Yes I Can! A Girl and Her Wheelchair written by Claire A. B.

Freeland,
Jacqueline B. Toner, and Kendra J. Barrett (2018). Illustrated by Violet
Lemay.

This book opens the classroom to a student who is in a wheelchair. We are

introduced to Carolyn and the many struggles she faces due to her being in a
wheelchair. Carolyn is capable of doing everyday task that every student is
capable of doing she just has a different way of approaching the task. Rather
than making fun of Carolyn, students are comfortable with asking questions
to help them understand why she needs to do task differently. Carolyn is
very positive when she faces task, she may have trouble with due to her
being in a wheelchair, by saying “yes, I can.” Acceptance by her peers helps Carolyn feel comfortable
and allows Carolyn to still play despite her limitations.

Sully the Raccoon written by Arielle Hobbs (2020). Illustrated by Daria

Kokh

Sully is a child with an intellectual disability. We are told about his journey
through the eyes of his older brother. Sully has trouble communicating and
voicing his needs. He is constantly getting into things due to his curiosity.
We get an understanding of how hard it can be to communicate and be
able to help Sully since he has a difficult time expressing himself, however
we are also informed of how accepting and understanding his intellectual
disability can help Sully feel accepted. Sully’s family accept his challenges and instead of trying to change
him or force him to act a certain way they encourage him and his favorite raccoon costume.

Unique Starts with You written by Jennifer Campbell. Illustrated by

Pardeep Mehra

Unique starts with you, teaches us about diversity and acceptance. We are
introduced to kids who are unique in their own ways. This book teaches us
that diversity is good and the more we learn about each other the closer
we to understanding diversity. Each page shows illustration of diversity and
is able to allow everyone reading to relate to the at least one of the kids in
the book. Aside from acceptance from others Unique with You also teaches
us to accept our uniqueness within ourselves. Being different is beautiful and powerful.
 Different Not Less: A children’s book about Autism written and
illustrated by Dan Gibbons.

Different not less touches base on a child with autism. We are

introduced to similarities we have in common but are pointed out that
although we have similarities it is difficult for children with autism to
express them the same way as us. It is a short and simple book with a
lot of power and meaning behind the text. This book teaches us that
with just a little bit of understanding can help someone with autism
communicate and express themselves. The words are large and bold
and was created to also be read to children with autism so they can get a better understanding of what
they are experiencing or how they can give a better understanding to their family members.

The Masterpiece written by Jay Miletsky (2019). Illustrated

by Luis Peres.

The Masterpiece looks at autism from a different

perspective. Rather than relating to humans, we are taught
about autism through objects. There are different paint
brushes and each of them are unique in their own way.
Although they are uniquely different each of them are
contributing factors that make a masterpiece. Rather than
pointing out different traits that each paintbrush has as a
flaw, the author shows how the paintbrush uniqueness
puts a uniqueness to the ending product. We can compare
this situation to how each of us are contributing factors to
a diverse community.