Recommended Reading

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Children's Books that Promote Acceptance,  Inclusion, Kindness and Tolerance

Accept and Value Each Person by Cheri J. Meiners

A Rainbow of Friends by P.K. Hallinan (available in an English and Spanish Edition)

All Kinds of Friends, Even Green! by Ellen B. Senisi

Be A Friend by Salina Yoon

Be Kind by Pat Zietlow Miller

Be Good to Eddie Lee by Virginia Fleming

Danny and the Merry-Go-Round by Nan Holcomb

Extraordinary Friends by Fred Rogers

How to Be A Friend: A Guide to Making Friends and Keeping Them by Laurie Krasny Brown 

Say Hello by Jack Foreman

Since We’re Friends: An Autism Picture Book by Celeste Shally

Two Speckled Eggs by Jennifer K. Mann

You Me and Empathy by Jayneen Sanders

Books about Inclusion for Teachers and School Leaders

Making Inclusion Work for Students with Autism Spectrum Disorders:An Evidence-Based Guide by Dr. Tristram Smith

Meeting the Needs of Students of ALL Abilities: How Leaders Go Beyond Inclusion 2nd Edition by Colleen Capper and Elise Frattura