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Disability Pride Month Book Recommendations

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July is Disability Pride Month! Let's find books with great disability representation and learn about disabilities that impact many people every day. Picture Books Best Day Ever by Marilyn Singer This fun-filled rhyming picture book follows a playful puppy and his owner.  Can Bears Ski?  by Raymond Antrobus A little bear does not understand why people keep asking him “Can bears ski?” until he goes to the doctor for tests and gets hearing aids for the first time. This adorable book introduces deaf characters and hearing aids to young readers. Rescue and Jessica: A Life-Changing Friendship by Jessica Kensky and Patrick Downes Follow author Jessica Kensky’s true story about adjusting to prosthetics and meeting her service dog, Rescue.   The Whatifs by Emily Kilgore Cora’s story of wondering “what if…” resonates with everyone who struggles with anxiety. Kilgore personifies ‘whatifs’ as their own characters on the page always hovering around Cora. The story shows a new...