Paxton & Friends
Every friend has a different story.
Children's stories that help young readers understand disabilities and differences through friendship, compassion, and everyday experiences.
Meet Paxton & Friends
Each story introduces children to a different disability, condition, or life challenge in an approachable and compassionate way.
Micah Mink Goes To A Concert
The friends learn why Micah experiences the world differently and begin to better understand autism.
Mixed Up Words
Snow struggles with reading and discovers that difficulty with words doesn't define his intelligence.
The Camping Trip
Brody's school camping trip helps his friends see ADHD—and Brody's abilities—in a different way.
The Great Race
Carmelita's breathing difficulties during a race open the door for the friends to learn about asthma.
Lillianna Moves To The Country
Lillianna hopes her new community will accept her and discovers what friendship can really mean.
Ears Like Gramps
Owen learns about hearing loss, hearing aids, and rediscovering the sounds around him.
Opal's New Dream
Opal adjusts her plans after learning she has juvenile rheumatoid arthritis.
Special Goalie
Marco faces fears about muscular dystrophy while discovering that possibilities can look different.
Bristol Goes To School
Bristol faces the changes and uncertainty that come when cancer turns her familiar world upside down.
An Early Arrival
A new baby's early arrival helps children understand premature birth and why a baby may need extra care.
Benson Bobcat Stands His Ground
Benson learns how to respond when bullying affects both him and the friends around him.
The Quilting Class
Shadow Squirrel's anxiety affects school and daily life until an unexpected activity offers a new path forward.
The Spelling Bee
A Paxton & Friends story that helps young readers better understand juvenile diabetes.
Paxton's World On Fire!
Paxton and his friends face a forest fire and discover how courage, teamwork, and caring for neighbors can help bring others to safety.
Madison's Sad Christmas
After losing her father, Madison struggles with grief and deep sadness as Christmas makes the loss feel even harder.
The Invitation Series
Stories about belonging, friendship, and finding your place.
A middle-grade series following friendships, challenges, disability, and growing up through the lives of Marlena, Emily, Carolyn, and the students around them.
By Invitation Only
Marlena, a middle-schooler with Down syndrome, wants nothing more than to be accepted by an elite group of girls at school. How far will she go to belong?
Crossings
Emily is shaken by the discovery that she was adopted. As she searches for answers, her dyslexia becomes an unexpected part of the choices she must make.
A New Student Council
The new student council has ambitious plans for the school year, but the Starlighters create obstacles that test friendships, confidence, and inclusion.
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Stories that encourage understanding.
Every child has a story. Through Paxton & Friends, Margie Harding introduces young readers to differences they may encounter in themselves, their classmates, their families, and the people around them.
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