Children’s Literature:

Title Author Description Link to Purchase

Books that Feature Characters with CP

Janine. Maryann In this charming story, Maryann https://www.amazo

Cocca-Leffler Cocca-Leffler uses her own n.com/Janine-
daughter as inspiration for a Maryann-Cocca-
delightfully spunky character. Leffler/dp/0807537
Janine Leffler focuses on the 543/ref=sr_1_1?ke
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become a role model to children 8-1
and adults, encouraging them to
focus on abilities and promoting
respect, tolerance, and
kindness.

Janine and the Maryann Today is field day and even https://www.amazo
Field Day Finish Cocca-Leffler though Janine is not good at n.com/Janine-
sports, she is ready to compete. Field-Finish-
Her body just doesn't work like Maryann-Cocca-
the other kids'. But no matter Leffler/dp/0807537
what, Janine cheers for 56X/ref=sr_1_1?cri
everyone and tries her best. d=28AVBUAQOY
During the big race, her NW6&keywords=ja
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classmate Abby trips and falls.
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Janine is right there to help. But
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win the race. Can Janine teach aps%2C146&sr=8-
Abby and her classmates that 1
being a winner is not always
about being number one?

My Friend Suhana: Shaila Abdullah Award-winning author and https://www.amazo

A Story of & Anyah designer Shaila Abdullah teams n.com/My-Friend-
Friendship and Abdullah up with her 10-year-old daughter Suhana-
Cerebral Palsy Aanyah to bring you this Friendship-
heartwarming tale of a little girl Cerebral/dp/16159
who forms a close bond with a 92111
child with cerebral palsy. The
girl finds that through her art,
she can reach her special friend
Suhana.
Taking Cerebral Mary Elizabeth Taking Cerebral Palsy To https://www.amazo
Palsy to School Anderson School follows the adventures n.com/Taking-
of Chad, a child with CP, and his Cerebral-School-
classmates. This book aims to Elizabeth-
answer many questions that Anderson/dp/1891
peers of children with CP may 383086
have. It does so in a way that
children can learn to empathize
with some of the challenges that
individuals with cerebral palsy
may have, while encouraging
inclusivity and acceptance

Nathan’s Wish: A Laurie Lears Nathan lives next door to Miss https://www.amazo
Story about Sandy, a raptor rehabilitator. n.com/Nathans-
Cerebral Palsy Nathan wishes he could help Wish-Story-about-
Miss Sandy with some of her Cerebral/dp/08075
chores, but he is confined to his 71016
wheelchair because of cerebral
palsy. Then Fire, an owl with a
broken wing, comes to Miss
Sandy.

This Kid Can Fly: It’s Aaron Philip In this uplifting memoir, 14-year- https://www.amazo
About Ability (NOT old Aaron Philip details his n.com/This-Kid-
Disability) journey from being a baby in Can-Fly-Disability-
Antigua to a teenage artist living ebook/dp/B00YNB
in New York City. This book XJ9G
aims to shed light on the way
that disabilities are perceived by
others, and how a good attitude
and a sense of humor can get
you through any of life’s
challenges.

Cena Has CP C Fran Card This book features a day in the https://www.amazo
life of a child with cerebral palsy n.com/Ceana-Has-
through the eyes of Ceana, a CP-Fran-Card-
young girl born with CP. It is ebook/dp/B00GX1
illustrated to depict realistic OHZO/ref=sr_1_fk
scenarios and invites children to mr1_1?keywords=
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on each page. This uplifting =1574275229&s=d
story follows Ceana and her igital-text&sr=1-1-
family, while also discussing the fkmr1
ways that children with CP are
uniquely inspiring.

He’s My Pony! Jeanne Anna and her neighbor’s niece https://www.amazo

Betancourt Christine take on the stables in n.com/Hes-My-
He’s My Pony! Christine loves Pony-Pals-
horses, but due to her cerebral No/dp/0439216419
palsy, she has been unable to
experience the joy of riding a
pony of her own. Christine and
Anna’s horse soon develop a
close bond, showcasing the
benefits associated with equine
and related therapy methods.

I’m The Big Sister Michelle Michelle’s older sister Amy was https://www.barnes
Now Emmert born severely disabled and andnoble.com/w/i
diagnosed with cerebral palsy. m-the-big-sister-
I’m The Big Sister Now invites now-michelle-
readers to explore the joys and emmert/10002239
occasional obstacles associated 89
with having a family member
that is diagnosed with CP. This
is a great book for children with
CP to read along with their
siblings to explain exactly what
cerebral palsy is, while
encouraging unconditional love
for one another.

Books that Feature Related Conditions/Services to CP

Rescue & Jessica: A Jessica Rescue thought he’d grow up to https://www.amazo

Life-Changing Kenskey & be a Seeing Eye dog — it’s the n.com/Rescue-
Friendship Patrick Downes family business, after all. When Jessica-Life-
he gets the news that he’s Changing-
better suited to being a service Friendship-
dog, he’s worried that he’s not Kensky/dp/076369
up to the task. Then he meets 6048
Jessica, a girl whose life is
turning out differently than the
 way she'd imagined it, too. Now
Jessica needs Rescue by her
side to help her accomplish
everyday tasks. And it turns out
that Rescue can help Jessica
see after all: a way forward,
together, one step at a time. An
endnote from the authors tells
more about the training and
extraordinary abilities of service
dogs, particularly their real-life
best friend and black lab,
Rescue.
*Connection = service animals

The Pirate of George Ella Doubles are good for lots of https://www.amazo
Kindergarten Lyon things—double scoops of ice n.com/Kindergarte
cream, double features at the n-Richard-
movies. But double vision is Jackson-
NOT a good kind of double. In Atheneum-
fact, it can make kindergarten Hardcover/dp/1416
kind of hard. Ginny sees double 950249
chairs at reading circle and
double words in her books. She
knows that only half of what she
sees is real, but which half? The
solution to her problem is
wondrously simple: an eye
patch! Ginny becomes the pirate
of kindergarten.With the help of
her pirate patch, Ginny can
read, run, and even snip her
scissors with double the speed!
Vibrant illustrations from Lynne
Avril capture the realities of
what Ginny sees both before
and after.
*Connection = vision impairment