Born to Be Me: A Story About a Child Living with HIV
Dr. Bill Bauer
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ISBN 9798196050947
A Luce Publications series
And It’s Okay
You are never alone.
Social-and-emotional stories that help a child understand a condition they or a friend may live with, and see it is nothing to hide. Marked by the series’ signature yellow ribbon.
Why these books belong in our schools
“I believe these books can help children respond to differences with curiosity rather than judgment, inclusion rather than exclusion, and kindness when they encounter something they may not yet understand.”
The author
Dr. Bill Bauer
Dr. Bill Bauer writes the And It’s Okay series, which has grown to 18 titles. Each one takes a single condition a child may live with, or meet in a classmate, and tells it plainly enough that a young reader finishes the book understanding it is nothing to hide.
The series carries its own yellow ribbon on every cover, and 17 of its titles are available now.
The series
All 18 titles.
Published titles link to Amazon. Forthcoming titles are part of the 2026–27 season.
Dad, Papa, and Me: A Story About Family, Love, and Belonging
Jim Luce
On Amazon →
ISBN 9798181564770
I Am Blind — And It’s Okay: Kathleen’s Story of Confidence, Independence, and Possibility
Dr. Bill Bauer
Coming 2026–27
I Have Anxiety — and It’s Okay
Dr. Bill Bauer
On Amazon →
ISBN 9798249339289
BilingualI Have Down Syndrome — and It’s Okay
Dr. Bill Bauer
On Amazon →
ISBN 9798246846162
I Have Tourette’s — and It’s Okay
Dr. Bill Bauer
On Amazon →
ISBN 9798247555902
Learning My Own Way: A Gentle Story About Learning Disabilities
Dr. Bill Bauer
On Amazon →
ISBN 9798191086330
Listening My Way: I Have Hearing Loss — and It’s Okay!
Dr. Bill Bauer
On Amazon →
ISBN 9798185374429
Little Brave Heart: Living with a Congenital Heart Defect
Dr. Bill Bauer
On Amazon →
ISBN 9798196748530
Mandy Moves Through the World: Independence, Friendship, and Belonging
Dr. Bill Bauer
On Amazon →
ISBN 9798184220185
Me in Motion: I Have Spina Bifida — and It’s Okay
Dr. Bill Bauer
On Amazon →
ISBN 9798187221622
My Bones Need Extra Care: A Story About Osteogenesis Imperfecta
Dr. Bill Bauer
On Amazon →
ISBN 9798170412631
My Smile Is Still My Smile: A Story About Cleft Palate
Dr. Bill Bauer
On Amazon →
ISBN 9798259162600
Planet Autism: Marcus Has Autism… and It’s Okay!
Dr. Bill Bauer
On Amazon →
ISBN 9798181425873
Two Homes, One Big Love: My Parents Are Getting a Divorce — and It’s Okay
Dr. Bill Bauer
On Amazon →
ISBN 9798255980970
We Have Each Other: Nana and Pap and a Thing Called Cancer
Dr. Bill Bauer
On Amazon →
ISBN 9798248710980
When My Worries Get Loud: Calming Anxiety and Big Feelings
Dr. Bill Bauer
On Amazon →
ISBN 9798255873449
When the Lights Go Out — and It’s Okay
Dr. Bill Bauer & Jim Luce
On Amazon →
ISBN 9798248705856
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One series, 18 conversations made easier.
And It’s Okay sits inside a catalog of 68 Luce Publications titles.