Books with characters who are d/Deaf or hard of hearing

3 years + / 3 años +

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Abby Gets a Cochlear Implant Maureen Cassidy Riski

Adventures of Billie BAHA Jessica Jordan-Hogan

All the Ways I Hear You Stephanie Nishek

Bear Buddies Learning Adventure Series

Bonnie and the Deaf Bake Squad: A Lesson in Confidence Mickey Carolan

Can Bears Ski Raymond Antrobus

Elana’s Ears Gloria Ruth Lowell (about a hearing older sibling adjusting to new deaf sibling)

Emma’s Ears Gianna Righi

Gracie’s Ears Debbie Blackington

Happy Birthday to My Ears Elizabeth Boschini

Harmony Hears a Hoot Fara Augustover

Itsy Bitsy Spider (Sign and Singalong) Annie Kubler

Liam the Superhero Heidi Dredge

Mandy Barbara Booth

Mellie and Her Cochlear Implant Med-el

Mellie Goes to Preschool Med-el

Now I Can Hear! Connie Losacano

Rhymes When Signed Series

Shay & Ivy: Beyond the Kingdom Sheena McFeely

The Boy Who Couldn’t Hear Freddy Bloom

The Den Monica Hughes & Julie Anderson

The Elephant in the Room Jim Bombicino

The Very Hungry Caterpillar's First Signs: ASL That Babies & Toddlers Can Use Eric Carle

Wonderfully Different, Wonderfully Me Becky Zingale

 

4 years + / 4 años +

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A Button in Her Ear Ada B. Litchfield

A Sense of Love Haley Glenow-McConnell and Michelle Boyd

Bessie Needs Hearing Aids Jenna Harmke

Boy Phil Cummings & Shawn Devries (distributed by Usborne)

By Myself Sumana Seeboruth

Dad and Me in the Morning Patricia Lakin

Daisy & Ted’s Awesome Adventure Alex Naidoo

Duke the Deaf Dog ASL Series Kelly Brakenhoff

I’m the Boss of my Hearing Loss Amy Kroll

I Have a Sister-My Sister is Deaf Jeanne Whitehouse Peterson

Jake and Jasmine to the Rescue Karen Harlow

Kami and the Yaks Andrea Stenn Stryer

Lilly & Lilla Christine Williams

Listen: How Evelyn Glennie, a Deaf Girl, Changed Percussion Shannon Stocker

Lucy Loud and Clear/Lucia alto y claro (bilingual) Laila Lavan & Beatriz Iglesias

My Monster Truck Goes Everywhere with Me Kathleen Marcath

My Name is Maya Shay Abigail

River’s Walk Nathalie Johnson

Signing at Home, School; Signing in the Community, My World Series

The Deaf Musicians Pete Seeger & Paul Dubois Jacobs

 

5 years + / 5 años +

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A Birthday for Ben Kate Gaynor

Ada & the Helpers Travis Peterson

All the Ways I Hear You Stephanie Marrufo

Be More Dog Caroline Crow

Bonnie and the Deaf Bake Squad Mickey Carolan

Caesar: On Deaf Ears Loren Spiotta-Dimare

Dina the Deaf Dinosaur Carole Addabbo

Dinosaur Rap

Emma Everyday Series C.L. Reid

Extraordinary Jordyn and her Bionic Ears Dr. Jasmine Simmons

Freddie and the Fairy Julia Donaldson & Karen George

Friends Like You Melissa Griswold

I am Deaf Jennifer Moore-Mollinos

I DEAF-initely Can, Rhett the Healer Karlie Waldrip

Kylie’s Gets a Cochlear Implant Marilyn Rose

Listen and Learn Cheri Meiners

Lucy Sally Lee

Mighty Mila Katie Petruzziello

Mila Gets her Super Ears Ashley MAchovec

Monster Hands Karen Kane & Jonaz McMillian

Moonbird Joyce Dunbar

Moses Goes to a Concert Isaac Millman

Moses Goes to a Play Isaac Millman

Moses Goes to the Circus Isaac Millman

Moses Goes to School Isaac Millman

Oh The Things Sarah Could Hear Mark Kistoo

Oliver Gets Hearing Aids Maureen Cassidy Riski

Padapillo Valerie Abbott

Proud to be Deaf Lilli Beese

Silent Words of Yackety Mack Ian McArthur

Simone Sonya B. P. Giridhar

Sky the Deaf Home Run Hero Mickey Carolan

Soon Your Hands Jonathan Stutzman

Sound Switch Wonder Dr. Christine Ko

Super Kena Becky Cymbaluk

Super Hearing/ Super Ears Jennifer Whitehead

Swishing Victoria Monroe

The Sound of All Things Myron Uhlberg

The William Hoy Story: How a Deaf Baseball Player Changed the Game Nancy Churmin

 

6 years + / 6 años +

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A Girl Like Ananya Karen Hardwicke

A Screaming Kind of Day Rachna Gilmore

Alexander Graham Bell Answers the Call Mary Ann Fraser

Beethoven’s Heroic Symphony Anna Harwell Celenza

Can you Hear a Rainbow? Jamee Riggio Heelan

Dancing Hands (Filipino Sign Language) Joanna Que

Ellie’s Ears Elizabeth Boschini

Having Hearing Aids

How Much Do You Know About... Becky Gage

I am Deaf Jennifer Moore-Mallinos

I Can’t Hear Like You Althea

Just an Otter Day Series Stephanie Mae Green

Laurie

Let’s hear it for Almigal Wendy Kupfer

Ling Ling Bird Tanya Saunders

Lisa and Her Soundless World Edna Simon Levine

Maxi’s Super Ears Maggie Klein

My Magic Ears Bob Kennedy

Now Hear This: Harper Hears Valli and Harper Gideons

Proud to be Deaf Lilli Beese

Ranvir Cannot Hear Genevieve Yusuf

Samantha’s Fun FM and Hearing Aid Book Samantha Brownlie

Spelling Window Dawn Watkins

Silent Star: The Story of Deaf Major Leaguer William Hoy Bill Wise & Adam Gustavson

Some Kids are Deaf Lola M. Schaefer

Sophie’s Tales Melanie Paticoff

Sunny and Her Cochlear Implant Susanna Dussling

The Smart Princess and Other Deaf Tales Keelin Carey, Kristina Guevremont, & Nicole Marsh

Zola Gets Hearing Aids Narita Sneed

 

8 years + / 8 años +

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Butterfly on the Wind Adam Pottle

Charlie & Frog Karen Kane

Cheshire Moon Nancy Butts

Cosmo Gets an Ear Gary Clemente

Dachy’s Deaf Jack Hughes

Diary of a Hard of Hearing Kid Isaiah Baier

El Deafo Cece Bell

Elephant in the Room Jim Bombicino

Feathers Jacqueline Woodson

Goosehill Gang and the May Basket Mystery Mary Blount Christian

Hello, Universe Erin Entrada Kelly

How Much Do You Know About... Becky Gage (pop-up book of deaf jokes and culture)

Left Out Tim Green (about Football player)

Mary McMillan and the Rainbow Goddess Shari Green

Me and Mr. Bell Phillip Roy

My Deaf Friend Can Do Anything You Can Do Tanesha Ausby

Rally Caps Stephen J. Culter

Silent Days, Silent Dreams Allen Say

Six M. M. Vaughn

The Boney Hand Karen Kane

The Collectors Jacqueline West

Tiny and Bigman Phillis Gershator

The Collectors Jacqueline West

T.J.’s Story Hearing Challenges and Self Advocacy

Waiting for a Sign Esty Schlachter

What is it Like to be Deaf? Deborah Kent

Wonderstruck Brian Selznick

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10 years + / 10 años +

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Ally’s Race

Hello, Universe Erin Entrada Kelly

Hurt Go Happy Ginny Rorby

In Charge of My Life Delila Vasquez

Left Out Tim Green

Ruff Life Donna Harris

Signs of Survival Renee Hartman

Secret Signs: Along the Underground Railroad Anita Riggio

Silent Star: Story of Deaf Major Leaguer William Hoy Bill Wise

Smart Princess & Other Deaf Tales Canadian Cultural Society of Deaf

The William Hoy Story

 

12 years + / 12 años +

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Deaf Child Crossing Marlee Matlin

Five Flavors of Dumb Antony John

Guarding His Melody Victoria Sue

Mooncakes Wendy Xu

Set Me Free Ann Clare LeZotte

Show Me a Sign Ann Clare LeZotte

Song for a Whale Lynne Kelly

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Young Teen/Adult / Adolecentes/Adultos

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A Season of Change Beth Wiseman

Brooms Jasmine Walls

Deaf Not Deaf Christian Fusco

Finding Zoe Brandi Rarus & Gail Harris

Give Me A Sign Anna Sortino

In Silence Ruth Sidransky

Kicking up Dirt Ashley Fiolek & Caroline Ryder

No Excuses Derrick Coleman Jr. (Superbowl NFL Player)

Piper Jay Asher & Jessica Freeburg (young adult fiction)

Ready To Be Heard Amanda McDonough

Reckless Kind Carly Heath

Sign of Affection Manga Series Suu Morishita

Silence Between Us Alison Gervais

Sounds Like Home Mary Herring Wright

Strong Deaf Lynn McElfresh

The Orange Houses Paul Griffin

The Silent Voice Yoshitoki Oima (also video)

Tone Deaf Olivia Rivers

“Train Go Sorry” Leah Hager Cohen (in ASL it means Missed the boat)

You Don’t Know Everything Jilly P! Alex Gino

You’re Welcome, Universe Whitney Gardner

Whispering Dark Kelly Andrew

Winning Sounds like This Wayne Coffey

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For Parents / Para Padres de Familia:

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A Deaf Artist in Early America Harlan Lane

A Mother’s Heart

Alandra’s Lilacs Tressa Bowers

Dad, Jackie, and Me Myron Uhlberg & Colin Bootman

Deaf Again Mark Drolsbaugh

Deaf Side Story Mark Rigney

Deaf Utopia Memoir Nyle DiMarco

Through the Fog: Navigating Life’s Challenges while Raising Kids with Hearing Loss Valli Gideons

Everyday I am Just Deaf Kallina Powell

Finding Zoe Brandi Rarus & Gail Harris

Haben Memoir

Hear no Evil Sarah Smith

How Deaf Children Learn Marc Marschark & Peter C. Hauser

I Can Hear You Whisper Lydia Denworth

If a Tree Falls Jennifer Rosner

Magic Ear Kids Joey Lynn Resciniti

My Baby and Me

My Child Has Hearing Loss Now What? Michelle Hu

My Ears are Not Broken Holly Dainton

Remedies for Sorrow Megan Nix

Roar of Silence: The Kenny Walker Story Bob Schaller

Seeing Voices Oliver Sacks

Sensing The Rhythm Mandy Harvey

Sign for Home Blair Fell

Small Talk: bringing Listing and Spoken Language to your Young Child

The Silent Garden: Raising Your Deaf Child Paul W. Ogden

Success Wisdom by Deaf and Hard of Hearing People (Spanish version available) Karen Putz

True Biz Sara Novic (and others)

Words in My Hands Asphyxia

30 Million Words Dana Suskind

 

Unknown Ages / Edad ( desconocida )

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A Place for Grace Jean Davies Okimoto

Child of Silent Night Edith Hunter

Deaf Cinderella Adonia K Smith

Deafinitely Awesome: The Story of Acorn Mary Motley

Ezekiel Helps Clean the House Mary Lyons

Friends Theron Parker

Julia’s Words Judith Roth

Hand Talk: Reni’s Feelings Barbara Champion

She Touched the World: Laura Brideman: DeafBlind Pioneer Alexander

Tree Wise the Signing Branches Antoinette Abbamonte

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