Cushla and Her Books

Cushla and Her Books is a remarkable story about how a family of a young daughter born with significant developmental challenges followed their instincts. The story reveals the slow, but sure progress that Cushla makes and demonstrates the positive impact that her early and continuous exposure to books had on this development. This is a beautiful story about the power of human spirit.

Cushla and her books is a recommended read for people working in the special education field. It helps you to understand what a person with a severe disability has to go through on a daily basis. Seeing how Cushla developed throughout the book, you were always in suspense of what would happen next. This book showed how the support and strength of a family can really make a difference in the life of a child who has severe disabilites.

Cushla and Her Books is a motivating story of the dedication and devotion of two parents determined to provide their child with the best life possible. The writing style of the book is presented in a textbook manner instead of as a recreational reading material. The descriptions of the books Cushla read were not intertwined with the supplemental material provided in the middle of the book, which lead to some confusion for the reader. Overall, Cushla and Her Books is an informational, as well as an inspirational story, of the success of a young girl.

Butler's first person account of her developmentally delayed granddaughter's progess, largely due to an immersion in quality literature from her earliest days, will convince you that it's never too early (or too hopeless a cause) for books to expand and enrich the life of a child. Inspiring. Written as Butler's thesis, so the emotion is backed up by research and knowledge.