JANINE is an optimistic, endearing and inspiring character who happens to have disabilities including, ASD (Autism Spectrum Disorder), CP (Cerebral Palsy)
Below are suggestions for other great books where the main character
has a disability and is portrayed in a positive light.
If you have a suggestion of a book to add to this list, please email me the Title & Author:
MCLeffler@aol.com
Below are suggestions for other great books where the main character
has a disability and is portrayed in a positive light.
If you have a suggestion of a book to add to this list, please email me the Title & Author:
MCLeffler@aol.com
Picture books:
We Want to Go to School! by Janine Leffler & Maryann Cocca-Leffler
We Want to Go to School! by Janine Leffler & Maryann Cocca-Leffler
Unbound: The Life & Art of Judith Scott- By Joyce Scott, Illus Melissa Sweet
Best Buddies- by Lynn Plourde, Illus Arthur Lin
Hello Goodbye Dog by Maria Gianferrari, Illus by Patrice Barton
Six Dots: A Story of Young Louis Braille by Jen Bryant, illus Boris Kulikov
Emmanuel's Dream Laurie Ann Thompson & Sean Qualls
We're All Wonders by R.J. Palacio
Let’s hear it for Almigal by Wendy Kupfer, illus by Tammie Lyon
Just Because by Rebecca Elliot
Hello Goodbye Dog by Maria Gianferrari, Illus by Patrice Barton
Six Dots: A Story of Young Louis Braille by Jen Bryant, illus Boris Kulikov
Emmanuel's Dream Laurie Ann Thompson & Sean Qualls
We're All Wonders by R.J. Palacio
Let’s hear it for Almigal by Wendy Kupfer, illus by Tammie Lyon
Just Because by Rebecca Elliot
Awesomely Emma By Amy Webb, illus by Merrilee Liddiard
I Will Dance by Nancy Bo Flood illus by Julianna Swaney
All The Way to the Top by Annette Pimentel illus by Nabi Ali
My Friend Isabelle by Eliza Woloson, illus by Bryan Gough
Understanding Sam by Claribelle van Niekerk and Liezl Venter
My Friend Isabelle by Eliza Woloson, illus by Bryan Gough
Understanding Sam by Claribelle van Niekerk and Liezl Venter
Best Friends: A Pop Up Book by Shari Shafron and Mark Chambers
Off To The Park by Stephen Cheetham
Dan and Diesel by Charlotte Hudson
Nathan's Wish By Laurie Lears, illus by Stacey Schuett
Looking After Louis By Lesley Ely, illus by Polly Dunbar
Susan Laughs by Jeanne Willis, illus by Tony Ross
ONE by Kathryn Otoshi
A Boy and a Jaguar by Alan Rabinowitz, illus by Catia Chien
The William Hoy Story by Nancy Chumin, illus by Jez Tuya
Helen Keller's Best Friend Belle (vision) by Holly Barry, illus by Jennifer Thermes
Morris and Buddy (chap book) by Becky Hall, illus Doris Ettlinger
Middle Grade:
Fish in a Tree by Lynda Mullaly Hunt
El Deafo by Cece Bell
Nathan's Wish By Laurie Lears, illus by Stacey Schuett
Looking After Louis By Lesley Ely, illus by Polly Dunbar
Susan Laughs by Jeanne Willis, illus by Tony Ross
ONE by Kathryn Otoshi
A Boy and a Jaguar by Alan Rabinowitz, illus by Catia Chien
The William Hoy Story by Nancy Chumin, illus by Jez Tuya
Helen Keller's Best Friend Belle (vision) by Holly Barry, illus by Jennifer Thermes
Morris and Buddy (chap book) by Becky Hall, illus Doris Ettlinger
Middle Grade:
Fish in a Tree by Lynda Mullaly Hunt
El Deafo by Cece Bell
I Funny: A Middle School Story by James Patterson, illus by Chris Grabenstein
Out Of My Mind by Sharon Draper
One-Handed Catch by MJ Auch
Wonder by RJ Palacio
The Thing About Georgie by Lisa Graff
Rain Reign by Ann M. Martin
Small Steps by Peg Kehret
Young Adult:
When We Collided by Emery Lord
Marcello In The Real World by Francisco X. Stork
One-Handed Catch by MJ Auch
Wonder by RJ Palacio
The Thing About Georgie by Lisa Graff
Rain Reign by Ann M. Martin
Small Steps by Peg Kehret
Young Adult:
When We Collided by Emery Lord
Marcello In The Real World by Francisco X. Stork
Say What You Will by Cammie McGovern
The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time by Mark Haddon
Stoner & Spaz by Ron Koertge
Pinned by Sharon G. Flake
Gadget Girl: The Art Of Being Invisible by Suzanne Kamata
Asperger's Rules!: How to Make Sense of School and Friends by Blythe Grossberg The Asperkid's (Secret) Book of Social Rules by Jennifer Cook O'Toole
Girls Like Us by Gail Giles
Stoner & Spaz by Ron Koertge
Pinned by Sharon G. Flake
Gadget Girl: The Art Of Being Invisible by Suzanne Kamata
Asperger's Rules!: How to Make Sense of School and Friends by Blythe Grossberg The Asperkid's (Secret) Book of Social Rules by Jennifer Cook O'Toole
Girls Like Us by Gail Giles
