During Disability Pride Month, Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh is committed to highlighting and celebrating the diverse experiences and contributions of individuals with disabilities. We recognize this month as an opportunity to raise awareness, promote acceptance, and advocate for the rights of people with disabilities.
Throughout July, Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh will amplify the identities of those with visible and invisible disabilities. Check out the titles for kids on this list or find displays in your neighborhood libraries to discover more options!
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A little boy who loves storytelling but struggles with writing learns that it’s okay to make mistakes in this charming and encouraging picture book from the author of Mommy’s Khimar.
This title is also available for checkout as an eBook on Libby.
Join an exuberant, boundary-pushing pup and her exasperated boy in this reassuring story about unconditional love and the challenges of trying to always be on your best behavior.
This title is also available for checkout as an eBook on Libby.
With help from Ms. Bloom and some new friends, Beatrice discovers that learning differently is not something to be afraid of, and that dyslexia does not define who she is.
This photo picture book looks at differences in bodies, with photos of children with many different challenges including various physical disparities, learning differences, and medical conditions.
Mia offers a glimpse into the life of a child with Down syndrome.
This title is also available for checkout as an eBook on Libby and in eAudio on Libby.
Our young narrator doesn’t like itchy hats or cold wind, and she especially doesn’t like going places she’s never been before. But she reluctantly agrees to join her mom at an ice festival, where they watch sculptors chisel and drill until it’s too cold to watch anymore. The next night, they return to see what the artists have created: sparkling, glorious sculptures that feel a little like magic.
This title is also available for checkout as an eBook on Libby.
A young girl with a visual impairment explores her city with her father, taking in all its sensory details. This title is also available for checkout as an eBook on Libby and as an eBook on Hoopla.
A young girl, filled with the sounds of her beloved city, shares a song with her grandmother that changes the two forever. After helping Grandma realize that the city makes music as beautiful as the sounds they hear in church on Sunday morning, the two sit down and take in all the sounds of the city…together.
Through a story from his own childhood, Hudson Talbott shares the challenges–and ultimately the rewards–of being a non-mainstream kind of learner.
This title is also available for checkout as an eBook on LIbby.
Follows a mixed-ability group of kids and adults as they creatively negotiate everyday barriers, and find joy and connection in disability culture and community.
This title is also available for checkout as an eBook on Libby.
Joe, a young boy trying to play pirates at the playground, keeps getting interrupted with questions about what happened to his leg, and gets more and more fed up until the kids finally understand they don’t need to know what happened.