A Novel Mind Database
This page contains a searchable database of more than 1,100+ traditionally-published children’s books that touch on neurodiversity and/or mental health, from picture books and early readers, through middle grade and young adult literature.
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Scroll down to access the database. It is separated into three lists: picture books and early readers, middle grade, and young adult books. As many books do not fit cleanly into these categories, we have done our best to organize them where a user would likely search for the text. ​To find books that meet your interests, you can filter each list by topic, publisher, author, title––and more!
This database is comprehensive, not 'qualitative.' Our goal is to aggregate the possibilities. Then you can winnow, explore, focus, or curate as you wish.
While we're always working to improve, update, and maintain the database, we're not infallible, so some books may slip our notice. You can suggest books be added to the database using the form below.
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Know a Book that Belongs in the Database?
If you know of a book that belongs in the database, please fill out the Database Suggestions Form. We'd love to add it!
What we're looking for: Traditionally published since 2000, significantly representing neurodivergence or mental health.​​​​​​​​​
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*Note: the database works best on laptop or desktop - for mobile, install the Airtable app. ​​​​
Picture Books & Early REaders
Middle Grade Books
Young Adult Books
Database Archive
In April 2026, the ANM Database was updated to improve user experience. The previous version has been archived here.