By Asha Sridhar Today we're happy to welcome Alice Wong to discuss the young adult adaptation of Disability Visibility. Firstly, I want to congratulate you on bringing out such a beautiful book. So, why did you decide to adapt the book for a young audience and how has the process been for … [Read more...] about Q&A With Alice Wong, Disability Visibility: 17 First Person Stories for Today (Adapted for Young Adults)
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Cover Reveal for Breathe and Count Back from Ten by Natalia Sylvester
Today we are thrilled to reveal the cover for Breathe and Count Back from Ten by Natalia Sylvester. Jacket art by Loika (Yan Qin Weng). The book will be released on May 10, 2022, by Clarion Books/HarperCollins. Preorder the book here. Verónica, a Peruvian‑American teen with hip dysplasia, … [Read more...] about Cover Reveal for Breathe and Count Back from Ten by Natalia Sylvester
How To Make Disability Justice a Classroom Priority
By Cyril Slemaker As school districts push for the complete return to pre-pandemic normality, it’s time to reflect on the ways that COVID-19 has made commonplace some of the accommodations disabled staff and students have been requesting, and ultimately denied, prior to the … [Read more...] about How To Make Disability Justice a Classroom Priority
Cover Reveal for One for All by Lillie Lainoff
Today we are thrilled to reveal the cover for One for All by Lillie Lainoff. The cover art was illustrated by Kevin Tong and the book was designed by Rich Deas. The book will be released on March 8, 2022, by FSG Books for Young Readers. One for All is a gender-bent retelling of The Three … [Read more...] about Cover Reveal for One for All by Lillie Lainoff
Why It’s Important to Talk to Kids About Disability and “What Happened to You?”
What Happened to You? by James Catchpole, illustrated by Karen George, is on sale now. Order it here! By James Catchpole When my eldest daughter was two years old and just discovering words, my wife managed to capture the moment when she first asked me The Question—the question all visibly … [Read more...] about Why It’s Important to Talk to Kids About Disability and “What Happened to You?”
People With Chronic Illness Are Missing From YA Fiction
Content note: Mentions of ableism, including internalized ableism, impacting people with myalgic encephalomyelitis (ME) and other chronic illnesses By Penny Joelson You can’t go out. You’re stuck indoors for an indefinite time. There’s an illness, with no known cure, preventing you from living … [Read more...] about People With Chronic Illness Are Missing From YA Fiction
Why Kati Gardner Chose to Have Her Character Not Wear a Prosthesis
By Karis Rogerson Kati Gardner, the author of Brave Enough and this year’s Finding Balance, got her writerly start by penning fan fiction. “I wrote General Hospital fanfiction because I was a huge General Hospital fan in the late 90s,” she said. “That was probably the first place that I ever … [Read more...] about Why Kati Gardner Chose to Have Her Character Not Wear a Prosthesis
Q&A With Cerrie Burnell, I Am Not a Label
By Alaina Leary Today we’re pleased to welcome Cerrie Burnell to the WNDB blog to discuss her children's biography anthology I Am Not a Label, illustrated by Lauren Mark Baldo, out now! In this stylishly illustrated biography anthology, meet 30 artists, thinkers, athletes, and activists … [Read more...] about Q&A With Cerrie Burnell, I Am Not a Label
Celebrating the 30th Anniversary of the ADA Through Picture Books
By Annette Bay Pimentel and Jennifer Keelan-Chaffins All the Way to the Top: How One Girl's Fight for Americans with Disabilities Changed Everything by Annette Bay Pimentel, illustrated by Nabigal-Nayagam Haider Ali, is on sale now. Order it here. Annette: I write picture books about American … [Read more...] about Celebrating the 30th Anniversary of the ADA Through Picture Books
