Great reads on self-esteem for kids with differences
Posted on: January 26, 2009
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My nephew has a travelin’ eye. For a long time he was mistreated by some of his classmates. His difference made him feel sad and sometimes even mad. On one particular day, while I was at work, I came across this book called “My Travelin’ Eye” by Jenny Sue Kostecki-Shaw. When he read this book, he fell in love with it and he did just what Jenny did, he wore an eye patch he decorated himself and boy was he cool then! He learned how to accept himself and undertood that being different was not good or bad, it was just different.
Be sure to come to KidSpace, at the West Palm Beach Public Library , for some great reads on self-esteem for kids with differences.
A bad case of stripes by David Shannon
Fancy Nancy by Jane O’Connor
I wish I had freckles like Abby by Kathryn Heling
It’s okay to be different by Todd Parr
The skin you live in by Michael Tyler
My nose your nose by Melanie Walsh
Until we meet again,
~Remember, Reading is Awesome.
KidSpace Blog 
August 24, 2009 at 3:40 pm
oh wow, this made my day. i’m so happy your nephew enjoyed my book and more, that it inspired him! i hope he shared the book with his teacher/classmates, too, so they learned more! thank you for sharing, jenny sue
August 31, 2009 at 4:09 pm
Thank you for reading Jenny Sue; I am happy that you came across the blog and cannot wait to share this with my nephew. I know he will be estatic!