Deaf Awareness Week
Deaf Awareness Week takes place 14-20 May 2018.
This booklist includes books that feature deafness as a key theme, books with a deaf protagonist, and books that happen to include children with hearing aids and cochlear implants, in a subtle and natural way.
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Max and the Millions
Author: Ross Montgomery
Publisher: FaberWhen a school caretaker mysteriously disappears, leaving behind a small pile of sand, a student is drawn into an extraordinary adventure. Alongside the delightfully daft plot, Montgomery successfully touches on topics such as assumptions about deafness.
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The Silent Striker
Author: Pete Kalu
Publisher: Hope RoadMarcus lives and breathes football. He might even have the makings of a professional player. But Marcus' life is about to change. Neither a book 'about' deafness or disability, nor another stock football story, this is an uplifting and accessible read.
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Fairy Magic
Author: Cerrie Burnell Illustrator: Laura Ellen Anderson
Publisher: ScholasticIsabelle has discovered a fairy called Summer-Blue in a hidden magical world at the bottom of her garden... But will she be able to convince her brothers and sisters? A charming story about fairies, the changing seasons and a little girl who is deaf.
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Lucy: Loud and Clear
Author: Laila Lavan Illustrator: Beatriz Iglesias
Publisher: TopkaLucy is deaf and Omar is rather flippantly pretending he can't understand her request. Lucy has to be creative if she is to find a solution.
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Freddie and the Fairy
Author: Julia Donaldson Illustrator: Karen George
Publisher: Macmillan Children's BooksFreddie rescues a fairy who offers to grant him his every wish. The only problem is that she can't hear very well, and so his wishes result in some unexpected surprises...
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Noo-Noos
Author: Carol Thompson
Publisher: Child's PlayEvery young child has a noo-noo. It’s that scruffy piece of well-loved fabric, fur, plastic or rubber, that goes everywhere with you...
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Ketchup Clouds
Author: Annabel Pitcher
Publisher: IndigoFifteen-year-old Zoe attempts to come to terms with a dark secret by writing letters to a murderer awaiting execution on Death Row.
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Max the Champion
Author: Sean Stockdale and Alexandra Strick Illustrator: Ros Asquith
Publisher: Frances LincolnThis inclusive book is about a boy who loves sport, his friends, and school - and has a vivid imagination
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What the Jackdaw Saw
Author: Julia Donaldson Illustrator: Nick Sharratt
Publisher: Pan MacmillanA highly entertaining book with an inclusive cast of characters, providing an introduction to sign language to all children.
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River of Ink: Genesis
Author: Helen Dennis
Publisher: Hachette Children's GroupRiver Boy is washed up on the banks of the River Thames, unable to find his voice or memory. The only things he can draw on are his visions and mysterious symbols. An exciting first book in a trilogy.
