My Friend Suhana
Illustrator
Aanyah Abdullah
Publisher
Loving Healing Press
Publication Year
2014
ISBN
9781615992119
Pages
30 pages
Genre
realism
Format
picture book
Item Type
Fiction
Annotation
While volunteering with her mother at a community center, a seven-year-old girl befriends Suhana, also seven, whose cerebral palsy makes it difficult for her to communicate or control her movements. Includes facts about cerebral palsy.
Grade Level
K-3
Diversity Topics
Disability and Health; Developmental disability; cerebral palsy; child with a developmental disability
Main Character
female child
Race/Ethnicities
Asian
Family Formation
mother
Awards
Dolly Gray Children's Literature Award, 2016, Winner, Children's Literature
Keywords
friendship; playground; emotions; colors; drawing; compassion; differences in communication methods; community center
Diversity Impact
Direct
STARS Citation
Abdullah, Shaila, "My Friend Suhana" (2014). Diverse Families. 1747.
https://stars.library.ucf.edu/diversefamilies/1747