Susan Laughs
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Overview
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.
Rhyming couplets describe a wide range of common emotions and activities experienced by a little girl who uses a wheelchair.
Synopsis
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.
Sesame Street Parents
Wheels don't appear until the very last page of this simple picture book about an active, mischievous, mop-topped girl. Susan laughs at a TV show. Susan sings with her friends. She's good; she's bad, sulky, and proud. The expressive crayon and pencil pictures extend the story and help children to recognize their own feelings and experiences in Susan's daily life. At the end there is a picture of her in her wheelchair, and by then it's clear that Susan is just like me, just like you.