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November 2024

Our favourite picture books about autism

Picture books are a powerful tool for teaching children about the world around them. With vibrant illustrations and stories, they can offer a gentle introduction to complicated topics. For children, both autistic and otherwise, picture books about autism can build...Read more about Our favourite picture books about autism

A young father, his daughter and son all read a picture book on the couch in their home.

April 2024

Inclusive picture books: our top picks

Picture books are often the first books that children fall in love with. As well as giving you the chance to spend quality time with your child, beautiful illustrations can convey important messages. Good inclusive picture books allow children of...Read more about Inclusive picture books: our top picks

A mother sits on a sofa with her two young children on her lap. They are reading a picture book together.

October 2023

A boy with Down syndrome has a dream

A modern Mark Twain style adventure story, THE PEANUT BUTTER FALCON tells the story of Zak, a young man with Down syndrome who runs away from his care home to attend the professional wrestling school run by his idol, The...Read more about A boy with Down syndrome has a dream

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Let’s celebrate neurodiversity

Some Brains: A book celebrating neurodiversity is a heartwarming and funny picture book written by Melbourne comedian and author Nelly Thomas and illustrated by Cat MacInnes in the Some Kids series. It’s about a young girl who shows us that...Read more about Let’s celebrate neurodiversity

Some Brains - A book celebrating neurodiversity, by Nelly Thomas, illustrations by Cat MacInnes

Aven Green Sleuthing Machine by Dusti Bowling, illustrated by Gina Perry

You’ve got to love a feisty heroine. Aven Green is a real deal sleuth who takes loads of notes and has her own Private Investigator’s kit to dust for fingerprints. Aven has a super-powered brain. She explains this by letting...Read more about Aven Green Sleuthing Machine by Dusti Bowling, illustrated by Gina Perry

Aven Green Sleuthing Machine by Dusti Bowling, illustrated by Gina Perry