Tag - disability in children’s books

Description: Three children play under a spotlight against the background of a large, purple book. One of them dances, holding blue pom poms, and wearing a prosthesis on one of their lower legs. The second stands with their back to us, holding a walker. The third sits on the floor, wearing headphones attached to a device. The turquoise background features speech bubbles.

Children’s literature in India has to do a better job of telling stories about disability

The image set against an orange background shows seven children reading books. One of them is sitting on the swing and reading. Another one is petting a dog, with a book in his hand and looking at another child as a grown person looks on them. On the right, there is a parrot perched on a tree branch with a book in its hands too.

Here are three children’s books featuring disability that fared beautifully against my feminist wish list