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These books have been published since In The Picture started in 2005 and contain either illustrations, storylines or both, that we feel embrace the project's 10 Guiding Principles. It is not all there is - please contact us if you know of other books we can feature.
Several organisations use lists to support people in identifying suitable books - click here to see our lists.
Tartan meets the Queen
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Authors - Charline Crous, Lauren Everton Illustrator - Heather Castles Publisher - Trafford Publishing [2008] ISBN - 978-142516158-8 Six year old Tartan and her Grandad visit Buckingham Palace and get invited to tea with the Queen. Girl in wheelchair casually and positively included in crowd scene. Read more about how the artist was inspired to include her. |
Hattie and Friends - A Day at the Park
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Author - Lesley Berrington Illustrator - Karen Middleton Publisher - Paw Print Publishing [2008] ISBN - 978 0 9552141 3 4 The latest in a series of stories about a little girl called Hattie and her friends. In This story Hattie and her friend Toby, who has a cochlear implant have a day at the park. |
Yum!
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Author - Hilary Keating Illustrator - Katy Taggart Publisher - Wild About Words Children's Books [2006] ISBN - 978 0 95584 510 9 A rhyming picture book about having fun with healthy food. |
The book includes a scene with a boy in a wheelchair fishing with his friend and a child with a hearing aid in a boat with an elephant! The book comes with a song CD and is available from www.wildaboutwords.co.uk.
Class Three All at Sea
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Author - Julia Jarman illustrator - Lynne Chapman Publisher - Hodder Children's Books [June 2008] ISBN - 978 0 34094 465 3 A funny rhyming story about Class Three's school boat trip that gets attacked by pirates! One child wears leg braces. |
Just Like Us
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llustrator - Jess Stockham
Publisher - Child's Play [International] Ltd. [June 2008]
A series of board books for toddlers in which pairs of children are featured behind the flap. The books have casual illustrations of disabled children including a child with protective head gear [Together], an eye patch [Having Fun], a child with a strawberry mark [Taking it Easy] and one child who has features associated with Down's Syndrome [Making Friends].
Making Friends - ISBN 978 1 84643 180 7
Taking it Easy - ISBN 978 1 84643 181 4
Having Fun - ISBN 978 1 84643 178 4
Together - ISBN 978 1 84643 179 1
Best Friends
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Illustrator - Mark Chambers Publisher - Tango Books [Spring 2008] ISBN - 978 1 85707 7117 A story about two best friends who pretend to be pirates, mountain climbers, olympic sprinters and more! |
Even when they are not playing make believe they have a great time together. One of the children is a wheelchair user.
Baby Gym Series
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Illustrator - Sanja Rešcek
Publisher - Child's Play [International] Ltd. [March 2008]
A series of four board books with activities for parents to devote time to special activities with their babies and assist in the bonding process. Each book contains a series of rhymes and activities for parents to undertake along with the song. All the books include casual illustrations of disabled children and "Touch and Tickle" has a mum in a wheelchair.
Bounce and Jiggle - ISBN 978 1 84643 131 9
Calm and Soothe - ISBN 978 1 84643 133 3
Touch and Tickle - ISBN 978 1 84643 130 2
Wiggle and Move - ISBN 9781 84643 132 6
Hands-On Songs Series
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Illustrator - Anthony Lewis
Publisher - Child's Play [International] Ltd. [February 2008]
A series of eight board books developed with the support of SureStart. Each book shows babies and toddlers signing along to nursery rhymes. All the books include casual illustrations of disabled children.
Humpty Dumpty - ISBN 978 1 84643 170 8
Old MacDonald - ISBN 978 1 84643 171 5
Jack and Jill - ISBN 978 1 84643 172 2
The Wheels on the Bus - ISBN 978 1 84643 173 9
Five Little Ducks - ISBN 978 1 84643 174 6
Five Little Speckled Frogs - ISBN 978 1 84643 175 3
Miss Polly Had a Dolly - ISBN 978 1 84643 176 0
Wind the Bobbin Up - ISBN 978 1 84643 177 7
Your Body: Inside and Out
Authors - Angela Royston & Andrew Solway
Publisher - Franklin Watts [December 2007]
A series of six how the body works science books for children, aged 7 - 9 years old that includes photographs of disabled children alongside their non-disabled peers. Titles are written by Angela Royston or Andrew Solway:
Bones and Muscles - ISBN 978 0 7496 7633 9
Food and Digestion - ISBN 978 0 7496 7636 0
Growing - ISBN 978 0 7496 7635 3
Heart and Lungs - ISBN 978 0 7496 7367 6
Senses - ISBN 978 0 7496 7632 2
Teeth and Hair - ISBN 978 0 7496 7637 7
I Like Series
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Author - Laila Laván Photos - Abigail Rodríguez Publisher - Topka [November 2007] A series of three board books aimed at very young children to help them learn early vocabulary and learn about diversity. The books feature full colour photographs of children. Some of the children are disabled. |
I Like to Have Fun - ISBN 978 8493523978
I Like to Eat - ISBN 978 8493523961
I Like to Move - ISBN 978 8493523985
These bi-lingual books [English and Spanish] are available from www.topkabooks.com .
The Apple-Pip Princess
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Author and Illustrator - Jane Ray Publisher - Orchard Books [October 2007] ISBN - 978 1846161001 A traditional fairy story about a king who sets each of his three daughters the task of making him proud. Illustrations within the book contain casual images of disabled people. |
Hattie and Friends - A Day at the Seaside
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Author - Lesley Berrington Illustrator - Karen Middleton Publisher - Paw Print Publishing [October 2007] ISBN - 978 0 955 214 127 The third in a series of books in which Hattie and her friend Lucy go to the seaside with their dads. Lucy is blind and uses a cane. |
It's Raining! It's Pouring! We're Exploring!
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Author - Polly Peters Illustrator - Jess Stockham Publisher - Child's Play [International] Ltd. [October 2007] ISBN - 978 1 84643 117 3 When bad weather prevents three children from playing outside, how can they entertain themselves? The |
children hatch an imaginative plan using a series of home made props.
One of the children in the story who casually wears her asthma inhaler in a waist pouch is seen using the inhaler in some of the illustrations. The illustrations also give environmental clues to suggest another person in the house has an impairment and later you can see that it is Mum!
There are two illustrations from this book in our image bank.
I'm A Little Teapot
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Illustrator - Annie Kubler Publisher - Child's Play [International] Ltd. [September 2007] ISBN - 978 1 84643 122 7 A board book based on the well known rhyme "I'm a Little Teapot" the book contains pictures of babies and offers the opportunity for interaction and singing! One of the characters wears a hearing aid. |
his Little Piggy
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Illustrator - Annie Kubler Publisher - Child's Play [International] Ltd. [September 2007] ISBN - 978 1 84643 120 3 A board book of the well known rhyme "This Little Piggy Went To Market". It contains an image of a baby using a support chair. |
eam Trouble
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Author - Sophie Smiley Illustrator - Michael Foreman Publisher - Andersen Press [2007] ISBN - 1842706845 The third adventure for Charlton and her football mad family. In this story her brother Semi has an illness, he stops talking, has something yucky on his back and wears flowery shirts! Worst of all - he stops liking football! Can Charlton and her brother Bobby bring their brother back into the team again? Charlton's brother Bobby has Down's syndrome. |
Franklin Watts - All About Me Series
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Author - Leon Read Publisher - Franklin Watts [2007] Franklin Watts new Tiger Talk early years science books All About Me series includes disabled children as photographic models alongside their non disabled peers: Growing Up - ISBN 978 0749676131 My Senses - ISBN 978 0749676155 My Body - ISBN 978 0749676124 Keeping Well - ISBN 978 0749676148 |
Roald Dahl's Cinderella
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Author - Helen MacGregor and Simon Chadwick Publisher - A & C Black [January 2008] ISBN - 978 0713681956 Another of A & C Black's Roald Dahl series of musicals for schools. One of the illustrations by Moira Munro shows a child in a wheelchair which is transformed into a coach, taking part in the production. You can see this illustration in our image bank. |
Roald Dahl's The Three Little Pigs
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Author - Ana Sanderson and Matthew White Publisher - A & C Black [2007] ISBN - 978 0713682021 One of A & C Black's Roald Dahl series of musicals for schools. One of the illustrations in the book is by Moira Munro and shows a child in the production using a walking frame. You can see this illustration in our image bank. |
Ron's Race
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Author - Jillian Powell Illustrator - Leonie Shearing Publisher - Franklin Watts [April 2007] ISBN - 978 0749668174 An illustrated rhyming story about Ron who loves running races. One of the illustrations in this book - and the front cover - show a boy, who is a wheelchair user, with his school friends watching the races.
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Little Space Explorers
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Illustrator - Anthony Lewis Publisher - Child's Play [International] Ltd [Spring 2007] Little Space Explorers ISBN - 978 1846430381 From the series "Little Explorers" published by Child's Play International |
this book has a double sided figure who slips into acetate pockets throughout the book to enjoy all manner of exciting activities travelling into space. One of the characters in the book wears a hearing aid.
Harry's Hat
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Author - Sue Graves Illustrator - Belinda Worsley Publisher - Franklin Watts [June 2007] ISBN - 978 0749676922 Harry was very excited to get a pirate's hat for his birthday - but will he ever be able to wear it? One of the illustrations in this book was inspired by the In The Picture image bank - not of a disabled child but to demonstrate accessible environments. |
Lucy Loud and Clear
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Author - Laila Lavan Illustrator - Beatriz Iglesias Publisher - Topka [2007] ISBN - 978 8493523947 It's three days, four hours and sixteen minutes since Lucy's big brother Omar borrowed her coloured pencils. And now she's going to have to ask him to give them back. |
But, how can a little girl who is deaf get the attention of a hearing teenager who isn't interested in what she has to say?
This book, which has simple graphics, shows a deaf girl responding spiritedly to teasing - something a lot of deaf children have to deal with. It conveys a very clear message and offers opportunities to explore this further and pose questions including who is really deaf in this story and how sign language can be fun.
This book is bi-lingual, [English and Spanish] is available from www.topkabooks.com and can be shipped anywhere in the world.
The Sleepover
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Author - Irene Mooney Illustrator - Stacey Roscoe for Kid Premiership Publisher - Kid Premiership [June 2007] ISBN - 1906036284 First in a new series of inclusive early years' story books. The Sleepover tells the story of three best friends at |
school who are having their first sleepover.
Join the girls as they imagine all the different ways they can climb the stairs and get into bed!
One of the girls is a wheelchair user.
The Patch
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Author - Justina Chen Hedley Illustrator - Mitch Vane Publisher - Charlesbridge Publishing [February 2007] ISBN - 978 1580891707 This humorous book tells the story of five year old Becca who needs to wear glasses and an eye patch. At first she doesn't want her friends to know why and leads them on all kinds of |
adventures before she tells them!
Hattie and Friends - A Day at the Farm
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Author - Lesley Berrington Illustrator - Karen Middleton Publisher - Paw Print Publishing [Dec. 2006] ISBN - 978 0955214110 The second in a series of books about a little girl called Hattie and her friends. In this story Hattie and Nisha have a day out at the farm. |
Nisha uses elbow crutches and wears leg splints.
Dan and Diesel
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Author - Charlotte Hudson Illustrator - Lindsey Gardiner Publisher - Red Fox [August 2006] ISBN - 978 0099475859 A story about Dan and his "wonder dog" Diesel. When Dan is with Diesel he can do anything and go anywhere but one day Diesel is whisked away and everything changes.. |
This is the story of the special relationships between guide dogs and their owners.
Moonbird
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Author - Joyce Dunbar Illustrator - Jane Ray Publisher - Doubleday [August 2006] ISBN - 0385605897 A fairy tale about a young prince who is deaf and hears sounds in a different way. A Moonbird teaches him how to |
use his hands and eyes to communicate.
"I am thrilled to bits! I don't feel left out. It sounds like we are equally important"
"We only know of two books with deaf characters. It would be nice to have lots of books!"
Catherine, Nadeem and Pierre who are deaf.
Through The Cat-Flap
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Author - Ian Whybrow Illustrator - Tony Ross Publisher - Hodder Children's Books [July 2006] ISBN - 0340911123 One of the Books for Boys Series. Thomas can't work out what goes on in the minds of his toddler twin sisters. They sing all the time but never get the words right. They think cats enjoy being dressed up as fairies. But who else can he turn to when they all get locked out of the house. |
Besides it's a brilliant idea to pop them through the cat-flap and tell them to look for the keys!
Thomas uses tripod sticks.
The Ding Dong Bag
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Author - Polly Peters Illustrator - Jess Stockham Publisher - Child's Play (International) Ltd. [May 2006] ISBN - 1-84643-0151-1 A picture book that celebrates the exuberance of small children. Two children spend their day collecting and |
making lots of noise!
One of the children wears a brightly coloured arm splint.
Jungle School
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Author - Elizabeth Laird, Roz Davison Illustrator - David Sim Publisher - Egmont Books [May 2006] ISBN - 140521919X It's Jani's first day at school and she's nervous. Will the other monkeys be friendly? Will they stare at her? Jani uses a wheelchair and this makes her different. But, thanks to her cheekiness, she makes friends and has a very nice first day at school indeed! |
Hattie and Friends - A Day at the Zoo
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Author - Lesley Berrington Illustrator - Karen Middleton Publisher - Paw Print Publishing [Dec. 2005] ISBN - 9780955214103 The first in a series of books about a little girl called Hattie and her friends. |
In this story Hattie and George spend a day at the zoo. George is a wheelchair user.
Peek-A-Boo! Nursery Games
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Illustrator - Annie Kubler Publisher - Child's Play [International] Ltd [November 2005] ISBN - 1904550835 A compilation of songs, rhymes and games for parents and children to enjoy together. Nominated for the 2006 Booktrust Early Years Awards. |
The book contains several casual illustrations of disabled children and a mother.
Private and Confidential
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Author - Marion Ripley Illustrator - Colin Backhouse Publisher - Frances Lincoln [September 2005] ISBN - 978 1845070518 When Laura gets her first letter from her Australian pen friend, she's delighted. She writes Malcolm a long letter telling him all about herself but she doesn't receive a reply. |
Finally she gets a letter from Malcolm's sister telling her that Malcolm has gone into hospital for an eye operation - he is nearly completely blind. Laura decides to learn Braille so that she can write to him and soon they are corresponding in Braille making their letters private and confidential.
This book includes an information spread about Braille and a Braille sample.
Looking After Louis
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Author - Lesley Ely Illustrator - Polly Dunbar Publisher - Frances Lincoln [September 2005] Louis is a new boy in school who really likes to play football but because he has autism he tends to run through the boys playing with his arms in the air - rather like a ballet dancer which can |
irritate the other boys. The class learn that each individual has different needs and different ways to learn.
Man of the Match
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Author - Sophie Smiley Illustrator - Michael Foreman Publisher - Andersen Press [August 2005] ISBN - 1842704206 The second in a series of books about Charlie and her football mad family. This time Charlie and her brother Bobby are off to summer camp. Charlie's brother Bobby has Down's syndrome. |
My First Animal Signs
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Illustrator - Anthony Lewis Publisher - Child's Play (International) Ltd. [September 2005] ISBN - 1-904550-76-2 A board book, part of the Baby Signing series. Babies and toddlers are illustrated using the signs for a range of domestic, wild and exotic animals! |
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