Favorite Part: The interaction between Rae and her parents.
Favorite Line: “It’s time for me to share what really makes me different.”
Focus: Limb difference/super powers/children socializing/positive body image/accepting differences
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What does the author want you to know?
“Different is SUPER”
-Danny jordan
Rae has a secret, and something very different about her (besides her limb difference) and that’s the fun part of the story. Every kid wishes they had superpowers, and as children picture themselves as Rae, limb difference and all, they will be able to take on her confidence.
The story starts in their home as the first day of school jitters sweep through the house. Everyone can relate to that, and I was taken back to Hunter’s first day and all the thoughts that ran through my head. Will kids like him? Will they accept his limb difference? Will he make friends? The story really take off when Rae gets to school and I love books that take place in a school, because so many kids can picture themselves in that setting.
There is no doubt that this book will catch anyone’s eyes, with it’s bright and inviting illustrations and adorable Rae, standing front and center on the cover. I loved looking through each pages before I read the text. The spreads are filled from edge to edge with an inviting comic book type theme. It definitely fits in with todays trends of graphic novels, and my hat goes off to the illustrator.
Take a look at some of the illustrations below! And don’t you agree that this book would make the perfect cartoon? There are very few characters, aimed towards a young audience, with a limb difference. I can think of the mom from Ducktales and the dad on Luca. We need more!! And my vote goes to Rae.
The story behind this book is simple and sweet. A dad saw the gaping hole in the publishing industry and decided to make a dent. He wanted his daughter, who has an upper limb difference, to be the hero in the book. He didn’t want her to be the sidekick, the random person in the background, the token person with a disability, or the damsel in distress, but the front and center, main character.
Danny Jordan posted, “It all started with a dad, his daughter, and a promise to write, illustrate, and print just one book where she could see herself represented as the HERO in the story.”
I will say it over and over again, representation matters. And those who get it, and feel passionate about it, will do what they can to bring about that representation. Jordan did a fabulous job making this book come to life. It was one of the most professional looking books I’ve seen. I hope to see more within the Capable series and that he keeps moving forward with writing.
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