Albert Whitman Books
Leading publisher of concept books with a wide range of sensitively written books.

Star Bright Books
Star Bright Books is a leading publisher of high quality books that feature children with disabilities, leading full and productive lives. Topics addressed include ASL sign language, Cerebral palsy, Down syndrome and Inclusion. Titles are available in board book, paperback or hardback formats. To our literacy partners we offer greatly discounted prices for these titles.

Woodbine House
Has books for children on topics including prematurity, Down syndrome, autism, sibling issues, inclusion and needing to use a wheel chair.

A variety of organizations offer materials that promote literacy or offer activities to help interest children and teenagers in books and reading. Listed below are a few of the agencies with a short description of they have available. Check with your local library for groups that may be available in your area.

All About Books
A children’s book wholesaler specializing in literacy programs. Books for children of all ages are available including individual titles and sets for age groups.

AKJ Educational Services
A book wholesaler of books for children all ages are readily available; many are sold in age-appropriate sets.

Educational Paperback Association

First Book
First Book provides new books to children in need, addressing one of the most important factors affecting literacy - access to books. An innovative leader in social enterprise, First Book has distributed more than 60 million free and low cost books to disadvantaged children and the programs that serve them through an extensive volunteer network, First Book National Book Bank large-scale book distributions, and the First Book Marketplace offering high-quality titles at reduced cost.

Half-Price Books

Reach Out and Read National Center
Reach Out and Read (ROR) is a national non-profit organization that promotes early literacy by giving new books to children and advice to parents about the importance of reading aloud in pediatric exam rooms across the nation. ROR provides grants for the purchase of high quality children’s books to primary care pediatric practices serving a significant proportion of children at risk.

Scholastic Literacy Partners Program
Scholastic offers low cost books for literacy programs and efforts.

Star Bright Books
Star Bright Books as an independent publishing company, is also a leading publisher of Multicultural, Bilingual and Foreign language books, offered in 16 different languages which embrace children of all colors, nationalities and abilities. They are dedicated to producing and providing the highest quality children's board, paperback and hardback books, at greatly discounted prices to their literacy partners.

One way to encourage literacy skills and keep energetic children occupied in the waiting area is to provide activities that help promote learning skills and healthy habits. Publishers of children’s books have wonderful Web sites full of downloadable activities and coloring pages. Libraries also have books in their collections—often in a Teacher Resource area in the Children’s Room of a public library—with reproducible pages with activities to use at the pediatric office or clinic or to give parents to take home.