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Picture books about Acceptance & Inclusion from the Little Parachutes reviews library

A collection of picture books that encourage children to be accepting and welcoming to all.

Don’t Call Me Special: A First Look at Disability

Freckleface Strawberry

A great book to celebrate differences and be proud of what we are as individuals.

Just Because

Promoting tolerance and celebrating diversity. May help children to realise that those with disabilities can achieve as much as those without.

It’s Okay to be Different

Reinforcing the view that being different is a positive thing.

Invisible Isabelle

This may encourage children to embrace their creativity and self-expression and not to succumb to peer-pressure and bullying.

Topsy and Tim: Make a New Friend

Educates young children on common aspects of physical disability and encourages tolerance and acceptance.

Billy Back To Front

A good story to enable children to appreciate and value being different and to recognise their own individuality

The Nanny Goat’s Kid

This picture book explores family values, acceptance and tolerance

Ringo the Flamingo

Shows how although unable to walk Ringo finds his own way in the world and how he helps others.

Shaun The Shy Shark

It shows shyness and being different in a positive way.

Piggity-Wiggity Jiggity Jig

This book can help a child be confident with who they are and that having something about you that is different to others, in this case your name, is to be celebrated and be proud of.

The Animal Boogie

Celebrating diversity, providing images of children of different ethnic backgrounds and wheelchair users.

Provides guidance and support to children who are being parented by gay men. Encourages an appreciation of, and acceptance of, same-sex parents, and shows that families come in all shapes and sizes. Promotes a positive view of gay relationships.

Oliver

Every child feels different and alone sometimes and all carers learn to fear the wail "I don't have any friends". When loneliness strikes this book is the only friend a child will need.

When Zeeder met a Xyder

All Kinds of People: a Lift-the-Flap Book

I Want To Be Like Poppin’ Joe

This book tells the true story of a successful, hard working man with Down Syndrome and Autism, and the positive effect he has on a young boy.

Rocky and the Lamb

The book shows how being positive about someone can have positive results and can even make a mean wolf change his ways and become a good wolf.

Max The Champion

Max is first and foremost a fun picture book about a sport-mad boy with a powerful imagination. It also tells us that deaf and disabled children can - and should - be included, both in stories and in life.

Small Florence

This book may help a child to understand that if they have a special talent or something they love doing, that they can achieve their dreams.

Don’t Call Me Special: A First Look at Disability

Freckleface Strawberry

Just Because

It’s Okay to be Different

Invisible Isabelle

Gary and Ray

The Deaf Musician

The Gordon Star

Mole’s Sunrise