Title: Child of Mine
Author: Carrie Hartman
About the Author: Carrie Hartman graduated from the Minneapolis College of Art & Design with her degree in Illustration. Her illustration work includes: editorial, children’s books and book illustration, character development, advertising, posters, greeting cards, comic books, stationary, and animation projects. She is a member of the design faculty at MCAD, teaching in the illustration department. Carrie has received several illustration awards from the Los Angeles Society of Illustrators, the Association of Educational Publishers (AEP) award for the best illustrated children’s book and recognition from the Educational Press Association. Carrie is a member of the Society of Children’s Book Writers and Illustrators and the Children’s Literature Network. Carrie lives in Woodbury, a suburb of Minneapolis/St. Paul, in the lovely state of Minnesota. She loves her husband, her children, (two girls and a boy), Dots Candy, coffee, and her new naughty puppy, she got from the shelter.
Synopsis: Child of Mine is a picture book that speaks to both adults and children. Carrie Hartman's inspiration was her own life with her daughter who was diagnosed with ADHD (Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder) at age six. Parents with challenging children will relate to the emotions Hartman expresses – and the hope she shares. Children who struggle with disorders, disabilities, or behavior issues will be reassured by words and pictures that communicate love, confidence, and faith in their future.
Theme(s): learning disabilities, struggle, behavior issues, love, understanding
How it can be used in the elementary classroom: This book can be used in the classroom to show students how where students with a learning disability (ADHD) come from. It will bring about an understanding in the classroom and it will bring awareness to others that some students have difficulties. Students could brainstorm and discuss ways to react to students with disabilities and how they could help students that are having difficulty.
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