"For Sibs Only"        

Reading Lists

PICTURE BOOKS  

'Alex is My Friend'

            by Marisabina Russo

Even though Alex is a dwarf and sometimes has to use a wheelchair because of the operation he had on his back, his friend does not mind because they still have good times together.

'Howie Helps Himself'

             by Joan Fassler

Though he enjoys life with his family and attends school, Howie, a child with cerebral palsy, wants more than anything else to be able to move his wheelchair by himself.

'Imagine Me on a Sit-ski!'

            by George Moran

A child who has cerebral palsy and uses a wheelchair describes learning to ski with adaptive equipment.

'The Little Baby Snoogle-Fleejer'

             by Jimmy Carter

When all of the other children run off at the sight of a terrifying sea monster, Jeremy, who is unable to walk, discovers a kindred lonely spirit in the baby Snoogle-Fleejer.

'My Brother Matthew'

             by Mary Thompson

Though David knows frustration and resentment at times, he feels he understands his little brother with special needs even better than his parents; and together the two boys experience a great deal of joy.

'My Buddy'

        by Audrey Osofsky

A young boy with muscular dystrophy tells how he teamed up with a dog trained to do things for him that he can't do for himself.

Nick Joins In'

        by Joe Lasker

When Nick, confined to a wheelchair, enters a regular classroom for the first time as a result of U.S. Public Law 94-142, he and his new classmates must resolve their initial apprehensions about mainstreaming.

'Princess Pooh'

      by Kathleen M Muldoon

Jealous of the royal treatment given to her sister, who uses a wheelchair, Patty Jean tries out the conveyance and discovers life in a wheelchair is no fun at all.

'Sara's Secret'

    by Susan Wanous

At first Sara doesn't want anyone at her new school to know about her younger brother Justin who has cerebral Palsy.

'We Can Do It!'

    by Laura Dwight

Depicts children living with spina bifida, Down syndrome, cerebral palsy, or blindness with the help of family and friends.