num_pages: 184
description: This handsome, compassionate journal is a simple, honest collection of one father's experiences with two very different "special" children. Bethy has Down Syndrome; Matthew, affectionately known as the "Mouse" during his short life because he was so small, was born with an underdeveloped brain. Free verse, prose, photographs and progress reports all interweave in a sensitive portrait of life with a disabled child - from the frustrations to the joys of achievement to the agony of loss. Bethy and the Mouse, a father's story, conveys with honesty and even optimism the daily process of raising and loving a disabled child. This collection is certain to be an inspiration for families of newborns with handicapping conditions, helping them see past the initial fears to hope. Here is a book that reads as a written with faith, belief, acceptance, and ultimately anticipation of a good life.
language: English
title: Bethy and the Mouse: A Father Remembers His Children With Disabilities
titlecomplete: Bethy and the Mouse: A Father Remembers His Children With Disabilities
ratings_count: 4
publisher: Brookline Books