Diversity Rocks!!
I love the synchronicity that just when I am beginning to write and research more diverse books, I begin receiving such books to review! I'm trusting that the howl out in the public for more diverse books isn't just a flash in the pan, but the beginnings of a true revolution! Hopefully soon all children in our culture will see their faces when they open a book!!! My Holly is such a book for a child with disabilities, and its siblings, to show that this is their new lifestyle and face of love to the world. I hope you find it in your heart to add it to your home or school library as part of your summer reading.
Review:
My Holly is such a welcome and heart-felt book
in a culture woefully lacking in enough diverse books especially about and for children
with special needs. It is tough for them and their peers, siblings, parents,
and caregivers to not have books that reflect them, who they are, and how they
live their lives. This sweet book looks at three year old Holly who was
disabled with a stroke as an infant. Her older brother Jack learns to adjust
his life around Holly’s needs. He finds brotherly love for her in understanding
her, and more importantly in being allowed to express his own deep feelings.
The illustrations by author Julie Leavitt Wolfe are charming
and they reach into the heart of the story with their spontaneous child-like
simplicity. Simplicity in illustrations takes lots of skill and artistic
endeavor. It would be marvelous to see this book in the libraries not only of
families with special needs children, but also in all schools, particularly
inclusion and special education classes, public libraries, pediatric offices,
and therapy centers. My Holly is recommended
for ages 4 -8, and for read-aloud 2 years and older.
Author
and Illustrator: Julie Leavitt Wolfe
Friesen
Press, Victoria, BC, 2011
ISBN:
978-1-77067-845-3
http://www.my-holly.com/
http://www.my-holly.com/
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