A Decade of Dolly Gray Award Winners
The Dolly Gray Children’s Literature Award is a biannual award that “recognizes authors, illustrators, and publishers of high quality fictional and biographical children, intermediate, and young adult books that authentically portray individuals with developmental disabilities, such as autism spectrum disorders, intellectual disabilities, and Down syndrome.”
And since here at Think Inclusive/MCIE we love disability representation, we thought we’d share the Dolly Gray Award winners from the past decade so that you can add some inclusive reading to your bookshelf.
2022 Winners
Dancing with Daddy by Anitra Rowe Schulte (author) & Ziyue Chen (illustrator)
Planet Earth is Blue by Nicole Panteleakos
2020 Winner
Scarlet Ibis by Gill Lewis
2018 Winners
The Someday Birds by Sally J. Pla
The Girl Who Thought in Pictures: The Story of Dr.Temple Grandin by Julia Finley Mosca
2016 Winners
My Friend Suhana by Shaila Abdullah & Aanyah Abdullah
Rain Reign by Ann M. Martin
2014 Winners
Remember Dippy by Shirley Reva Vernick
Memoirs of an Imaginary Friend by Matthew Dicks
2012 Winners
Waiting for No One by Beverley Brenna
Mockingbird by Kathryn Erskine
My Brother Charlie by Holly Robinson Peete
Just Because by Rebecca Elliott
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Kayla Kingston is the Communications Specialist for MCIE. A recent graduate of the University of Dayton, she loves reading, writing, and supporting all things inclusion.