List of children's books featuring deaf characters
The following is a list of books for children from preschool age to eight years old that feature deaf characters:
- Carole Addabbo - Dina The Deaf Dinosaur - Dina runs away from home to the forest because her parents won't let her learn sign language. There she befriends an owl, a chipmunk, and a mole. Age: Five through ten.
- Lorraine Aseltine, Evelyn Mueller, Nancy Tait - I'm Deaf and It's Okay - A young boy describes the frustrations caused by his deafness and the encouragement he receives from a deaf teenager that he can lead an active life.[1]
- Barbara D. Booth - Mandy - This story is about a girl named Mandy who cannot hear and about her grandmother and the things they do together. When the story begins Mandy is making cookies in the kitchen with her grandmother.[2]
- Patricia A. Dyreson - A Very Special Egg - Two children (one deaf and the other hearing) will discover the true meaning of Easter-including religious symbolism- "new life" in nature. Guy's pictures capture the children's facial expressions and include hands that sign.[3]
- Kate Gaynor - A Birthday for Ben - "highlights the everyday issues that deaf children may encounter on a daily basis in mainstream schools”."[4]
- Ron Hamilton, Peggy B. Deal (Illustrator) - Alan and the Baron - A deaf child tells how he uses sign language, hearing aids, and his other senses to communicate, how his friends help him, and how he goes to public school with an interpreter.[3]
- Wendy Kupfer - Let's Hear it for Almigal - Almigal is a young girl who is hearing impaired, but desperately wants to hear the world around her. She eventually finds a solution and is able to enjoy the little sounds around her.[5]
- Patricia Lakin, Robert C. Steele (Illustrator) - Dad and Me in the Morning - Adventure of a parent and hard of hearing child at the lake.[3]
- Christy Mackinnon - Silent Observer - Story of a deaf child and her family's life in Canada during the late 1800s.[6]
- Melanie Paticoff - Sophie's Tales: Learning to Listen- Sophie is a little dog with hearing loss who hears with a cochlear implant. She visits an audiologist and has cochlear implant surgery.[7]
- Melanie Paticoff - Sophie's Tales: Overcoming Obstacles- Sophie the little dog with a cochlear implant meets Champ, a Labradoodle who wears glasses. Together they share a story of disability awareness, friendship, sportsmanship, and overcoming adversity.[7]
- Jeanne Whitehouse Peterson - I Have a Sister. My Sister is Deaf - A young deaf child who loves to run and jump and play is affectionately described by her older sister. ‘Can give young children an understanding of the fact that deaf children ... share all the interests of children with normal hearing.' 'C. ‘A friendly, affirmative look [at the everyday experiences of the two sisters].' 'BL.[8]
- Anita Riggio - Secret Signs: Along the Underground Railroad - Luke, who is deaf, must find his contact on the Underground Railroad. His courage and quick thinking enable him to pass along the description of the next safe haven in a way no one would ever suspect...[9]
- Betty Rushford - Best Buddies and The Fruit of the Spirit - The collection teaches children the importance of such things as accepting people as they are, keeping promises, obeying parents, eating vegetables, fastening seatbelts, good manners, and controlling the tongue. It contains storylines about the mentally and physically handicapped, the deaf, how to handle scary situations, and the neighborhood bully.[10]
- Michael Thal- Goodbye Tchaikovsky - A twelve-year-old violin virtuoso, David Rothman, is plunged into a deaf world, necessitating him to adapt to a new culture and language in order to survive.[11]
- Jan Wahl, Kim Howard (Illustrator) - Rosa's Parrot - A mischievous parrot wreaks havoc when he plays a trick on his hard-of-hearing owner in this tale of friendship and forgiveness ... More than just a companion, the little bird is also a help to her, repeating people's questions loudly so that she can hear.[12]
- Dawn L. Watkins - The Spelling Window - Shelly is embarrassed by her deaf friend Seth's loud voice during a trip to the state capital. She changes her feelings to respect when an accident happens.[13]
See also
References
Further reading
- Brittain, Isabel. An Examination into the Portrayal of Deaf Characters and Deaf Issues in Picture Books for Children. Disability Studies Quarterly Winter 2004, Volume 24, No. 1.
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