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Children’s literature offers the possibility to address, in an accessible way, questions that are relevant to children. With the help of children´s literature, adults can discuss both complex and everyday themes with children. Furthermore, the contents of children’s stories may have an effect on how children see their environment and themselves. A report made in 2017 by the Swedish Institute for Children’s Books, shows that disability is a new, noticeable topic in Swedish children’s books published in 2016. Overall, inclusion seems to be a current trend in children’s literature. The aim of this bachelor’s thesis is to look at different ways, in which physically impaired bodies are portrayed in contemporary children’s picture books, and what these might suggest about definitions and meanings concerning disability. The study has been conducted using a qualitative content analysis. Six picture books written since 2010 have been analysed, with theories about children’s literature and disability as a basis. The study shows different roles and identities given to the characters with disability, in the picture books that were chosen. The results of the study show narratives with comparing judgments of impaired and “able” bodies, but also narratives that depict the characters with disability as much more than just their impairment.