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Disability Pride Month - Picture Books

Disability Pride Month, celebrated in July, is a time to recognize and celebrate the diversity and achievements of people with disabilities. It promotes self-acceptance, encourages positive attitudes towards disabilities, and raises awareness about the challenges and strengths of individuals with disabilities. It's a chance for kids to learn about inclusion, empathy, and to celebrate everyone's unique abilities.

Cincinnati & Hamilton County Public Library

50 items

  • Picture Book, 2025New York : Beach Lane Books, [2025] — Easy
  • Picture Book, 2024New York : Rocky Pond Books, an imprint of Penguin Random House LLC, 2024. — Easy
  • Picture Book, 2025New York, New York : Nancy Paulsen Books, 2025. — Easy
  • Picture Book, 2025New York : Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers, [2025] — Easy
  • Mia the Masterpiece

    An Empowering Story About Inclusivity and Growing Up With Down Syndrome

    Armstrong, Mia,
    Book, 2025New York : Random House Children's Books, 2025.
  • My Name Is Jem

    a Tale of a Guide Dog Superstar

    Muscat, Olivia,
    Picture Book, 2025Minneapolis, Minnesota : Scribble, [2025] — Easy
  • Dreaming of playing on her school’s soccer team but self-conscious about her hearing aids, Zoe is too nervous to try out until some new friends show her that being different is extraordinary, giving her the courage to find self-acceptance and…
    Picture Book, 2024New York Penguin Workshop, 2024. — Easy
  • Addressing the assumptions people make about those with disabilities in an accessible, honest and humorous way, this story follows Joe, who is tired of being told how amazing he is for doing normal things.
    Picture Book, 2024New York, NY : Little, Brown and Company, 2024. — Easy
  • When Lucas falls off a ladder, he hurts his spine and can't use his legs anymore. He can't stand on them and he can't walk on them. Through self-determination and with the love of friends and family, Lucas learns new ways to take care of himself and…
    Picture Book, 2022New York : Holiday House, 2022. — Easy
  • Adopting a ninja alter ego to cope with a new disability, Nathaniel, aka Ninja Nate, wears his costume to hide his robotic leg and learns that he can be part boy, part robot, and all Nathaniel.
    Picture Book, 2023New York : Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers, [2023] — Easy
  • Come Over To My House is a delightful picture book that explores the home lives of children and parents who are Deaf or disabled.
    Picture Book, 2023Richmond, Victoria : Bright Light, an imprint of Hardie Grant Children's Publishing, 2023. — Easy
  • The ABCs of inclusion introduces 26 real kids with diagnoses like autism, hearing loss, epilepsy, and Down syndrome--teaching children that our differences are what make us special.
    Picture Book, 2022Minneapolis, MN : Wise Ink Creative Publishing, [2022] — Easy