A Very Special Sister [Hardcover]

Dorothy Hoffman Levi (Author), Ethel Gold (Illustrator)

Book Description

Laura, who is deaf, is excited about becoming a big sister, but she worries that a new baby who can hear might get more love from their mother than she does. Text and illustrations provide instructions for signing eight words.

Editorial Reviews

From Publishers Weekly

From a press best known for its illustrated books on American Sign Language comes an interesting--and valuable--twist on the arrival-of-a-new-sibling theme. A companion to A Very Special Friend , the book stars Laura, a school-age deaf child and her hearing friend and classmate Frannie--girls who speak to each other in "two languages," sign and spoken. Though Laura is excited to learn that her mother is pregnant, she grows concerned as the birth approaches: if the baby can hear will her mother love her less? Finally she confides her fears to her mother, who supportively reminds her daughter that she hears her Mom's voice "in her heart." Ultimately Laura is happy with her twin siblings because they can hear her "when she spoke and when she signed." Though Levi's tale may strike some as saccharine, it nonetheless expresses a child's genuine concern with some poignancy. Gold's colorful artwork is unfortunately a bit rudimentary in execution. Despite these shortcomings, this well-intentioned bibliotherapy should find a responsive audience, as it deals sensitively with an issue rarely explored in trade books. Ages 5-8.
Copyright 1992 Reed Business Information, Inc.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 32 pages
• Publisher: Kendall Green (September 1992)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0930323963
• ISBN-13: 978-0930323967
• Product Dimensions: 8.8 x 7.5 x 0.2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 8 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 2.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #4,829,559 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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This review is from: A Very Special Sister (Hardcover)

The book arrived pretty late (about 10 days after ordering it) which was the least of the issues. When it got here, the pages on the inside were upside down in relation to the cover. I kept it because it wasn't worth the hassle of returning it and waiting who knows how long for a new one. Words are words, right? I still think a company should do a once-over check to make sure the products they are shipping are in proper condition.