Sam's Super Seats
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- $13.99
Publisher Description
A joyful picture book about a disabled girl with cerebral palsy who goes back-to-school shopping with her best friends, from #DisabledandCute creator and The Pretty One author Keah Brown.
Sam loves herself, learning, and making her family and friends laugh. She also loves comfortable seats, including a graceful couch named after Misty Copeland and Laney, the sassy backseat of Mom’s car.
After a busy morning of rest, Sam and her friends try on cute outfits at the mall and imagine what the new school year might bring. It’s not until Sam feels tired, and the new seat she meets isn’t so super, that she discovers what might be her best idea all day.
With hilarious, charming text by Keah Brown and exuberant illustrations by Sharee Miller, Sam’s Super Seats celebrates the beauty of self-love, the power of rest, and the necessity of accessible seating in public spaces. Includes narrative description of art for those with low/limited vision.
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Supported by a series of "super seats," Sam, a Black child who has cerebral palsy, goes back-to-school shopping in an exuberant picture book that centers ease and rest. Preparing to meet up with two best friends, Sam acknowledges that "I overdid it on the swings" the day before, so sits on their favorite super seat—"comfortable and graceful" living room couch Misty, named for ballerina Misty Copeland. En route to the mall, they next perch on "funny, cool, and kind" Laney, the car's back seat. After assembling outfits (including pieces of adaptive clothing) and posing in new duds that make them feel "good on the inside and outside... strong... and ready to learn," Sam needs a rest. The group sits down together on a wooden bench that befriends Sam. ("I know I'm not that comfy," says Maya the bench, "but I can help you rest when you are tired.") Brown's (The Pretty One, for adults) candid prose matches the characters' affectionate demeanors and open expressions, while Miller's (Michelle's Garden) pencil-and-watercolor illustrations add playfulness to an assured story about accommodation and self-love. Ages 4–8. Author's agent: Alexander Slater, Trident Media Group. Illustrator's agent: Monica Odom, Odom Media Management.
