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My Friend Isabelle Hardcover – October 1, 2003

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(2004 iParenting Media Award Winner) Isabelle and Charlie are friends. They both like to draw, dance, read, and play at the park. They both like to eat Cheerios. They both cry if their feelings are hurt. And, like most friends, they are also different from each other. Isabelle has Down syndrome. Charlie doesn't. Written by Isabelle's mother, this charming tale encourages readers to think about what makes a friendship special. MY FRIEND ISABELLE also opens the door for young children to talk about differences and the world around them. It's a wonderful story to read at bedtime or to share at school. Lively full color illustrations dovetail beautifully with the text to bring the simple story to life.

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My Friend Isabelle is a wonderful little book that teaches about difference and acceptance with simplicity and grace. Isabelle and Charlie are friends. They are the same age, but like most friends, they are different: Charlie is tall and knows "a lot of words," and Isabelle is short and sometimes her words are, "hard to understand." The sweet simplicity of their relationship is a reminder to everyone that "differences are what make the world so great." Young readers will love the bold illustrations and simple text, and parents will appreciate the message and the sensitivity with which it is delivered. At the end of the story readers meet the real Isabelle, and author Eliza Woloson briefly notes how Down syndrome makes her daughter and other children special. --Daphne Durham

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PreSchool-Grade 1-Isabelle has Down syndrome, but that doesn't matter to her friend Charlie. "I am tall. Isabelle is short. I run f a s t. Isabelle takes her time." He describes all the things they do, how sometimes they're the same and sometimes different. "Mommy says," Charlie explains, "that differences are what make the world so great," and each page follows this theme of inclusion and acceptance. Watercolors in greens, purples, blues, and oranges move the story along, sometimes with full-page pictures and sometimes with small drawings. Both children have round faces and simple lines for eyes, and some readers may not even realize (without the postscript) what it is that makes Isabelle different from Charlie. "Life is more fun with friends like Isabelle," Charlie says, and readers will agree.
Linda Beck, Indian Valley Public Library, Telford, PA
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Age Range: 8 - 12 years
Grade Level: Preschool - 7
Hardcover: 28 pages
Publisher: Woodbine House; 1st edition (October 1, 2003)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 189062750X
ISBN-13: 978-1890627508
Product Dimensions: 8.7 x 0.3 x 5.7 inches
Shipping Weight: 8.8 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
Average Customer Review: 35 customer reviews
Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #230,244 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
- #296 in Books > Children's Books > Growing Up & Facts of Life > Difficult Discussions > Illness
- #372 in Books > Children's Books > Growing Up & Facts of Life > Friendship, Social Skills & School Life > Special Needs
- #4139 in Books > Children's Books > Growing Up & Facts of Life > Friendship, Social Skills & School Life > Friendship

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We love this book! As the mother of a baby diagnosed at birth with down syndrome I was looking for a way to give a very basic explanation of down syndrome to our older children. When my son was born I had a 3 y/o daughter and a 6 y/o son and this was the perfect book for my 3 y/o. Not so many details as to overwhelm/confuse her, but enough to explain that her baby brother was going to be a little different and that was okay! The book is written from the point of view of a little boy named Charlie. Example text- "Even though we are the same age, we are different. I am tall and Isabelle is short. I run fast, Isabelle takes her time. We go down the big slide at the park, we both like to do it ourselves." It is great that it talks about not only their differences but also the similarities. I love that it never mentions anything about the fact that Isabelle has down syndrome until you get to a short paragraph at the very end of the book that talks about the real Isabelle. While it was a little too simple for my older son (We'll Paint the Octopus Red was a better one for him) it is definitely a keeper!

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Read this to my daughter and she didn't really connect ...

September 9, 2015

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Read this to my daughter and she didn't really connect to it. Keeping it around should there be someone that comes into her life that this will help her relate to.

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Nathalie Salem

Life is more fun with friends like Isabelle

November 21, 2013

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I love that the story highlights a friendship between two kids that have some differences and some things that are the same. It's a great way to help kids understand more about people with Down syndrome and other disabilities and to clearly show that getting to know people and being a friend, despite differences, is a wonderful thing.

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Nice story for children.

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This book was great, I read it to my daughter's Daisy Girl ...

December 5, 2015

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This book was great, I read it to my daughter's Daisy Girl Scout Troop (5-6 year olds), they had a lot of questions and I feel like this helped understand my daughter better.

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April 17, 2016

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Wonderful book to teach children that differences are natural and not notable.

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Mitchell Berg

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April 6, 2015

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Child loved it

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Katrina Hagen

Sweet story of acceptance and friendship

April 8, 2014

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Darling story of two friends and how differences help make friendships interesting and exciting! I would recommend this book to a preschool or kindergarten teacher, new parents, or anyone who has a special child in their life!

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