A Preston woman is inspiring others to reflect on their own personal differences with her children's book collection based on disabilities and differences
Joanne Moore has been working on ‘The Bit Different’ collection for the past seven years and has released two books so far.the main message behind book collection is to convey the importance of creating an inclusive environment from a young age.Joanne decided to write the books after she was diagnosed with Fibromyalgia and chronic fatigue syndrome.
Joanne said the book raises awareness on blindness: “It’s all about focussing on Bertie’s skills and how brave he is, and even though he’s blind he uses his senses to be able to help him in a particular situation.”that the book received great attention as a number of blind charities reached out to her and a parent in particular.
“She said I can’t wait to read this book to him, thank you for bringing this book out, so I can prepare and make him realise he’s still special regardless.”Crosby The Not So Snappy Crocodile is the second book, which was recently published in July this year. The book is about behavioural differences dealing with themes of anti-bullying, self acceptance, and finding your own particular skill.
“Making children think about being inclusive and maybe reflect on their own differences and have them think you know what I have this difference and it’s been really worrying me but actually it’s okay for people to know about it and accept me.
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