I was fascinated by Helen Keller when I was a girl, so I was
excited to see this new picture book. I hoped it would be a good one that expanded my knowledge about Helen Keller and entertained me. I wasn’t disappointed.
It’s beautifully designed, with numerous sepia photographs of Helen Keller
and her teacher, Annie Sullivan, on the inside covers. One photo shows them
finger-spelling. Another shows Helen reading a Braille book, and still another
shows her with her dog, Jumbo.
The story itself is engaging and thorough with just the right amount of information to satisfy. By means of excerpts
from Annie’s letters, we learn even more about Helen’s progress and struggles.
The hand signs for the manual finger alphabet signing are
shown in a text illustration. I loved the tactile addition on the back cover, which is printed with the Braille
Alphabet, complete with raised dots for A to Z.
Author: Deborah Hopkinson
Illustrator: Raul Colon
Schwartz & Wade, 2012
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