Children's Picture Book Database at Miami University

How Willy got his wheels | by Mohler, Diana & Turner, Deborah

As a homeless and handicapped dog, Willy never finds true happiness until he is rescued from the animal hospital and given a home and family. However, Willy lacks the ability to walk on his own and his owner Deborah tries several attempts to help Willy. Finally, Willy is given a wheel chair which enables him to finally be free and live his life to its fullest.

Keywords: animals, balloon, caring, cat, climbing, cold, disability, doctor, dog, dreams, excitement, family, fly, friendship, handicap, helping, homeless, hospital, imagination, independence, loneliness, memory, pets, presents, problem solving, protection, relief, rescue, running, running away, sadness, safety, siblings, sleep, smell, toys, wish

Hunter bunny saves Easter | by Weaver, Alexis Rae

Hunter Bunny, made fun of because of his limp leg, meets Clark, the duck who has trouble seeing and the two become best friends. The night before Easter, the two find the Easter bunny lying on the ground and it is now up to them to deliver the baskets around town. After successfully saving Easter, the return to the forest to find all the animals praising and cheering for them.

Keywords: animals, baby, differences, disability, discrimination, duck, easter, family, feelings, friendship, glasses, handicap, happiness, helping, heroism, holidays, hope, injury, learning, loneliness, moods, parents, playing, rabbit, sadness, siblings, sight, surprises, swimming, teaching, teasing, vision

Hunter bunny learns to ski | by Weaver, Alexis Rae

Hunter Bunny is eagerly awaiting for winter to arrive and is determined to take part in all the activities that come along with it. He visits his fellow animal friends who teach him to ski, skate and snowboard, but with Hunter Bunny's shorter leg, he is unable to be successful. With the help of his best friend Clark, the two find a way for Hunter to be able to ski in the animal ski race. Determined to win, Hunter Bunny practices day and night for the big competition and it pays off in the end when he brings home the first place ribbon.

Keywords: accidents, activities, animals, anticipation, challenges, cold, colors, competition, confidence, determination, disability, dreams, encouragement, excitement, exercise, family, feelings, friendship, handicap, helping, learning, parents, practice, preparation, problem solving, protection, rabbit, reading, sadness, safety, seasons, skating, skiing, sledding, sleep, snow, sports, support, surprises, teaching, teamwork, teasing, uniqueness, wind, winter, zoo

The storm | by Harshman, Marc

A young boy confined to a wheel chair because of an accident, doesn't like the way people see and talk about him. He wants people to see past the wheelchair and see him. A tornado comes through Indiana and he shows how strong and able he truly is.

Keywords: acceptance, animals, chicken, critical thinking, death, differences, disability, family, farm, feelings, goal setting, handicap, horse, nonverbal communication, parents, problem solving, relief, sadness, safety, school, self esteem, storm, stress management, tornado, weather

Babu's song | by Stuve-Bodeen, Stephanie

Bernardi lives with his grandfather, Babu, who is mute and makes toys. Because they do not make much money, Bernardi can not afford to go to school in his native Tanzanian town. Bernardi wants to go to school and play soccer with the other children. Through the unconditional love of Babu, Bernardi learns that sacrifice leads to achieving the impossible dream.

Keywords: african, bicycle, family, grandparents, handicap, illness, love, market, money, multicultural, music, nonverbal communication, poverty, school, soccer, sports, tanzanian

Cakes and miracles: A purim tale | by Goldin, Barbara Diamond

Hershel is a blind boy who loves to play outside and catch frogs in the river. His mother is always angry when he comes home covered with mud. One day Hershel has a dream that he can see. After that, he is able to help his mom make three-cornered fat cakes and cookies to sell at the market so they can earn money.

Keywords: amphibians, angel, author's note, blindness, bodies of water, celebration, dancing, dreams, exercise, food, frog, handicap, holidays, Jewish, multicultural, nutrition, play, poverty, recipe, river, song, traditions

A very special friend | by Levi, Dorothy Hoffman

Frannie is lonely without friends her age in her neighborhood. When Laura moves in down the street, Frannie is excited but then sad because Laura is hearing impaired and cannot talk. The girls soon learn to communicate through sign language and become close friends.

Keywords: feelings, five senses, friendship, handicap, happiness, hearing impaired, loneliness, neighbors, nonverbal communication, sadness, sight, sign language

The little fir tree | by Brown, Margaret Wise

A fir tree is cut down to be used as a Christmas tree for a boy with a handicap. After the holidays, the tree is replanted in the forest. Every year, the boy's father digs up the tree to be decorated. One year, the boy goes to the forest by himself to decorate a tree.

Keywords: change, christmas, conflict resolution, disability, family, forest, growing up, handicap, holidays, illness, nature, parents, plants, song, traditions, verbal communication

A special trade | by Wittman, Sally

When Nelly was a baby, Bartholomew would push her in her stroller and tell her stories. Now that he is in a wheelchair and she is older, she pushes him around.

Keywords: aging, baby, change, coping, disability, friendship, growing up, handicap, happiness, helping, illness, play, self esteem, sharing, storytelling, verbal communication

Elfwyn's saga | by Wisniewski, David

A blind girl is born in the northern valley. Because she cannot see, she is blind to the curse in a great crystal. She destroys the crystal and restores her village from the curse.

Keywords: assertiveness, blindness, community, conflict resolution, coping, decision making, disability, five senses, handicap, heroism, nonverbal communication, refusal skills, verbal communication

Mandy | by Booth, Barbara

Mandy, a hearing-impaired girl, spends time at her grandmother's house. On a walk in the woods, her grandmother's precious pin is lost. Mandy goes out alone in a storm that night to find the pin.

Keywords: adventures, assertiveness, challenges, conflict resolution, crisis, family, fear, feelings, five senses, frustration, grandparents, handicap, hearing impaired, illness, lost, nonverbal communication, stress management

A special kind of sister | by Smith, Lucia B.

Sarah has a five year old brother who is mentally challenged. She has trouble coping with him, but loves him very much.

Keywords: change, coping, differences, disability, family, handicap, illness, individuality, learning, love, siblings

Howie helps himself | by Fassler, Joan

Howie is confined to a wheelchair. He must overcome many barriers. He has one thing he wants to do - be able to move his wheelchair all by himself. He succeeds.

Keywords: accomplishment, assertiveness, conflict resolution, critical thinking, decision making, determination, disability, goal setting, handicap, illness, persistence, self esteem, stress management, success

The little lame prince | by Wells, Rosemary

A little pig overcomes his disability to become king.

Keywords: animals, conflict resolution, critical thinking, decision making, disability, goal setting, handicap, nonverbal communication, peer resistance, pig, refusal skills, royalty, self esteem, verbal communication

The seeing stick | by Yolen, Jane

A blind princess learns to see the world through her fingertips from an old blind man.

Keywords: blindness, conflict resolution, critical thinking, disability, five senses, friendship, handicap, helping, learning, nonverbal communication, royalty, self esteem, sight, verbal communication, vision

Nick joins in | by Lasker, Joe

Nick, confined to a wheelchair, is going to school for the first time. He is anxious and scared. Nick overcomes his feelings and makes friends at school.

Keywords: acceptance, assertiveness, challenges, conflict resolution, critical thinking, decision making, disability, fear, feelings, friendship, handicap, illness, nonverbal communication, school, self esteem, stress management, verbal communication

Through grandpa's eyes | by MacLachlan, Patricia

John's grandfather is blind. John spends the day with him and tries to look at things in the same way his grandfather does.

Keywords: blindness, conflict resolution, critical thinking, decision making, disability, empathy, family, five senses, goal setting, grandparents, handicap, illness, self esteem, sight, vision

The boy who wouldn't talk | by Bouchard, Lois Kalb

Carlos, a Puerto Rican boy, lives in America and is frustrated with learning the English language. He decides not to talk at all and just nod and draw pictures. He meets a blind boy who cannot see his pictures or nods, so Carlos must talk. Carlos is so happy to meet this boy that he begins to talk again.

A beautiful pearl | by Whitelaw, Nancy

The feelings of three generations are shared through the loving story of a girl and her grandmother who has Alzheimer's Disease.

Keywords: aging, alzheimer's disease, birthday, confusion, disability, diseases, family, forgetful, generations, grandparents, growing up, handicap, love, memories, memory, parents, presents, sadness

Princess jessica rescues a prince | by Brooks, Jennifer

A young princess with a pure heart plays with three gnomes who are handicapped. She is kind and accepting to her new friends. In turn, she gains another friend.

Keywords: acceptance, appearance, appreciation, beauty, bravery, caring, challenges, conflict resolution, determination, differences, disability, disappearance, fantasy, fear, friendship, handicap, helping, loneliness, problem solving, royalty, understanding, uniqueness

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