Books focusing on Differences
- Don’t Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus, Mo Willems, age 2-6 (role reversal)
- The Day the Crayons Quit, Drew Daywalt, age 3-7 (resolving differences)
- Giraffes Can’t Dance, Giles Andreae, Age 4+ (differences don’t mean you can’t do)
- We’re All Wonders, R J Palacio, age 4-8 (Wonder condensed for a younger age)
- Wheelie, the Wheelchair in Search of Adventure, Mary Eigel, age 6-10 (mobility)
- Just Because, Rebecca Elliott, age 5-7 (wheelchairs don’t define kids)
- A Different little Doggie, Heather Whittaker, age 6-9 (accepting differences)
- Wonder, R J Palacio, age 8-12 (we are more than our physical characteristics)
- El Deafo, Cece Bell, grade 2-6
- Who was Helen Keller, Gare Thompson, age 8-12
- One and Only Ivan, Katherine Applegate, grade 4-6 (power of love to overcome)
- Fish in a Tree, Linda Mullaly Hunt, age 10+, (dyslexia)
- Out of My Mind, Sharon Draper, age 10+, (cerebral palsy),
- Honest Truth, Dan Gemeinhart, age 10+ (cancer, friendship)
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