Little by Little a Memoir

I have loved Jean Little's books about children facing special challenges for many years, but only found out recently that she has had her own disabilities to cope with. In this book, she talks about her childhood in China and then Canada, the difficulties she faced going through school with severely impaired vision, and the love and support of her family that enabled her to persevere. With insight and humor but without self-pity, she tells of the challenges she faced at school, including bullying, as well as the relief when she was put in a sight-savers class and at last found a place where she was "normal" - like the other children in her class - and had teachers who understood her needs.Against all odds, Little decided to go to university. The book ends as she works as a teacher and writes her first book - one inspired by the need of her disabled students to read realistic stories about children like themselves. After reading this book, I know understand how she writes so knowingly - it's because she has lived many of her stories.

If you like sad but happy or a lesson to learn in a book you will like Little By Little. Jean has one of the most popular books help you in life. The genre of this story is autobiography. It will change your point of veiw as a reader and as a person because you know the things she goes through really happen. I like this book because when you get into the story it's hard to get out. The story is about how Jean, little by little, succeeds in different things like reading, school and many more. For example, when she's trying to learn to read, she didn't give up. She went through stages during lerning to make new frieds,and getting through school. Jean uses very interesting words to make you feel like you're there. For instance when it's her first day at school she explains how she felt and what she felt like doing. This book taught me that it's hard to live a normal life if you have a disability.

Jean Little's book Little by Little was absolutly amazing! While autobiographies and biographies usually bore me this one was so great I had trouble putting it down. Jean is such a great role modle for those who are crippled or have critical conditions. Even though she was partially blind and cross-eyed she commited herself to working hard and fullfilling her dreams of becoming a writer and poet. I would suggest reading this 5 star book to anyone because Jean Little is an absoulutly amazing woman that influences me greatly in achieving what I want to achieve in my life!

I have always enjoyed reading autobiographies of my favorite children's authors, and "Little by Little" was no exception. Jean Little is a very perceptive writer, right on target with children's emotions and has great insight on what it means to be an outcast or misfit. It was interesting reading about her early childhood in Asia (no wonder I keep getting her mixed up with Jean Fritz!), her eventual move back to Canada with her family, and her visual handicap. I also highly recommend "Stars Come Out Within," the sequel to this book which traces her adulthood and career as a writer and her eventual blindness.