Susan Laughs -- Jeanne Willis, Hardcover

Susan laughs, she sings. she rides, she swings.
She gets angry, she gets sad, she is good, she is bad...

Told in rhyme, this story follows Susan through a series of familiar activities. She swims with her father, works hard in school, plays with her friends -- and even rides a horse. Lively, thoughtfully drawn illustrations reveal a portrait of a busy, happy little girl with whom younger readers will identify. Not until the end of the story is it revealed that Susan uses a wheelchair.

Told with insight, and without sentimentality, here is an inspiring look at one spunky little girl whose physical disability is never seen as a handicap.

Author: Jeanne Willis
Publisher: Henry Holt & Company
Published: 09/01/2000
Pages: 32
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 0.61lbs
Size: 9.36h x 8.23w x 0.33d
ISBN: 9780805065015
Audience: Ages 4-8

Review Citation(s):
Booklist 08/01/2000 pg. 2151
Time 11/20/2000 pg. 153
School Library Journal 11/01/2000 pg. 137
Hornbook Guide to Children 07/01/2000 pg. 26 - Below Average, With Minor Flaw
Hornbook Guide to Children 01/01/2001 pg. 26 - Below Average, With Minor Flaw

About the Author

Jeanne Willis lives in London, England with her husband and two children.

Tony Ross has illustrated more than 50 books for children, and has won many illustration awards. Mr. Ross lives with his wife and daughter in Cheshire, England.