Reading Tip #34

 
Teach love, kindness, & tolerance for all people by integrating books from diverse backgrounds, handicaps and disabilities into your read-aloud time with your children. Here are some examples to get you started:  

I Am Enough
by: Grace Byers
(A lyrical ode to being who you are & respecting others along the way.) 
https://www.amazon.com/I-Am-Enough-Grace-Byers/dp/0062667122/ref=sr_1_1?dchild=1&keywords=I+Am+Enough&qid=1591228462&s=books&sr=1-1

I Am Perfectly Designed 
by: Karaomo Brown
(A boy and his dad go on a walk downtown and learn about all of the ways they were created to belong together, in a family.) 
https://kidsbooks.com/Store/Details/9781250232212B/i-am-perfectly-designed


The Butterfly's Journey
by: Heather Porazzo 
(A sweet book depicting a butterly's late emergence and autism awareness.) 
https://www.amazon.com/Butterflys-Journey-Autism-Awareness-Childrens-ebook/dp/B077NJHNPP/ref=sr_1_3?dchild=1&keywords=the+butterfly%27s+journey&qid=1591228415&s=books&sr=1-3

Don't Call Me Special 
by: Pat Thomas
(A children's book that explores questions about physical disabilities, including special equipment used to help those who are disabled.) 
https://www.amazon.com/Dont-Call-Me-Special-Disability/dp/0764121189/ref=pd_bxgy_img_3/146-7475984-2505050?_encoding=UTF8&pd_rd_i=0764121189&pd_rd_r=c0337635-2353-4cd8-acdd-08e3b14322c0&pd_rd_w=ZulyI&pd_rd_wg=A10Bh&pf_rd_p=4e3f7fc3-00c8-46a6-a4db-8457e6319578&pf_rd_r=2N3GT8PQ2KZ3H15KEF1Z&psc=1&refRID=2N3GT8PQ2KZ3H15KEF1Z

One Big Heart
by: Linsey Davis
(God gave us all special traits & characteristics that make us uniquely who we are.  From our skin, to our hair & eyes, we can look different, but there are many things which we have in common with others too.)

https://www.amazon.com/One-Big-Heart-Celebration-Different/dp/0310767857/ref=sr_1_4?crid=2C7MFOL3ZBY5L&dchild=1&keywords=diverse+childrens+books&qid=1591314292&s=books&sprefix=diverse+child%2Cstripbooks%2C196&sr=1-4