About the Book
Title: My Friend Suhana: A Story of Friendship and Cerebral Palsy
Authors: Shaila Abdullah & Aanyah Abdullah
Publication Date: December 16, 2013
Publisher: Loving Healing Press
Pages: 30
Recommended Ages: 3+
Summary
A simple tale of love and friendship to warm your heart. Award-winning author and designer Shaila Abdullah teams up with her 10-year-old daughter Aanyah to bring you this heartwarming tale of a little girl who forms a close bond with a child with cerebral palsy.****My Personal Review****
I wanted to review this book because I have a daughter with Williams syndrome. And even though the book is about Cerebral Palsy, Williams syndrome individuals deal with a lot of the same issues - anxiety, depression, developmental delays and a lot of kids have trouble learning how to deal with them. So I can relate to this book, and my daughter LOVED it :) She is 7 and she cannot read yet - she is still learning the alphabet but she was able to try to tell me a little bit about the story which was awesome!
I think this book is great for any child, because it teaches them to be patient and kind to others who are not like us or have disabilities :) And we need more education on that in this world where kids always want to make fun of others.
The pictures were adorable, the artist did an awesome job on them. It was easy to read for kids, and I liked the way the author made it easier for kids to understand by saying things like "blue is when she is calm, red is when she is upset" - relating the colors to moods can help children understand things better.
Overall I would give this childrens book 5 stars!!! I loved it and I am thrilled I had the chance to review it and definitely think that all parents should read this to their children :) Highly recommended!
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About the Authors: Shaila Abdullah & Aanyah Abdullah
Shaila Abdullah is an author and designer based in Austin, Texas. She is the author of two books: Saffron Dreams and Beyond the Cayenne Wall. The author has received several awards for her work including the Golden Quill Award, Norumbega Jury Prize for Outstanding Fiction, Patras Bukhari Award for English Language, Reader Views Award, Written Art Award, and a grant from Hobson Foundation.
Aanyah Abdullah is a creative and compassionate 10-year-old, who is drawn to children born with physical and mental disabilities. When she was in second grade, Aanyah along with her mother Shaila, started volunteering out at a local community center where they helped assist special needs children. Later Aanyah wrote an essay about her friendship with a girl in the class who had cerebral palsy. That essay is the inspiration behind My Friend Suhana. Aanyah dreams of establishing a special school for children with disabilities one day. She is known to always stand up for what is right and is-–in her parents’ and teachers’ eyes––a perfect role model for her baby sister.
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Thanks for a fantastic review, Erika. I am glad you and your daughter enjoyed the book.
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