Title: Butterflies
in Me
Author: Denisha
Seals
Illustrations: Gabhor
Utomo
Publisher: Boys Town Press
ISBN: 9781944882839
Review:
Do
you have a child who is suffering emotionally? Do you know how to recognize
when they need professional help? In this anthology parents, teachers and young
readers will see they are not alone and that it is okay to ask for and get
help.
Javier is fourteen and had dealt with an abusive parent. He was bruised on the outside and inside. When he received the help he needed, he was slowly able to soar like a butterfly. Kenya is seven and had emotional scars on the outside and inside. She had a scar on her face that kids would make fun of, in addition to that, she lost her mother. With the help of her father and a therapist she would be able to eventually soar like a butterfly. Lulu is twelve years old and lost her grandmother. She had a problem dealing with her grief. With the help of her parents and a therapist she would be able to soar like a beautiful butterfly.
Author Denisha Seals is also an artist and filmmaker. She is a survivor of abuse as a child and with this anthology is bringing about awareness for other victims especially children of color. Parents and teachers can share these stories to educate and offer help to those in need.
Courtesy of Smith Publicity
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