Overview
Beanies is a great story for opening conversations about physical difference and explaining the basics of alopecia to children. Matthew is a regular kid whose family calls him Foo. He loves his dog, Rizzo, video games, and doing all the things a first grader loves. What he doesn't love is that his hair is falling out. He doesn't know any kids who are bald or even kind of bald. Then, he finds out that he has alopecia, an autoimmune condition that causes hair to fall out. Before Matthew found beanies and ballcaps, sometimes kids stared and said mean things. Will others ever be able to understand that different isn't bad-that different is just different? Beanies is based on the true story of Matthew Shelby and his real-life first grade teacher Tracy Peterson.
Full Product Details
Author: Tracy Peterson ,
Lindsey Witting ,
Lindsey Witting
Publisher: Et Alia Press
Imprint: Et Alia Press
Dimensions:
Width: 21.60cm
, Height: 0.20cm
, Length: 21.60cm
Weight: 0.082kg
ISBN: 9781944528188
ISBN 10: 1944528180
Pages: 34
Publication Date: 27 September 2022
Audience:
Children/juvenile
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Children / Juvenile
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active
Availability: Available To Order
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Reviews
"""A wonderful example of the power of friendship and how practicing empathy is an imperative skill for children to develop."" -Betsy Abbott, LCSW, Lower School Counselor ""I recommend this book to parents with children living with Alopecia, especially boys. A homerun! BRAVO."" - Jeff Woytovich, Founder, President, & CEO, Children's Alopecia Project ""Growing up with alopecia, I got the wrong message. Beanies shares the right one. It's not about hiding baldness to blend in or making a statement to stand out. It's walking that important line of acceptance and sharing who you are."" - Sarah-Catherine Gutierrez, mother living with alopecia and author of But First, Save 10: The One Simple Money Move That Will Change Your Life"
A wonderful example of the power of friendship and how practicing empathy is an imperative skill for children to develop. -Betsy Abbott, LCSW, Lower School Counselor I recommend this book to parents with children living with Alopecia, especially boys. A homerun! BRAVO. - Jeff Woytovich, Founder, President, & CEO, Children's Alopecia Project Growing up with alopecia, I got the wrong message. Beanies shares the right one. It's not about hiding baldness to blend in or making a statement to stand out. It's walking that important line of acceptance and sharing who you are. - Sarah-Catherine Gutierrez, mother living with alopecia and author of But First, Save 10: The One Simple Money Move That Will Change Your Life
Author Information
"Tracy Peterson is a veteran teacher who has touched hundreds of lives in her 35-year teaching career. She has been named ""Teacher of the Year"" for the Little Rock School District and ""Lower School Teacher of the Year"" by Episcopal Collegiate School. In four states (California, Kansas, Nebraska, and Arkansas), she has taught special education, preschool, high school, college, fifth grade, and second grade, and is in her 10th year of teaching first grade in Little Rock. She is also author of Cartwheels: Finding Your Special Kind of Smart (Et Alia Press, 2020). ""It starts with connection and relationships. Then, the magic of teaching can begin,"" says Peterson.Along with spending time outdoors, baking, traveling, and playing with her greyhounds, Tracy loves to tell the stories of the children who inspire her. Find her at teachertracypeterson.com. Lindsey Witting is an artist and illustrator based in central Arkansas."
