8 must-read disability books like Too Much!: An Overwhelming Day by Jolene Gutiérrez

Cover of Too Much!: An Overwhelming Day by Jolene Gutiérrez

Too Much!: An Overwhelming Day

By: Jolene Gutiérrez

4.61

Format: 32 pages, Kindle Edition

A reassuring rhyming picture book about sensory overload and what you can do when everything is too…

"When feelings go on overload, I pause and breathe and all is . . . slowed."

-Jolene Gutiérrez, Too Much!: An Overwhelming Day

"When feelings go on overload, I pause and breathe and all is . . . slowed."

-Jolene Gutiérrez, Too Much!: An Overwhelming Day

If you liked the disability plot in Too Much!: An Overwhelming Day by Jolene Gutiérrez , here is a list of 8 books like this:

Cover of All My Stripes: A Story for Children with Autism by Jennifer Zivoin, Shaina Rudolph, Danielle Royer

1. All My Stripes: A Story for Children with Autism

By: Jennifer Zivoin , Shaina Rudolph , Danielle Royer

4.19

Format: 40 pages, Kindle Edition

"Nobody gets me, Mama!" In All My Stripes, Zane the zebra feels different from the rest of his c… read more

Similar categories in Jennifer Zivoin's All My Stripes: A Story for Children with Autism book and Jolene Gutiérrez's Too Much!: An Overwhelming Day

  • parenting
  • childrens
  • school
  • autistic spectrum disorder
  • picture books
  • fiction
  • disability
Cover of Big by Vashti Harrison

2. Big

By: Vashti Harrison

4.66

Format: 60 pages, Kindle Edition

This deeply moving story shares valuable lessons about fitting in, standing out, and the beauty of … read more

Similar categories in Vashti Harrison's Big book and Jolene Gutiérrez's Too Much!: An Overwhelming Day

  • childrens
  • picture books
  • mental health
  • fiction
  • emotion
Cover of No Cats in the Library by Lauren Emmons

3. No Cats in the Library

By: Lauren Emmons

4.46

Format: 32 pages, Hardcover

A stray cat follows her love of books all the way to a new library home in this charming debut pict… read more

Similar categories in Lauren Emmons's No Cats in the Library book and Jolene Gutiérrez's Too Much!: An Overwhelming Day

  • picture books
  • childrens
  • fiction
Cover of There Was a Party for Langston by Jason Reynolds

4. There Was a Party for Langston

By: Jason Reynolds

4.48

Format: 56 pages, ebook

New York Times bestselling and award-winning author Jason Reynolds’s debut picture book is a snappy… read more

Similar categories in Jason Reynolds's There Was a Party for Langston book and Jolene Gutiérrez's Too Much!: An Overwhelming Day

  • picture books
  • childrens
Cover of The Teeny-Weeny Unicorn by Shawn Harris

5. The Teeny-Weeny Unicorn

By: Shawn Harris

3.76

Format: 48 pages, Library Binding

Meet Teeny-Weeny! A pint-sized unicorn in this funny, modern fairy tale about perception and self-c… read more

Similar categories in Shawn Harris's The Teeny-Weeny Unicorn book and Jolene Gutiérrez's Too Much!: An Overwhelming Day

  • picture books
  • childrens
Cover of A Day With No Words by Tiffany Hammond

6. A Day With No Words

By: Tiffany Hammond

4.68

Format: 48 pages, Hardcover

A must-read that belongs in every home and classroom, A Day With No Words invites readers into the … read more

Similar categories in Tiffany Hammond's A Day With No Words book and Jolene Gutiérrez's Too Much!: An Overwhelming Day

  • parenting
  • childrens
  • autistic spectrum disorder
  • picture books
  • fiction
  • disability
Cover of Mole Is Not Alone by Maya Tatsukawa

7. Mole Is Not Alone

By: Maya Tatsukawa

4.28

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

In this cozy picture book about friendship, Mole anxiously decides to journey through underground t… read more

Similar categories in Maya Tatsukawa's Mole Is Not Alone book and Jolene Gutiérrez's Too Much!: An Overwhelming Day

  • picture books
  • childrens
  • fiction
  • emotion
Cover of An Ofrenda for Perro by Judith Valdes B

8. An Ofrenda for Perro

By: Judith Valdes B

4.57

Format: 32 pages, ebook

Losing a pet is hard, but this picture book told through a Day of the Dead celebration will show re… read more

Similar categories in Judith Valdes B's An Ofrenda for Perro book and Jolene Gutiérrez's Too Much!: An Overwhelming Day

  • picture books
  • childrens
  • fiction
Cover of Beneath by Cori Doerrfeld

9. Beneath

By: Cori Doerrfeld

4.42

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

In this stunning story from New York Times bestselling creator Cori Doerrfeld, a child and their gr… read more

Similar categories in Cori Doerrfeld's Beneath book and Jolene Gutiérrez's Too Much!: An Overwhelming Day

  • childrens
  • picture books
  • mental health
  • fiction
  • emotion
Cover of The Scariest Kitten in the World by Kate Messner

10. The Scariest Kitten in the World

By: Kate Messner

3.90

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

WARNING! This is a VERY scary story. It is the most spine-chilling story anyone could ever read. It… read more

Similar categories in Kate Messner's The Scariest Kitten in the World book and Jolene Gutiérrez's Too Much!: An Overwhelming Day

  • picture books
  • childrens
  • fiction
Cover of Hidden Gem by Linda  Liu

11. Hidden Gem

By: Linda Liu

3.61

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

THIS BOOK ROCKS !! (It also happens to be about a rock...) Prepare to fall in love with this de… read more

Similar categories in Linda Liu's Hidden Gem book and Jolene Gutiérrez's Too Much!: An Overwhelming Day

  • picture books
  • childrens
  • fiction
Cover of I Am Stuck by Julia   Mills

12. I Am Stuck

By: Julia Mills

4.36

Format: 48 pages, Hardcover

A tender (and humorous!) look at the way tough emotions can make us feel stuck and how the presence… read more

Similar categories in Julia Mills's I Am Stuck book and Jolene Gutiérrez's Too Much!: An Overwhelming Day

  • childrens
  • picture books
  • mental health
  • fiction
  • emotion
Cover of The Wishing Flower by A.J. Irving

13. The Wishing Flower

By: A.J. Irving

4.12

Format: 32 pages, Library Binding

An LGBTQ-inclusive story about understanding your peers, your feelings, and yourself, The Wishing F… read more

Similar categories in A.J. Irving's The Wishing Flower book and Jolene Gutiérrez's Too Much!: An Overwhelming Day

  • fiction
  • picture books
  • childrens
  • school
Cover of A Few Beautiful Minutes: Experiencing a Solar Eclipse by Kate Allen  Fox

14. A Few Beautiful Minutes: Experiencing a Solar Eclipse

By: Kate Allen Fox

4.17

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

A lyrical, exquisitely illustrated tribute to the solar eclipse. What happens during a solar ecl… read more

Similar categories in Kate Allen Fox's A Few Beautiful Minutes: Experiencing a Solar Eclipse book and Jolene Gutiérrez's Too Much!: An Overwhelming Day

  • picture books
  • childrens
Cover of Bitsy Bat, School Star by Kaz Windness

15. Bitsy Bat, School Star

By: Kaz Windness

4.42

Format: None pages, None

A little bat struggles to fit in only to learn to celebrate differences in this heartfelt picture b… read more

Similar categories in Kaz Windness's Bitsy Bat, School Star book and Jolene Gutiérrez's Too Much!: An Overwhelming Day

  • childrens
  • school
  • autistic spectrum disorder
  • picture books
  • fiction
  • disability
Cover of The Monster Above the Bed by Kailei Pew

16. The Monster Above the Bed

By: Kailei Pew

4.31

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

A monstrously fun story that puts a wholesome twist on a familiar fear. Blossom loves jumping snake… read more

Similar categories in Kailei Pew's The Monster Above the Bed book and Jolene Gutiérrez's Too Much!: An Overwhelming Day

  • picture books
  • childrens
Cover of Too Much!: An Overwhelming Day by Jolene Gutiérrez

17. Too Much!: An Overwhelming Day

By: Jolene Gutiérrez

4.61

Format: 32 pages, Kindle Edition

A reassuring rhyming picture book about sensory overload and what you can do when everything is too… read more

Similar categories in Jolene Gutiérrez's Too Much!: An Overwhelming Day book and Jolene Gutiérrez's Too Much!: An Overwhelming Day

  • parenting
  • childrens
  • school
  • disability
  • autistic spectrum disorder
  • picture books
  • mental health
  • fiction
  • emotion
"When feelings go on overload, I pause and breathe and all is . . . slowed."

-Jolene Gutiérrez, Too Much!: An Overwhelming Day

Cover of Plátanos are Love by Alyssa Reynoso-Morris

18. Plátanos are Love

By: Alyssa Reynoso-Morris

4.54

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

A delicious picture book about the ways plantains shape Latinx culture, community, and family, told… read more

Similar categories in Alyssa Reynoso-Morris's Plátanos are Love book and Jolene Gutiérrez's Too Much!: An Overwhelming Day

  • picture books
  • childrens
  • fiction
Cover of My Brain is a Race Car by Nell Harris

19. My Brain is a Race Car

By: Nell Harris

4.62

Format: 24 pages, Kindle Edition

A story to help understanding a neurodivergent brain.Created and inspired by my daughters ADHD diag… read more

Similar categories in Nell Harris's My Brain is a Race Car book and Jolene Gutiérrez's Too Much!: An Overwhelming Day

  • childrens
  • disability
Cover of Flap Your Hands: A Celebration of Stimming by Steve Asbell

20. Flap Your Hands: A Celebration of Stimming

By: Steve Asbell

4.33

Format: None pages, Hardcover

This fascinating, groundbreaking picture book by an autistic creator celebrates stims — the repetit… read more

Similar categories in Steve Asbell's Flap Your Hands: A Celebration of Stimming book and Jolene Gutiérrez's Too Much!: An Overwhelming Day

  • childrens
  • disability
  • autistic spectrum disorder
  • picture books
  • mental health
  • fiction
  • emotion
Cover of Old To Joy by Anita Crawford Clark

21. Old To Joy

By: Anita Crawford Clark

4.50

Format: 32 pages, Hardcover

Joy's Grandmama lives in an old house, on an old street, with old trees and all kinds of old things… read more

Similar categories in Anita Crawford Clark's Old To Joy book and Jolene Gutiérrez's Too Much!: An Overwhelming Day

  • picture books
  • childrens
Cover of Giraffe Is Too Tall for This Book by D.K. Ryland

22. Giraffe Is Too Tall for This Book

By: D.K. Ryland

4.22

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

Furry, feathered, and scaled―all our animal friends are ready to read. But there’s just one big Gi… read more

Similar categories in D.K. Ryland's Giraffe Is Too Tall for This Book book and Jolene Gutiérrez's Too Much!: An Overwhelming Day

  • picture books
  • childrens
Cover of My Brain Is Magic: A Sensory-Seeking Celebration by Prasha Sooful

23. My Brain Is Magic: A Sensory-Seeking Celebration

By: Prasha Sooful

4.06

Format: 32 pages, Hardcover

Is your brain magic? Whether your brain buzzes around the room like a bee or tells you to be loud a… read more

Similar categories in Prasha Sooful's My Brain Is Magic: A Sensory-Seeking Celebration book and Jolene Gutiérrez's Too Much!: An Overwhelming Day

  • childrens
  • disability
  • autistic spectrum disorder
  • picture books
  • mental health
  • fiction
  • emotion
Cover of The Mochi Makers by Sharon Fujimoto-Johnson

24. The Mochi Makers

By: Sharon Fujimoto-Johnson

4.31

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

A girl and her grandmother spend the day making mochi together in this gentle and joyous picture bo… read more

Similar categories in Sharon Fujimoto-Johnson's The Mochi Makers book and Jolene Gutiérrez's Too Much!: An Overwhelming Day

  • picture books
  • childrens
  • fiction
Cover of Paula's Patches by Gabriella Aldeman

25. Paula's Patches

By: Gabriella Aldeman

4.54

Format: 32 pages, Hardcover

Problem-solver Paula patches her pants—and encourages her class to be resourceful, mend, and reuse.… read more

Similar categories in Gabriella Aldeman's Paula's Patches book and Jolene Gutiérrez's Too Much!: An Overwhelming Day

  • picture books
  • childrens
  • school
Cover of Free to Be Fabulous by David McMullin

26. Free to Be Fabulous

By: David McMullin

4.27

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

An exuberant and affirming picture book about self-expression, allyship, and celebrating difference… read more

Similar categories in David McMullin's Free to Be Fabulous book and Jolene Gutiérrez's Too Much!: An Overwhelming Day

  • picture books
  • childrens
Cover of The Law Of Birthdays: A Story About Choice by Brenna Jeanneret

27. The Law Of Birthdays: A Story About Choice

By: Brenna Jeanneret

4.85

Format: 32 pages, Hardcover

The Law of Birthdays decrees every child shall eat cake at birthday parties. Until one Girl tells t… read more

Similar categories in Brenna Jeanneret's The Law Of Birthdays: A Story About Choice book and Jolene Gutiérrez's Too Much!: An Overwhelming Day

  • picture books
  • childrens
Cover of A Gift For Nai Nai by Kim-Hoa Ung

28. A Gift For Nai Nai

By: Kim-Hoa Ung

4.51

Format: None pages, None

Lyn Lyn's beloved Nai Nai has a birthday party approaching! All Lyn Lyn wants to do is make a lucky… read more

Similar categories in Kim-Hoa Ung's A Gift For Nai Nai book and Jolene Gutiérrez's Too Much!: An Overwhelming Day

  • picture books
  • childrens
Cover of An Accidental Hero: A Mostly True Wombat Story by Laura Roettiger

29. An Accidental Hero: A Mostly True Wombat Story

By: Laura Roettiger

4.97

Format: 32 pages, Hardcover

When Wombat sees the bushfires raging out of control, she learns that helping those in need of sanc… read more

Similar categories in Laura Roettiger's An Accidental Hero: A Mostly True Wombat Story book and Jolene Gutiérrez's Too Much!: An Overwhelming Day

  • picture books
Cover of Beautiful Noise: The Music of John Cage by Lisa Jean LaBanca Rogers

30. Beautiful Noise: The Music of John Cage

By: Lisa Jean LaBanca Rogers

4.38

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

Open this unique picture book and meet John Cage, the pioneering, inspiring composer who believed a… read more

Similar categories in Lisa Jean LaBanca Rogers's Beautiful Noise: The Music of John Cage book and Jolene Gutiérrez's Too Much!: An Overwhelming Day

  • picture books
Cover of Come Over To My House by Eliza Hull

31. Come Over To My House

By: Eliza Hull

4.49

Format: 32 pages, Hardcover

Come Over To My House is a delightful picture book that explores the home lives of children and par… read more

Similar categories in Eliza Hull's Come Over To My House book and Jolene Gutiérrez's Too Much!: An Overwhelming Day

  • picture books
  • childrens
  • disability

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