Laura Dwight

The book Brothers and Sisters is an informational book that shows that some families have brothers and sisters will special needs, but that doesn't mean they are any less. I liked this book for a lot of reasons. Because its an informational book it has real photographs of kids with disabilities I think this helps readers understand what constitutes a disability- can it be seen on the outside? I also I liked this book because the language is clear and descriptive. Whenever they introduce show more someone in the family the author says "This is our sister.." The author explains things in a manner that is easily understood for children, for example "This is our sister, Eubie. She is six. Eubie's brain was hurt when she was born. It is hard for her brain to tell her body what she wants to do." The author does a fantastic job of using age appropriate language, because some of the material is heavy. Finally, I really like that the book pushes readers to broaden their perspectives. When I picked up the book I originally thought it was just about the roles brothers and sisters play in a household, but it really was about siblings that have disabilities and what that looks like and what that entails for the family. It shows children that all families and siblings are different, and thats okay. show less

This book is a great way to show students that we are all the same but still different. Some of us just need a little more help than others. I really like how the pictures are of real people with disabilities doing everyday things. The book also portrays and gives insight to multiple disabilities including down syndrome, blindness, spina bifida, and cerebral palsy. I also really liked how the children are happy and smiling. I feel that this will help students to understand that having a show more disability is not a bad thing and that these children can do anything they put their mind to. I really enjoyed reading this book. I would definitely read this book to a class to help them understand that everyone is different and special in their own way. show less

I loved this book for a number of reasons. To begin, the children featured are talking about what they CAN do, never what they can't do. The book presents lots of different students with many different exceptionalities. I also liked that the book had a short description of each disability, and resources for further information. This would be a great book for talking about differences, and diversity in a classroom, especially if I had a student with one of these exceptionalities.

Reading show more Level: Ages 3-6 show less

Gina, David, Jewel, Emiliano, and Sarah are all very different, but they do share one thing in common, they each have a disability. Gina has spina bifida, David has Down syndrome, Jewel has Cerebral Palsy, Sarh is blind, and Emiliano has Cerebral Palsy but, they "can do lots of things". Each child enjoys different hobbies and daily activities and they never let their disabilities stop them from doing what they enjoy.
This book helps young children understand disabilities better. There is a show more glossary in the back that also gives descriptions of each disability. I love the pictures and also that it focuses on multiracial children as well. show less