A blog and podcast hosted and written by a speech language pathologist who is passionate about diversity and inclusion in children's literature.
My Brain is Powerful My Brain is Powerful is a picture book written by a school psychologist, Lauren Munroe. Sam is a young boy who struggles with impulsivity and emotional dysregulation. At times, it is hard for Sam to control his body, pay attention and learn like everyone else. His parents decide that Sam should […]
October is AAC Awareness Month! What is AAC? AAC stands for Augmentative and Alternative Communication. Individuals who use AAC have complex communication needs. To celebrate AAC awareness, I wanted to highlight some picture books with characters that use AAC. To check out my post including children’s book with characters with varying different abilities, click here. […]
Books by Lavelle Carlson Lavelle was born in Texas and lived in England and Norway for ten years. Following her return from overseas she received her Masters in the field of speech/language pathology. During her career she worked with a variety of special children. These children as well as her grandchildren have been her inspiration […]
Free Lunch Free Lunch written by Rex Ogle is one of the best-written middle-grade books that I have read in a long time! When I am looking for a book at a bookstore, I believe that books find me, not the other way around! I found Free Lunch in the young reader section at my […]
Three Pockets Full Three Pockets Full written by Cindy L. Rodriquez and illustrated by Begoña Fernández Corbalán is a story about family, tradition, and love. This beautifully illustrated book published by Cardinal Rule Press includes a special quick tips section at the beginning of the book to help parents and educators optimize reading time with […]
Oscar Goes To The Moon Oscar Goes to the Moon, written and illustrated by Helen Tanner, is a beautiful story of a bunny who goes on a journey to find a friend. This beautifully illustrated book is a perfect bedtime story for your little ones! Oscar wants to go places and he daydreams about visiting […]
Time Capsule Time Capsule written and illustrated by Lauren Redniss, is a beautiful book about creating a time capsule. Time capsules are really interesting to do with children because the world is changing every day. They are easy too since all you need is an empty jar, meaningful objects, and creativity! If I created a […]
High Flyers, 15 Inspiring Women Aviators and Astronauts High Flyers, 15 Inspiring Women Aviators and Astronauts written by educator and author Ann McCallum Staats is another wonderful book in the Women of Power Series by Chicago Review Press. This book includes 15 stories of heroic women that defeated all odds to obtain their dream job. […]
I wanted to highlight some favorite children’s books featuring characters with varying disabilities. It is so important to include books that feature all different diverse characters for our children to read in both our classroom and home library. To see the full library of books that include characters with different abilities, check out my list […]
Chunky Chunky written and illustrated by Yehudi Mercado is a wonderful graphic novel middle grade book from start to finish. I discovered Yehudi Mercado recently on social media and immediately purchased his book. Chunky is also based on the experiences of the author/illustrator, Yehudi Mercado, who is a Mexican Jewish boy growing up in Texas. […]
