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First Experiences: Disability

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Books
Dan and Diesel, by Charlotte Hudson
Dan can do absolutely anything when he is with his guide dog Diesel.
Don't call me special, by Pat Thomas
A first look at disability
It's okay to be different, by Todd Parr
Tod Parr's simple, bright message tells us that it's OK to be different. It's OK to have wheels, to wear glasses, to have gaps in our teeth! We are who we are, and that's what makes us special. A reasuring book to share with any child, and lovely to promote discusion about a difference in themselves or others.
Just because, by Rebecca Elliott
The little boy in this exuberant picture book loves his big sister Clemmie. In this celebration of everything Clemmie, it is easy to overlook the fact she "has a great chair". A lovely, positive book that resists making much of Clemmie's disability, preferring instead to share the joy of loving her for who she is
Looking after Louis, by Lesley Ely
This introduction to the issue of autism shows how - through imagination, kindness and a special game of football - Louis's classmates find a way to join him in his world. Then they can include Louis in theirs.
Pat-a-cake!, by Annie Kubler
Nursery rhymes with inclusive images including a wheelchair
Peek-a-boo!, by Annie Kubler
Rhymes and games with inclusive images including a leg splint and a hearing aid
Seal surfer, by Michael Foreman
A young boy observes a seal through the different seasons. When her gets into trouble out at sea on his surf board, the seal comes to his rescue. Throughout the book the boy is pictured with walking aids.
See-saw!, by Annie Kubler
Song and rhymes with inclusive images including a signing child
Sometimes, by Rebecca Elliott
The second book about Clemmie and Toby, and just as lovely as the first. Clemmie sometimes has to go to hospital, and this charming picture book gently leads us through some difficult times for her, and her brother, without labouring the point.
Susan laughs, by Jeanne Willis
Susan laughs, she sings, she rides, she swings, she gets angry, she gets sad, she is good, she is bad, Susan is no different to any other child. At the end we see her in a wheel chair, but that doesn't mean she isn't just like me, just like you