Best Children’s Books About Disability | Inclusive Stories for Kids

The Black Book of Colours

Menena Cottin & Rosana Faría | 2008 | 24 pages
Innovative tactile book using raised black illustrations and Braille to convey the experience of blindness and sensory perception.
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The Color Monster: A Story About Emotions

Anna Llenas | 2018 | 40 pages
One day, Color Monster wakes up feeling very confused. His emotions are all over the place; he feels angry, happy, calm, sad, and scared all at once! To help him, a little girl shows him what each feeling means through color. 
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Roll with It

Jamie Sumner | 2019 | 256 pages
Middle grade novel about Ellie, a determined 12-year-old who uses a wheelchair, navigating a new town, school, and family secrets.
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A Very Special Critter

Mercer Mayer | 1992 | 24 pages
Children ages 3-7 will enjoy this sweet story about friendship and acceptance, first published in 1992, Little Critter meets a student named Alex who uses a wheelchair. Before long, Little Critter learns Alex is just like everyone else, and they become the best of friends!
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Wonder

R.J. Palacio | 2012 | 320 pages
The beloved novel about August Pullman, a boy with a facial difference, attending school for the first time in fifth grade and teaching his community about empathy.
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Unbroken: 13 Stories Starring Disabled Teens

Edited by Marieke Nijkamp | 2021 | 336 pages
A Young Adult anthology featuring disabled teen protagonists across a diverse range of genres including fantasy, sci-fi, and contemporary romance.
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A Kids Book About Disability

Kristine Napper | 2020 | 66 pages
A clear and approachable book that helps kids and grown-ups understand disability, respect differences, and be kind to everyone.
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I Am Not a Label: 34 Disabled Artists, Thinkers, Athletes and Activists from Past and Present

Cerrie Burnell | 2020 | 64 pages
An illustrated collection of biographies celebrating the lives and achievements of disabled people throughout history.
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Just Ask!: Be Different, Be Brave, Be You

Sonia Sotomayor | 2019 | 32 pages
Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor’s picture book about children with different challenges and abilities, encouraging kids to ask questions and celebrate differences.
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Rescue & Jessica: A Life-Changing Friendship

Jessica Kensky & Patrick Downes | 2018 | 32 pages
Based on a true story, this picture book tells of the powerful bond between a girl who loses her legs and her service dog, Rescue.
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All the Way to the Top: How One Girl’s Fight for Americans with Disabilities Changed Everything

Annette Bay Pimentel | 2020 | 32 pages
The inspiring true story of Jennifer Keelan-Chaffins and her participation in the Capitol Crawl protest that helped pass the Americans with Disabilities Act.
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This Is How We Talk: A Celebration of Disability and Connection

Jessica Slice | 2025 | 48 pages
We sign, write, clap! We tap, stim, scream! So many ways to talk and joke, play and learn and dream. This joyful read-aloud, with an empowering refrain, from disability rights activists Jessica Slice and Caroline Cupp, demystifies and respects how disabled people and their families use different forms of communication to connect and show love.
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This Is How We Play: A Celebration of Disability and Adaptation

Jessica Slice | 2024 | 40 pages
A jubilant, inclusive, luminously illustrated picture book that features families at play, each with a family member who has a disability.
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Terry Fox (Little People, BIG DREAMS)

Maria Isabel Sanchez Vegara (Author), T. Connor (Illustrator) | 2025 | 32 pages
In this book from the critically acclaimed, multimillion-copy best-selling Little People, BIG DREAMS series, discover the life of Terry Fox, the legendary Canadian who ran the Marathon of Hope.
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Boy in Motion: Rick Hansen’s Story

Ainslie Manson (Author), Renne Benoit (Illustrator) | 2009 | 48 pages
As a young boy, Rick Hansen loved to fish and play ball. At 15, an accident left him paralyzed from the waist down. However, Rick was a very determined young man. He’d still fish and play ball and live out his dreams 
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The Man In Motion: How Rick Hansen’s World Tour Helped Break Down Barriers for People with Disabilities

Lorna Schultz Nicholson (Author), Rick Hansen (Author), Emma FitzGerald (Illustrator) | 2026 | 40 pages
The inspiring story of Canadian hero Rick Hansen, who wheeled around the world to raise money and awareness for people with disabilities.
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Curious George Joins the Team

H.A. Rey | 2018 | 24 pages
A picture book where Curious George learns about teamwork and adaptive sports after he and his friend Steve, who uses a wheelchair, join a basketball team.
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The Girl Who Figured It Out: The Inspiring Story of a Wheelchair Racer

Minda Dentler | 2024 | 40 pages
An illustrated autobiography for children about Minda Dentler, who contracted polio as an infant in India, was adopted, and grew up to become a world champion wheelchair racer and Ironman triathlete.
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The William Hoy Story: How a Deaf Baseball Player Changed the Game

Nancy Churnin | 2016 | 32 pages
A picture book biography of William Hoy, a deaf baseball player in the late 1800s whose advocacy led to the adoption of hand signals for strikes and balls, forever changing the sport.
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I Am Me

Tristan Towns | 2020 | 38 pages
An empowering children’s book based on the true story of the author, a young man with cerebral palsy who discovers his passion and talent for adaptive sports.
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Left Out

Tim Green | 2016 | 352 pages
A middle-grade novel about Landon, a boy who is deaf, and his determined fight to earn a place on the football team, tackling themes of inclusion and perseverance.
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Air

Monica Roe | 2022 | 304 pages
A young adult novel about Emmie, a star wheelchair motocross (WCMX) athlete, who must navigate new independence and challenge societal perceptions after receiving an expensive new sports chair.
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Tenacious: Fifteen Adventures Alongside Disabled Athletes

Patty Cisneros Prevo & Dion MBD | 2023 | 40 pages
A beautifully illustrated picture book profiling fifteen remarkable athletes who use adaptive equipment, from downhill skiing to wheelchair motocross, revealing the daily joys and challenges of life as a disabled athlete.
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Sammy Swims

Jamal Hill | 2023 | 32 pages
A children’s book by Paralympic swimmer Jamal Hill that follows Sammy, a boy who is ashamed he never learned to swim, until a swim champion teaches him and his family that water is for everyone.
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Funky: The duck with dancing dreams / Funky, Le canard qui rêve de danser

Luca Patuelli | 2025 |
Funky dreams of performing at the infamous DuckFest, but he was born with shorter limbs that prevent him from dancing like the others. With the support of his parents, some perseverance and training, he creates a style as unique as himself! Soon enough, his passion and performance will leave the entire pond speechless—while inviting others to join in. /// Funky, un canard avec une différence physique rêve de se produire au DuckFest, un grand événement de la communauté des canards. Cependant, ses différences physiques l’empêchent de danser comme les autres canards. Malgré ce défi, Funky ne baisse pas les bras. Il persévère, s’entraîne et finit par créer un style de danse unique qui lui appartient pleinement.

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Jasmine’s World Of Autism: At The Seawall

T. Lynn Lewis | 2025 | 28 pages
Jasmine’s World Of Autism: At The Seawall is a children’s book about the adventures of a girl and her three non-verbal autistic brothers. Come join them while they have an exciting day exploring the seawall.

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