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Title: What's Wrong with Timmy? by Maria Shriver, Sandra Speidel ISBN: 0-316-23337-4 Publisher: Little, Brown Pub. Date: 16 October, 2001 Format: Hardcover Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $14.95 |
Average Customer Rating: 3.33 (24 reviews)
Rating: 5
Summary: No One Is Perfect
Comment: No one is perfect and for those of us who have a disabled child or even a sibling, I think this book could work wonders. Many of the class insults from other regular kids might not hurt so much if it was a made to read item at schools. Get real here - as the kids get older - the more teasing we get out in public from strangers (other kids who don't know my son). But most of all I think the teasing is simply from kids trying to show off and not really meaning to hurt. I have found disability books to overlook the fact that not all kids can verbalize as well as maybe Timmy does, but the feelings are still there. One of the very few parenting books that have helped us has been "Mommy-CEO," revised edition, by Jodie Lynn. She talks about some of the ups and downs with kids and everyday parenting conflicts with siblings too. One of the poems at the back of this book hit home with me as a mother talks about her disabled daughter. All in all "What's Wrong with Timmy" and "Mommy-CEO" would make a great pair to give to family, friends and loved ones (and to those who you would like to educate) who have both types of children in one family. Maria/Timmy covers many aspects and Mommy-CEO/Jodie covers general parenting with some disability challenges with siblings. Thanks to both authors who have taken the time to be sensitive to our needs and have strived to keep a much needed spotlight on children who seem not to be perfect in life, yet are still very much loved.
Rating: 1
Summary: TOO RELIGIOUS.
Comment: The publisher should mention the heavily religious tone of this book ... I got this for my sons' school because it sounded good and valuable, but many schools do not accept children's books that mention God in them over and over again.
Rating: 4
Summary: Sincere Effort -- Many Positive Points
Comment: I was very curious to read this title from Maria Shriver knowing her family background with people with special needs.
My brother has Down's Syndrome, so I know what it is to be on the receiving end of other children looking at my brother and wondering (sometimes outloud and sometimes in facial expression, stares and body language) wondering "What's wrong with him?" Recently one little girl asked my daughter, "Why is your uncle so freaky?"
These are truths: that people "in the world" don't always use politically correct terms... not by a long shot... and as fellow citizens we can educate those who have not yet learned some of the simple truths this book teaches.
One warning (to those who do not share this view) the book takes a very spiritual stance in its explanations.
Another shortcoming is overcome very simply. Each page has quite a bit of text and I thought, "This is way too much on a page to teach the very littlest children who really need the lessons the most" and then I saw the bolded, larger words on each page could be the only words read. Those words would be enough for the littlest ones to understand the message of the book.
It would be tough to write a perfect book on this subject that pleases everyone.
This book makes a sincere effort and will be helpful for many who read it.
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Title: What's Heaven? by Maria Shriver, Sandra Speidel ISBN: 0307440435 Publisher: Golden Books Adult Publishing Pub. Date: 01 March, 1999 List Price(USD): $15.00 |
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Title: What's Happening to Grandpa? by Maria Shriver, Sandra Speidel ISBN: 0316001015 Publisher: Little, Brown Pub. Date: 28 April, 2004 List Price(USD): $15.95 |
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Title: Special People, Special Ways by Arlene Maguire ISBN: 1885477651 Publisher: Future Horizons Pub. Date: 01 June, 2000 List Price(USD): $14.95 |
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Title: Someone Special, Just Like You by Tricia Brown, Fran Ortiz ISBN: 0805042687 Publisher: Henry Holt & Company Pub. Date: 01 September, 1995 List Price(USD): $6.95 |
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Title: Howie Helps Himself. by Joan Fassler, Joe Lasker ISBN: 0807534226 Publisher: Albert Whitman & Company Pub. Date: 01 December, 1974 List Price(USD): $14.95 |
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