These are lists of children’s books for deaf and hard of hearing children, featuring deaf or hard of hearing children in the stories. Deaf or hard of hearing children are the main characters in the stories. Some of the books feature kids with cochlear implants, other with hearing aids. Amazon is linked for clarity –…
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_message message_box_style=”3d” style=”round”]Rae reviews the book, Stumble to Rise, in this post.[/vc_message][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Stumble to Rise is an autobiographical description of living a full life with multiple sclerosis (MS). Gina, the author, has a meaningful career, an active family and a stylish home. She describes both the medical and physical experience of MS (procedures, mobility issues) as…
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_message message_box_style=”outline” style=”round”]This is a book review of Say Something, by Peter H. Reynolds. This is a children’s book. There are affiliate links in this post (read more about my disclosure policy here)[/vc_message][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]I am always looking for quality books for my children to engage with. In these troubled times, I also look for quality books…
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_message message_box_style=”outline” style=”round” message_box_color=”orange” icon_fontawesome=”fa fa-book”]Rae Hower reviews the book, You’ll Miss Me When I’m Gone, in this post.[/vc_message][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] You’ll Miss Me When I’m Gone, by Rachel Lynn Solomon You’ll Miss Me When I’m Gone is about twin sisters whose mother has Huntington’s disease. It takes place during their senior year of high school. The…
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_message message_box_style=”outline” style=”round” message_box_color=”orange” icon_fontawesome=”fa fa-book”]Rae Hower reviews the book, Rare is Everywhere, in this post.[/vc_message][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] Rare is Everywhere Rare is Everywhere is a children’s book about unusual animals like blue lobsters, spotless cheetahs and white tigers. The point, according to the book jacket, is to teach children “about diversity and how our differences make…
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] Summary of the Story story is about teenagers with disabilities who live in an institution in Chicago, and the people who work there. It’s told in person-first accounts. It follows the lives of the residents and workers for the period of about a year, with backstory. What Was Great Good Kings Bad Kings was…
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Hey! This is just a really quick post to let you know that The Lit League is voting on the next book for us all to read (and talk about). Voting is going on over on GoodReads: Poll September Book No Pity: People with Disabilities Forging a New Civil Rights Movement Telethons: Spectacle, Disability, and…
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]I recently read “Hunger: A Memoir of (My) Body” by Roxane Gay for the Lit League Book club. I was the one who chose that book, because I had seen enough friends with disabilities posting on Facebook about how powerful they thought the book was, what a short read it was, and how much they…
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]One of the more rampant stereotypes about people with Down syndrome is that they are always happy. Don’t ask why that sticks in the face of a screaming child with Down syndrome – even when someone actually sees my child in a rage, they have been known to comment (with a chuckle) about how “those”…
Dr. Brown’s current picks, including books for younger readers – don’t miss it!
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] “What Matters: Reflections on Disability, Community and Love” What Matters: Reflections on Disability, Community and Love is a new book by Janice Fialka, reviewed by Naomi Ortiz[/vc_column_text][vc_separator color=”turquoise” border_width=”6″][vc_column_text] Community connections can happen in any place, at any time. Recently I was on a strategy conference call and I mentioned the work I do around…
Behavioral Issues and Down syndrome Moxie, my daughter who has Down syndrome, has recently had behavioral issues at school. A bit of background: Moxie goes to The Best School Ever. She has a wonderful, caring teacher and Moxie’s aide is a lovely woman whom Moxie has known and trusted for years now – ever since…
Micah gets into Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban
The 10th edition of this stellar book has just been released and I am honored to be a part of it.
“The Parent’s Guide to Down Syndrome” is exactly that: a book that is BY parents and FOR parents of individuals with Down syndrome. It is a comprehensive grassroots effort that shares a wealth of experience and diversity about pretty much everything a parent will benefit from knowing.
I’ve been meaning to do a few more book reviews on this here blog. I kind of have a hard time getting around to it most of the time, but since I’m laid up with a maimed ankle…! I’ve got the time! Big Magic is by Elizabeth Gilbert, and you’ve got to know that she’s not…
I’ve written a bit about how I’d love to have more adults with Down syndrome speaking and writing of their life experience, views on therapy and disability – much like the Autistics do within the Autism Community. I mean, we can sit around and talk about Down syndrome all day long but we’ll never know…
Part 1: Review of "From Grief to Celebration" I don't know what was in your Down syndrome packet after you connected with your local organization – and I don't know what your initial reading list was. But I'll tell you this: in my packet was "The Light at the End of the Tunnel" – hello…
The content of “Bloom” reviewed as well as the writing
A review of Amy Julia Becker’s memoir, “A Good and Perfect Gift”
This is the first of a two-part series – a conversation with George Estreich, author of The Shape of the Eye: Down Syndrome, Family, and the Stories We Inherit , and Amy Julia Becker, author of Good and Perfect Gift, A: Faith, Expectations, and a Little Girl Named Penny. George Estreich will be giving away…
The Shape of The Eye by George Estreich + Guest Reviews by Lisa Morguess and Alison Piepmeier – With a Little Moxie