Recs if you like Show Me a Sign (Show Me a Sign #1)...
disability pride - sensory disabilities
in honor of disability pride month, here is a series on the colours of the flag! we're starting with the colour green in the disability pride flag, which represents sensory disabilities. examples are deafness, blindness/HOH, hearing loss, etc. books within this series will be fiction and non fiction. as always feel free to recommend any book that you think should be on this list!
Graphic Medicine
Graphic Medicine is… (an actual term) graphic novels, manga, comics, and visual representation engaging with health and healthcare - from health diagrams visual pamphlets to a graphic novel including health story or rep.
Mostly adult, YA, MG, and some other youth/ all ages titles
In-progress / updated over time Reccomendations welcome
Disability in Kidlit (YA, middle grade, children)
Winners and honorees of the American Library Association’s Schneider Family Book Award: https://www.ala.org/awards/books-media/schneider-family-book-award. The award honors “an author or illustrator for a book that embodies an artistic expression of the disability experience for child and adolescent audiences.”
Books Featuring Disability
Books with Deaf Protagonists/Characters
i'm profoundly deaf with a cochlear implant and don't sign but i always keep an eye out for books with deaf rep
girls on the american frontier
alternative titles: girlhood in colonial america, young girls in young america, little house alternatives
goal: to curate a list of little house alternatives, with big appreciation for the diverse peoples and cultures.
including books appropriate for middle school and YA readers
Humanity is beautiful
A celebration of diversity and glimpse into the lives of others
