colette's lamp with a glorious glare."Meet Clairice and Colette; two sisters with one story. A sweet story...

Lina was playing checkers with Sam, her best friend, when all of a sudden Lina fell to the floor and started to shake all over.WHAT JUST HAPPENED?Lina might have had a seizure. Now it's up to the Brain Detectives-Lina and Sam-to join with a...

Maple is in fifth grade--again. Now everyone will find out she struggles with reading--or will they? An engaging read for anyone who has ever felt different.Maple Mehta-Cohen has been keeping a secret: she can't read all that well. She has an impressive vocabulary and...

Book Features: - Ages 4-8, Grades PreK-2, Guided Reading Level E, Lexile- 24 pages, 8 inches x 8 inches- Simple, easy-to-read pages with full-color illustrations- Includes words to know and comprehension questions- Reading/teaching tips includedFun With Katie: In Katie Helps Out, preschoolers--second graders learn...

This story is based on true events of two Kaua'i boys diagnosed with autism and their family's journey of dealing with it. Their story will help those around them and in the community understand that we are all different, and with love and acceptance...

The audio edition of the bestselling middle grade novel about a spunky girl born without arms and a boy with Tourette syndrome navigating the challenges of middle school, disability, and friendship--all while solving a mystery in a western theme park. Aven Green loves to...

I am ME but just like YOU TOO!Logan loves being independent and playing and helping his friends. Most importantly, Logan loves feeling included. He is thrilled to take you on a journey of his daily activities, where he explores what makes him unique yet...

From the author of the critically acclaimed Braced comes a story of a girl caught between her love of chess and her ADHD.Clea can't control her thoughts. She knows she has to do her homework ... but she gets distracted. She knows she can't...

Depicts children living with spina bifida, Down syndrome, cerebral palsy, or blindness with the help of family and friends.Author: Laura DwightISBN-10: 1595720332ISBN-13: 9781595720337Publisher: Star Bright BooksLanguage: EnglishPublished: 08/01/2005Pages: 40Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.34lbsSize: 8.62h x 8.90w x 0.15dAccelerated Reader:Reading Level: 2.2Point Value: 0.5Interest Level: Lower GradeQuiz...

When the farm is too quiet Kid, the goat, wants to bring some much needed smiles back to the other farm animals. He realizes he can't think about anything else and his lofty goal becomes his hyperfocus mission. Throughout this book, Kid talks about...

A big-hearted, beautiful, and funny novel told from multiple viewpoints about neurodiversity, friendship, and community from the award-winning author of The Truth as Told by Mason Buttle, Leslie Connor.Eleven-year-old Aurora Petrequin's best friend has never spoken a word to her. In fact, Frenchie Livernois...

A big-hearted, beautiful, and funny novel told from multiple viewpoints about neurodiversity, friendship, and community from the award-winning author of The Truth as Told by Mason Buttle, Leslie Connor.Eleven-year-old Aurora Petrequin's best friend has never spoken a word to her. In fact, Frenchie Livernois...

Now I didn't believe a broken-down old unicorn could make wishes come true . . . not for a minute. But what if it could?Mags has a lot to wish for--a nice house with a mama who isn't tired out from work; a normal...

A young deaf child who loves to run and jump and play is affectionately described by her older sister. 'Can give young children an understanding of the fact that deaf children . . . share all the interests of children with normal hearing.' 'C....

From Patricia MacLachlan, beloved author of the Newbery Medal-winning Sarah, Plain and Tall, comes a touching story that teaches children how to look at the world in different ways. John's favorite house is his grandfather's--not because it is fancy or new but because he...