Susan Laughs
Illustrator
Tony Ross
Publisher
Henry Holt and Company
Publication Year
1999
ISBN
9780805065015
Genre
realism
Format
picture book
Item Type
Fiction
Annotation
Rhyming couplets describe a wide range of common emotions and activities experienced by a little girl who uses a wheelchair.
Grade Level
PK-1
Lexile Measure
AD110L
Diversity Topics
Disability and Health; Physical disability; wheelchair user
Main Character
female child
Race/Ethnicities
White
Family Formation
mother and father
Awards
NASEN and TES Special Educational Needs Book Award, 2000, Winner
Adventuring with Books: A Booklist for PreK-Grade 6, 13th Edition, 2002 Gender Issues
Children's Catalog, Eighteenth Edition, Supplement, 2002
Children's Catalog, Nineteenth Edition, 2006
Keywords
self-confidence; self-esteem; moods; abilities; cat; playing; grandmother
Diversity Impact
direct
STARS Citation
Willis, Jeanne, "Susan Laughs" (1999). Diverse Families. 1854.
https://stars.library.ucf.edu/diversefamilies/1854