Recs if you like A Friend for Henry...
picture books to read with your inner child
on a mission to learn about the world and myself through the picture books we never got as kids. here, you’ll find softness, warmth, cosyness, and found family. stories about identity, community, food, and self acceptance. always open to recs!
my top recs are in the comments, and please reach out for in-depth or specific content warnings if you need, i’ll reread the book for you and try my best!
🚧 under construction! 🚧
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.”
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Autistic Reps You Wish You Had as a Kid
Mostly children, middle grade, and ya books with autism representation. Strongly featuring autistic characters that aren’t only young white boys. It’s also strongly concentrated on own voices works, as much as possible, although that’s private information if the authors do not choose want to share publicly.
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