[Source: Disability Scoop]

Several new children’s books are being honored for highlighting the experiences of people with disabilities with a special set of awards handed out alongside the famed Newbery and Caldecott Medals.

The American Library Association named three winners and four honorees this week of its annual Schneider Family Book Awards.

The awards are given to authors and illustrators for their expression of the disability experience in books targeted to three different age groups: young children up to age 8, middle grades including those ages 9 to 13 and teens.

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