Children with Disabilities

Fiction for Younger Readers | Fiction for Older Readers
Fiction for Teenagers | Non-fiction
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Fiction for Younger Readers

ELLIOTT, Rebecca
Sometimes
Lion 9780745962696
Toby and Clemmie love to play together even when Clemmie has to go to hospital regularly they still have fun.

JOHN, Louise
My Mum Can't See
Wayland 9780750260145
Start Reading Series
A young girl explains what it is like living with a mother with a visual impairment. A beginner read for young children.

Also in this series:

My Chair
Wayland 9780750260121
A girl in a wheelchair lists all the things she can do just like other children. A positive look at physical disability. A beginner read for young children

MOORE, Genevieve
Catherine's Story
Frances Lincoln 9781845076559
Catherine can't talk, or walk like other people but to her family Catherine is special and has gifts that are special to her. The books is written from the father's perspective.

RIPLEY, Marion
Private and Confidential
Lincoln 0711220972
Laura discovers that her new Australian penfriend, Malcolm, is blind and so she writes to him in Braille. The book has a message in Braille and the Braille alphabet to decode it with.

WILLIS, Susan
Susan Laughs
Andersen 0862648963
Susan laughs, sings, rides and swings. She can be good or bad, happy or sad. In fact Susan is just like any other child except that she needs a wheelchair some of the time.

Fiction for Older Readers

CREECH, Sharon
Granny Torrelli Makes Soup
Bloomsbury 0747563101
Rosie and Bailey have been best friends since they were born. Bailey is blind and goes to a different school from Rosie but at home they always play together, until a new girl moves in down the street and wants to be friends too. Rosie, however, does not want to share Bailey with anyone.

WILSON, Jacqueline
Sleepovers
Young Corgi 978055255783
Daisy and her friends have all had sleepover parties but Daisy is worried about inviting them because she has a sister who is mentally and physically disabled. She is worried at how they will react and just wants her sister to be accepted. Can she find the courage to invite her friends?

Fiction for Teenagers

HADDON, Mark
The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time
Red Fox 0099456761
Christopher is 15 and has Asperger's, a form of autism. He understands maths but not people, loves yellow and brown but hates being touched. When he finds his neighbour's dog murdered, he sets out to discover who did it and the journey is a terrifying one.

Non-Fiction

POWELL, Gillian
Thomas Has Autism
Evans 9780237539290
Like Me Like You series
An account of what Autism is like on a daily basis from the point of view of Thomas who has autism. He explains what he can and can't do and what a typical day is like.

Also in series:

Sam Uses a Wheelchair
Evans 9780237539276
Follows a day in the life of Sam who has Spina Bifida and is in a wheelchair.

ROYSTON, Angela
Down Syndrome
Heinemann 9780431112329
Young Explorer: what's it like? series.
Explains Down Syndrome and what it is like to live with for the children and their families.

TOWNSEND, John
Tanni-Grey Thompson: unauthorised biography
Raintree 9781406209655
An inspiring account of Tanni-Grey Thompson and her success as an athlete.