A REALLY COOL BOOK LIST...

Today, I was visiting this website called Disaboom, which is a site I check out occasionally to see what's new in the disability culture. I came across a really great kids' book list that I wanted to pass along. It's comprised of a large variety of books about people with disabilities, from wheelchair-users to people who are blind or deaf, as well as people with developmental disabilities like Downs syndrome. The books are sorted into age-appropriate categories, which is so convenient. Some of our family favorites are Mama Zooms by Jane Cowen-Fletcher, that my Aunt Karen gave us and is about a mom who's in a wheelchair, and A Very Special Critter by Mercer Meyer, which one of my sisters gave me a long time ago. There are some other fabulous books on the list that I've read with Caroline or in my classroom with my students when I was teaching elementary school. If you're looking to change up the whole bedtime-story rotation, be sure to check these out - they are great for ALL kids!