Illustrator: Mattie J.T. Stepanek
Genre: Poetry
Sub Genre: picture book, children's poetry
Theme: life, faith, muscular distrophy, inspirational
Primary & Secondary Characters: There aren't really characters. It is poems written from the thoughts of Mattie Stepanek
Awards:Melinda Lawrence International Book Award for inspirational written works.
Date of Publication: 2002
Publishing Company: Hyperion
Summary of Book:
This is a book of poems written by Mattie J.T. Stepanek who has muscular dystrophy and lost 3 siblings to the same form of muscular dystrophy that he has. It includes heartfelt poems from a child's innocent perspective. He shares his thoughts and feelings about his life, love, and faith. This book is very inspirational and would be a good add to any library or classroom. As a teacher, I would red this to my class when introducing poetry to the children and trying to inspire them to write their own.
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