Why Are You Afraid To Hold My Hand? by Sheila Dhir was the first book on disability we published in 1999. Since then almost every year we have published disability-themed books, some with a child with a disability as the protagonist and some where the child/children are just present in the story along with other children.
To quote Roshni Subhash, whose very perceptive reviews of three of the books we are carrying in another post, “In these books, disability gains visibility in the storytelling. Through them, one sees children with disabilities in many roles – as part of groups, as individuals at turning points in their lives, as heroes.” (full article here!) The books offer a great way opening a conversation with children about disability, the first step in sensitising them to the issue.
Some of our books are also being used by Chennai-based Chetana Charitable Trust. They actively work with children with disabilities, particularly those with vision problems. They find that the books work very well with the children in different ways.
Here is Dr Namita Jacob, Director of Chetana, the first reader who bought A Walk with Thambi at the Tulika Bookstore. You too can get a copy in English and 8 other Indian languages at the online store.
Stay tuned for a guest review of A Walk with Thambi on our Instagram.#tulikasbooksondisability
December 2, 2017
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