Review By CAROLYN M. MULLIN Like many Vegbooks readers, Maryan Faresh is a caring and compassionate individual; she’s a children’s advocate and an animal advocate, and the niche she’s carved out for herself in kid lit melds these two areas of concerns and the special needs they may be living with. Faresh boldly took the […]
Entries Tagged as 'Living with Disabilities'
What about Daisy?
July 1st, 2011 · No Comments · Books
Tags: Animal Adoption·Books that Teach Character·Carolyn M. Mullin·Early Elementary·Empathy·Friendship·Gail Suzanne Weismann·Living with Disabilities·Maryam Faresh·Preschoolers·Self-Acceptance·Sensitivity·Special Needs·Tolerance
Goose’s Story
June 24th, 2011 · No Comments · Books
Review By JESSICA ALMY Based on her own experiences, Cari Best has penned a picture book that is equally heartfelt and thought-provoking. She tells Goose’s Story from the perspective of a girl who first observes and then befriends an injured Canada goose one spring. When she tells her parents about the goose’s predicament — an injury […]
Tags: Birds·Canada Geese·Cari Best·Female Protagonist·Geese·Henry Bergh Award Winner·Holly Meade·Illustration·Living with Disabilities·Wild Animals·Wildlife