Every kid has hopes and dreams, and every kid achieves those dreams differently from each other. Everyone has different abilities, and no two people are exactly alike! Here are a variety of books where kids make friends, experience new things, and work hard to achieve their goals. Some of these kids are blind, or have Autism, or need sensory accommodations for noisy places. Try out some of these books and explore how you’re similar and different! (Some books are also available from our digital collections.)
Early Readers
Can Bears Ski? by Raymond Antrobus
Out Into the Big Wide Lake by Paul Harbirdge (Axis 360)
Lucas at the Paralympics and Lucas Makes a Comeback by Igor Plohl
Hello Goodbye Dog by Maria Gianferrari
My Three Best Friends and Me, Zulay by Vanessa Brantley-Newton
This Beach is Loud! By Samantha Cotterill
The Black Book of Colors by Menena Cottin
Older Readers 
El Deafo by Cece Bell (Axis 360, Overdrive)
A Boy Called Bat by Elana Arnold (Axis 360)
Wink: A Novel by Rob Harrell (OverDrive)
Get a Grip, Vivy Cohen! By Sarah Kapit
The Chance to Fly by Ali Stroker (Axis 360)
The Many Mysteries of the Finkel Family by Sarah Kapit (Axis 360)
Insignificant Events in the Life of a Cactus by Dusti Bowling (Axis 360, Overdrive)
True Stories
Unbound: The Life and Art of Judith Scott by Joyce Scott (Axis 360)
Fauja Singh Keeps Going by Simran Jeet Singh
Dark was the Night by Gary Golio
Emmanuel’s Dream: The True Story of Emmanuel Ofosu Yeboah by Laurie Ann Thompson (Axis 360)
Rescue and Jessica: A Life-Changing Friendship by Jessica Kensky (Overdrive)
Brayden Speaks Up by Brayden Harrington
The Girl Who Thought in Pictures: The Story of Dr. Temple Grandin by Julia Finley Mosca
General Books about Inclusion
Lovely by Jess Hong
Bodies are Cool by Tyler Feder
Just Ask!: Be Different, Be Brave, Be You by Sonia Sotomayor (Axis 360, Overdrive)
Don’t Hug Doug (He Doesn’t Like It) by Carrie Finison (Axis 360)
– Alice Mitchell, Youth Services Manager