Inspirational true story about a boy with only one good leg, who was thought a curse in his native Ghana. I love his story and how he sets out to provInspirational true story about a boy with only one good leg, who was thought a curse in his native Ghana. I love his story and how he sets out to prove that being different doesn't mean he's unable to do things. Read this one with your child and then go online and find a bit more to show what he's done with his life since. Truly Emmanuel is an amazing person!...more
Quick little book that only takes a few minutes to read. Basically this is just the text of the speech that J. K. Rowling gave to Harvard graduates. NQuick little book that only takes a few minutes to read. Basically this is just the text of the speech that J. K. Rowling gave to Harvard graduates. Not that there's anything wrong with it - the text has some solid things to say and a really positive message to anyone who reads it, not just college graduates. I wish there had maybe been a little explanation or expansion on some points. But overall it's a good book and one worth sharing (especially with proceeds of this book going to Lumos)....more
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This book was amazing. It says so much about labels and the boxes we pAgain, a book that my review has been eaten by Å·±¦ÓéÀÖ. What gives, Å·±¦ÓéÀÖ?
This book was amazing. It says so much about labels and the boxes we put our kids in. Saw so many applications (while the majority run to transgender, but there's a broader spectrum (see what I did there?) than that).
I had a much longer review with more thought put into it. Muzzy headed with a cold as I am right now, this will have to suffice. Perhaps I can revisit this book someday and write something a bit more thorough. Let's just say I loved this one and leave it at that....more
Cute illustrations, amazing message. This is a book I'd throw at any adult who needed to feel like they could change the world. Giving a child this boCute illustrations, amazing message. This is a book I'd throw at any adult who needed to feel like they could change the world. Giving a child this book could only be magical. ...more
A little more heavy-handed than the first book, and perhaps not entirely as clear. I still liked this story for the way it provokes the reader (or theA little more heavy-handed than the first book, and perhaps not entirely as clear. I still liked this story for the way it provokes the reader (or the listener) to think in ways they haven't thought before. Philosophical and deep, yet still beautiful. I do admire these books....more
Put this one under books that make you go "huh" after reading them. Yes the lesson is pretty glaring, but when the mountains and sea came out at the ePut this one under books that make you go "huh" after reading them. Yes the lesson is pretty glaring, but when the mountains and sea came out at the end saying what each other had said years before, I'd seen how they had learned and grown in the intervening time. And that gave me hope for mankind as well. Fascinating look at what God is. I'd love to read this with my kids and open up a real discussion afterwards....more
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