Prince Noah Book: The Prince Who Was Just Himself (Hardcover)

from alisonmitchell1

This is a sweet book about brothers, one of whom has Down Syndrome, and the different approaches they have to a particular situation. It's a nice story, and the illustrations do a good job capturing the physical features of children with DS. I worry a bit that it emphasizes how kind and gentle ki...

from collsers

A very good book about a sensitive, but important, topic. Nothing groundbreaking about the story or illustrations, but I'm happy to add this title to my son's library.

from Bandings

"The Prince Who Was Just Himself" is a sweet story and would be appropriate to read to any children or to have an older child read to a younger child. It tells the story of a family -- in this case a King and Queen with two sons -- who have a third son who seems, somehow, different. There is no c...

from Jennyonfire

This is a cute book. The message is that even though we are all different, we all are special. While I, as an adult, understood this book was about the love of a down syndrome child, my children who are 4 and 5 did not. It is never addressed in the book. I think that in order for this book's mess...

from uribookworms

I haven't had a chance to read this to my group yet, but I like the subtle way that this handles the subject of a child who is different from his family. I love that the children have no problem at all with acceptance! In the end the book celebrates everyone's different strengths.