I've been interested in, and worked with, people who have special needs most of my life, but the main character in this book has a condition I'd never heard of before. It's called Selective Mutism.
Jamie is unable to speak to anyone except members of her immediate family, and she'll be starting Kindergarten soon. What can she do?
Her mother takes her to Dr. Faye, who helps her work through her problem.
When Jamie meets another girl on her first day of school she is able to speak without a problem. She is no longer selectively mute!
Joni-Klein Higger has written other books for kids, and did this one with assistance from therapist Flora Zaken-Greenberg, Ph.D.
While the story, and colorful pictures by Eileen Goldberg, are intended for kids, the information at the back of the book about Selective Mutism will be helpful to adults who know someone with this condition.
In my opinion, every school with Special Education classes should have a copy of this book, as should anyone who knows or works with children who have Special Needs.
And lots of kids will enjoy reading the book because it has a positive message and will help them accept others who are different from themselves.
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