Views From Our Shoes: Growing up with a Brother or Sister with Special Needs. Maryland: Woodbine House, Inc, 1997.
Views From Our Shoes is a book filled with stories and passages children wrote. These children range from the age of 4 until 18 and have a sibling with a disability of some sort. The stories involve happy tales, a short description of the sibling, or some are stories where the writer was really frustrated with the sibling.I think this was an outstanding book. It is very different than the other non-fiction pieces in my collection. The stories are a great way for children to not only get their feelings out on paper, but to see how their peers are dealing with the same issues they are. I would recommend any parent to get this book for their child if they have a new member of the family that may have a disability. Also for children who are growing up and are just realizing that their sibling is "different", this book might help them through and answer questions they may have. At the end of the book there is also a glossary with different disabilities and their definitions and details about the disability.
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Did the book present any of the perspectives of the siblings who were disabled? Wouldn't that be a great companion piece? :-)
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