Books like Too Sticky!: Sensory Issues with Autism
By Jen Malia
For the kid who has a genuine, physical reaction to certain textures — this book says that feeling is real, and so is finding a way through it. Grounded, reassuring, and rooted in a real classroom moment.
A young boy named Charlie feels a whirling, twirling motor inside him every day, making it hard to sit still or focus, even with his family's gentle support.
A girl starting her first day of school comes home discouraged when classmates mispronounce her name, then decides to go back and teach them to say it right — even if it takes a hundred tries.
On Grandparents Day, a shy girl worries her classmates will stare at her West African grandmother's traditional facial markings, until Nana Akua finds a way to turn worry into wonder.
A boy named Dennis expresses everything through mime — silent, expressive, entirely his own way — until loneliness gives way to friendship when he meets a girl named Joy.
A rhyming, day-in-the-life look at a school where kids from every background arrive, share their traditions and talents, and are welcomed exactly as they are.
A boy leaving New York City and a girl leaving Mexico City each face the same nervous questions about their move — will they make friends, what will they eat, where will they play?
A girl dreads joining the special education class at her new school, nicknamed the junkyard, until her teacher Mrs. Peterson helps her see her odd, brilliant classmates for who they really are.
A girl teased for having big hair and unusual tastes gets the chance to embarrass the boy who bullies her when he's stuck on the playground — and has to decide what kind of person she wants to be.
A curious seven-year-old farm boy nicknamed Wondernose is left in charge of the farm overnight while his parents are away, then a fierce storm brings trouble too big for a grown man.
A champion Italian cyclist who won the 1938 Tour de France secretly uses his bicycle and racing fame to help save Jewish lives during World War II, risking everything without ever telling a soul.
A determined mountaineer dreams of climbing despite being told no by men, sponsors, and gear made only for men's hands — so she leads an all-women team up Everest, battling avalanches and icy crevasses along the way.
A dressmaker's daughter sets out alone through a fierce snowstorm to deliver a duchess's ball gown, battling howling wind and deep drifts to complete her mother's errand.
