EDU 389: Inclusive Classrooms: Dis/ability Literature

"The Dolly Gray Children’s Literature Award was initiated in 2000 to recognize authors, illustrators, and publishers of high quality fictional and biographical children, intermediate, and young adult books that appropriately portray individuals with developmental disabilities." (from the website)

"The Schneider Family Book Awards honor an author or illustrator for a book that embodies an artistic expression of the disability experience for child and adolescent audiences." (from the website)

A list compiled and shared on GoodReads.

A list compiled by Scope, an organization in the United Kingdom that provides "support, information, and advice" to disabled people and their families.

A "top 25" list compiled by the Council for Exceptional Children. Please note that the bibliography and references may also be helpful.

A list compiled by TeacherVision.com.

A list compiled and shared on GoodReads; many of these titles would be more appropriate for older readers.

This list offers a short selection of titles in several categories: Picture Books, Middle-Grade Novels, Young-Adult Novels, and Adult Memoirs for Teens.

An extensive list more appropriate for teens or adults. From the National Leadership Consortium on Developmental Disabilities (University of Delaware).

A list compiled and shared on GoodReads; many of these titles would be more appropriate for older readers.

From a July 2013 article in The Guardian.

We Need Diverse Books™ is a 501(c)(3) non-profit that advocates essential changes in the publishing industry to produce and promote literature that reflects and honors the lives of all young people.