What's Wrong with Timmy?

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When 8-year-old Kate meets a boy who seems somehow different, she feels funny inside. After talking with her mom, though, Kate begins to understand that Timmy is just like her in many ways. Timmy has special needs; he takes longer to learn than Kate, and can't walk or run as well. But he also "loves his family, he wants friends, he goes to school, and he dreams about what he wants to be when he grows up." Kate and Timmy meet, and the seeds of a friendship are planted.

For all those children who ask their parents why someone looks or acts "different," author and journalist Maria Shriver's What's Wrong with Timmy? provides a base for discussion. Kate's mother models appropriate behavior, speaking to her daughter calmly and directly, and providing examples from her own life to help Kate understand about Timmy. Illustrator Sandra Speidel's soft, intentionally hazy pastels are lovely; bold, enlarged phrases on the opposite pages of text act as captions. Shriver and Speidel collaborated previously on the tremendously popular What's Heaven?, also starring Kate and her mother. (Ages 4 to 8) --Emilie Coulter

Book Description

When little Kate goes to the park with her mother, she notices a boy named Timmy, whose look and behaviour is different from the other kids. The more Kate stares, the more uneasy she becomes. Whats wrong with him? she asks. Then her mother begins a conversation that helps Kate learn something about what its like to be disabled. And when Kate approaches Timmy, she finds out that they have more in common than she would have imagined. A friendship blooms, and Kate discovers for herself that while Timmy may be disabled, theres nothing wrong with him at all. Maria Shriver has worked at NBC News since 1986 and is the winner of an Emmy Award and a Peabody Award for broadcast journalism. Her first two books were New York Times bestsellers. Ten Things I Wish Id KnownBefore I Went Out Into the Real World has sold over 600,000 copies, and Whats Heaven? has sold over 460,000 copies.

Customer Reviews:

Great book for church library.......2004-12-28

I am a Lutheran Church librarian in Florida who bought this book for our church library. It stresses that though we may have different traits and characteristics we are all worthy of love, respect and human dignity. It discusses a mentally-challenged little boy and how he can be a good playmate even though he is a little slow. So what? He is still a persdon worthy of dignity and acceptance. This book stresses kindness on a personal level and a live-and-let-live attitude. This is a vital life lesson for our children to learn early on, and is a great conversation starter. This book will help cut down on bullying, marginalization and dehumanization of the mentally and physically challenged among us. After all, who among us does not have some sort of shortcoming? Children need to know that perfection is an impossibility and so they should expect people to do the best job they can but not expect perfection in themselves or others. The illustrations appear to be done in pastels and are very attractive. Great Job, Maria! Keep them coming!

What's Wrong With Timmy?.......2004-10-21

Just as with What's Heaven, this story has Kate as well. I think every parent that has a child with special needs would hope that friendship and acceptance would come as quickly to them as it does to Timmy in What's Wrong With Timmy?

The story begins with Kate and her mother at the park. Kate is always so full of questions and wonders why the boy she observes playing basketball seems different. Kate learns his name is Timmy from her Mom who happened to be friends with his Mother before they moved away when both kids were babies. When Kate asked her Mother about Timmy her Mother proceeded to speak in the same way as when she has something important to say.

It turns out that Timmy is a child with special needs. He talks slower, cannot walk or run as fast as Kate but he wants the same things as other children do. Kate kept asking her Mother more questions indicating that she was scared of Timmy because of his differences. Her Mother explained that when we first come in contact with someone different we may feel uncomfortable and that is okay. She than relays in detail about a friend of hers when she was in school who had a sister that was in a wheelchair. To this day Kate's Mother cannot recall if she ever said hello to Rosie the first time she met her when playing with Tina. Kate says that back in those days people were in institutions or just stayed in their homes.

I am not sure how many typical developing children are as inquisitive as Kate, but find all her questions and feelings quite fascinating. As a parent to two special needs children it is hard to know how other children view those who have disabilities and are different.

This is certainly a story that can be read to children before they enter the school system and learn about all types of children they will encounter. We should be encouraging all children not to fear another child because they are different but to seek out the similarities within

What's wrong with the author?.......2004-03-22

This book is a real nightmare for children with disabilities. Maria Shriver does attempt to impart the message that nothing is wrong at all- unfortunately, she's already planted the seed in the young minds of her readers with the mere title of the book. She then spends an exhaustive twenty pages trying to be sure she'd convinced them of it. I'd recommend "Russ and the Almost Perfect Day" by Janet Elizabeth Rickert instead.

TOO RELIGIOUS........2004-03-01

The publisher should mention the heavily religious tone of this book ... I got this for my sons' school because it sounded good and valuable, but many schools do not accept children's books that mention God in them over and over again.

Sincere Effort -- Many Positive Points.......2004-02-08

I was very curious to read this title from Maria Shriver knowing her family background with people with special needs.

My brother has Down's Syndrome, so I know what it is to be on the receiving end of other children looking at my brother and wondering (sometimes outloud and sometimes in facial expression, stares and body language) wondering "What's wrong with him?" Recently one little girl asked my daughter, "Why is your uncle so freaky?"

These are truths: that people "in the world" don't always use politically correct terms... not by a long shot... and as fellow citizens we can educate those who have not yet learned some of the simple truths this book teaches.

One warning (to those who do not share this view) the book takes a very spiritual stance in its explanations.

Another shortcoming is overcome very simply. Each page has quite a bit of text and I thought, "This is way too much on a page to teach the very littlest children who really need the lessons the most" and then I saw the bolded, larger words on each page could be the only words read. Those words would be enough for the littlest ones to understand the message of the book.

It would be tough to write a perfect book on this subject that pleases everyone.

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Patrick is having his first sleep-over at his grandmother's house. It's almost bedtime, but there's a problem-Patrick doesn't have a bed at Granny's. So Granny goes out to her yard, chops down some trees, and makes a comfy bed for Patrick. Now he can go to sleep. Right? Not yet. He doesn't have a pillow! So Granny dashes to the henhouse, collects some feathers, and sews a fluffy pillow for Patrick. Now he can go to sleep. Right? Not yet. A few other things are still missing . . . . If Patrick is lucky, this could go on all night!

"Children will snuggle down with smiles on their faces after this comic spin on the paraphernalia associated with a common ritual." (Kirkus Reviews)

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WHAT A GREAT BED TIME STORY. .......2007-09-15

Kate Lum, the author and Adrian Johnson, the artist, have come up with a winner with this little bed time story book. A little boy on a visit to Granny's house is faced with bed time and as with many little boys and girls, comes up with excuse after excuse for not going to bed. What makes the story so cute is Granny's response. When the little boy points out that there is no bed, Granny actually goes out, cuts down a tree, makes the lumber, and builds a bed. This then goes on to the pillow, which includes a trip to the hen house for feathers, a matress and then a blanket, sheep shearing and all. The text is absolutely hilarious and the art work, taken right out of the 1950s style of illustrations, goes perfectly with the story. Everything is of course exaggerated. both text and pictures. The children absolutely love it, which is about the best endorsement you can get for a childs book and as an added bonus, it is fun for the adult to read. I cannot imagine any child or adult not enjoying this one. Highly recommend!

Funny, Funny, Funny.......2007-08-12

My kids and all our sleepover friends LOVE this book and request it every time they come. Try reading granny's part with a Scottish accent and when you come to the "What" part, scream it as loud as you can. Kids love it!

Gotta have it.......2005-08-04

A must for every child, and grandparent (even parents). Words and illustrations are perfect blending to tell of the humorous efforts of every grandmother to please her grandchild and of every grandchild to, happily, twist grandmother around his or her finger! I, and all 7 of my grands have practically memorized this book, so many times have we read it. Even I haven't gotten tired of reading it a zillion times as there is always expression to add to the words and details to find in the pictures. (Watch Granny's purse!!) I have sent it countless numbers of times as new baby gifts. Just pure fun!! A classic!

One of my Top Ten.......2005-01-07

This is definitely a keeper. A great story for kids, funny and fabulous.

My Boy Laughs SOOOO LOUD!!!!.......2003-12-24

This book is hilarious for my toddler, who completely laughs like crazy everytime granny says: WHHHHATTT?!!! to Patrick.

Also, the retro art style, which summons up books from when I was a child in the 1960's is really interesting to look at. A very clever and well drawn book.

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A seeker's diary

Inspirational and Life Changing

Awake in Ealing

This book changed my life.

Spiritual Seekers Need To Read This Book

Awake in the Heartland: The Ecstasy of What Is
Joan Tollifson
Manufacturer: Trafford Publishing
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback
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This is a book about waking up. It\'s not about techniques, dogmas, traditions, exotic states or future attainments. Rather, it points to the simplicity of wonder of what is, as it is. This is a book about discovering perfection in imperfection, and the extraordinary in the ordinary. It\'s about enlightenment, not as a future attainment, but here and now. It celebrates life as it is, from the beautiful to the horrific, inviting the reader to see that everything is spiritual and that nothing is a mistake.

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A seeker's diary.......2007-04-06

Now, I had to fall in love with Joan, if for nothing other than her honesty, the feeling that she was nonpretentious and really would be a friend if I met her. I also appreciate that she speaks in a raw way, not deleting all the thoughts that sound unenlightened so as to present a book that makes enlightenment look like a permanent place of arrival. However, I grew a bit bored of antecdotes, but that's just me. And I did see a lot of myself in her, in that she would have some insight that seemed like she 'arrived' and then she'd be back into seeking and speculating. It's honest, it's something I'm sure many of us relate to, even if we hate to admit that.

So, in this book you get a chance to see what another traveler's journey has been like. But - it's just a story, or a succession of stories. I wouldn't call it a self help book, it is more like reading somebody's journal.

Still, you may see yourself in her. I did. But - I wouldn't call the book a must read.

Inspirational and Life Changing.......2006-11-29

Of all the books that I have read, Joan Tollifson's, "Awake In The Heartland", is the one book I want to share with all of my friends. Her story is unique in this genre in that Joan shares this material as if each and every reader were a long lost friend. Personal and open, deeply moving and alive, Joan invites us into her life with the absolute and uncompromising awareness of a true and genuine human being. I am very grateful to have found this powerful and clear expression of love and presence as it exists in the eternal now.

Awake in Ealing.......2006-11-27

I discovered Awake in the Heartland while exploring information on Advaita. I had encountered Zen in 1960 and have meandered my way along various paths. The title intrigued me since I had lived in 'heartland America' in the 70's and most such books tend to have californian dimension. The magic of the book form is the mixture of real life and ideas - the human dimension of the exploration of awareness. Everyday miracles - you must read this.

Alan Senior London,UK

This book changed my life........2006-11-27

Awake in the Heartland changed my life. I had been practicing Buddhism for 20 years but never understood that the mirage character (what I call 'me') was not the one to wake up. Also that the path is not about trying harder, as most religions encourage, but about relaxing into what is. It gave me completely new insights as to the way to work. I bought two of the books--one as a loaner--as mine is now completely marked up. It's full of life experiences, not just theory, and resulted in uproarious laughter at many points. I would recommend to anyone who is interested in the spiritual path. It turns it upside down. It turns it from a demand into a joy, and it's fun reading.

Spiritual Seekers Need To Read This Book.......2006-11-25

AWAKE is Joan's personal story of her journey and awakening to What Is. She tells us how her thinking has changed, how she handled her guru chasing, and how she has struggled with her addictions (identifications). It is within her own personal story that Joan shares with us the TRUTH that we all seek. Joan 's views are basically non-dualistic but beyond even these concepts she sees the Truth of WHAT IS, which she shares with the reader in a clear and simple style. Reading AWAKE was an exciting and powerful experience, and it gets better with each reading.

What the Bible "Really" says About Sex: A New Look at Sexual Ethics from a Biblical Perspective

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So You Wanted To Know Why It Got Those First Bad Reviews?
Unbiblical
A worthwhile challenge
This is not Biblical

What the Bible "Really" says About Sex: A New Look at Sexual Ethics from a Biblical Perspective
Tom Gruber
Manufacturer: Trafford Publishing
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ASIN: 1552126218
Release Date: 2006-07-06

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What the Bible "Really" says about sex and what many people think the Bible says about sex are two different things. This book challenges many common misconceptions about sexual ethics.

Customer Reviews:

So You Wanted To Know Why It Got Those First Bad Reviews?.......2007-04-17

Emuru in the comment of one review wished that the negative rater had been more specific. I suspect the negative rater and the other unspecific one were not specific because they knew they were wrong and had no case. Those are harsh rebukes they left, shouldn't they then have been accompanied by evidence? It's pretty obvious to me why the left those negative reviews: it's because the author correctly points out what the Bible teaches about polygamy. Yeah, and you know how many prideful women hate to hear a man should be able to marry more then one woman, and usually because their husband abused them I've found. Once again, notice the negative raters gave no evidence is to why the book should have gotten the low rating they gave it, it was merely an emotional outburst they left. Think about that.

As for the author not being biblical, he does cite verses and his interpretations are logical, at least from the parts I read.

Check my other reviews for books on biblical sexuality as I intend to review another in a few days or weeks.

Unbiblical.......2006-03-02

Unfortunately this book has no foundation. The author is lacking in credibility and is a member of several forums that exploit people. The central message of the bible is love and the central message of this author is exploitation. A shame that this was ever printed.

A worthwhile challenge.......2003-07-29

This book will challenge many of the evangelical-american paradigms regarding intimacy in human relationships. Many of our paradigms and opinions on sexuality do not come from actual statements in scripture but rather an interpretation of statements in scripture which are quite frequently taken out of historical context. The author does a great job of introducing these texts, placing them in historical context, and giving a layman's explanation of the exegetics involved.

A criticism of the book is that every chapter seems to leave the reader with questions rather than conclusions (even though there's a conclusion at the end of each chapter.) This is most probably the author's intent, but it does place the burden of conclusion squarely on the reader. This will hopefully encourage those who pick up this book to do the research necessary in order to complete the arguments that the author starts.

If you pick up this book, you would do well to do as Paul encouraged the early church to do... search the scriptures yourself to verify what is being said. If you honestly search you will be surprised.

This is not Biblical.......2002-07-21

I was browsing and was intrigued by the name of this book, so I bought it. Unfortunately, I was very disappointed at its distorted view on what the Bible says about sex. I wouldn't recommend it.

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YAH-HOOOOO!!

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The first collection of the popular What's New with Phil and Dixie comic strip that ran in Dragon Magazine in the early 1980's - plus a special 8-page story about how the characters met. Originally published by Palliard Press.

Customer Reviews:

YAH-HOOOOO!!.......2005-11-28

Phil Foglio is WILDLY HILARIOUS!

His deranged view of gaming started cracking people up in the 70's, & now he self-publishes his own comic "Girl Genius" online.

If you played D&D in the 70's-80's, buy this book.

If you didn't, buy it anyway!

Also, Ms Dixie Null is not real. Really! There IS NO DIXIE NULL.
And she's busy Saturday night anyway. So there. :p

The Revelation of Jesus Christ: Which God Gave to Him to Show to His Servants What Must Soon Take Place (Revelation 1.1)

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Another Masterpiece By Margaret Barker

The Revelation of Jesus Christ: Which God Gave to Him to Show to His Servants What Must Soon Take Place (Revelation 1.1)
Margaret Barker
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Another Masterpiece By Margaret Barker.......2003-09-01

I previously reviewed Barker's, "The Risen Lord". This book is equally superb and is the best researched and documented explanation of Revelation I have ever read. Barker interprets Revelation through the eyes of first century Christians and not 21'st century evangelists.
This book explains Revelation as a book of Palestinian Christian prophecy containing heavenly visions which the risen Christ transmitted to his beloved disciple, John. These apocalyptic visions have counterparts in Daniel, Ezekiel, Enoch, the Dead Sea Scrolls and many other Jewish writings which were widely read in the first century.
Revelation is so difficult to understand and seems out of place in the New Testament because it is modeled after Jewish apocalyptic literature which uses the imagery of the first temple as a microcosm for Heaven on earth. Thus, it could only have been written by someone with an intimate knowledge of the temple symbols and their deeper meaning. Barker claims John was a priest which is corroborated by Eusebius.
This type of Jewish apocalyptic literature, was supressed after the first century because of the significant influence it had on the disastrous Jewish revolt as attested to in the writings of Josephus.
Barker repeats the theme in her earlier book that Jesus was annointed as the Lord, Son of Man, Messiah, (not to be confused with Almighty God), at his baptism. It was his destiny to become the Suffering Servant of Isaiah, the Lamb of God, and the Lord who would emerge from Heaven to redeem His people.
To outsiders, Jesus may have been a miracle-working Hasid but his identity as the Son of Man was revealed only to a select group of disciples. Thus, the kingdom could only be discerned by those who were in the resurrected state or born from above. This is why Jesus attached cosmic significance to many of his miracles as signs that the Kingdom had already arrived, ie exorcisms were the binding and casting out of Satan.
Barker claims that the tribulations in Revelation were events which led up to the destruction of Jerusalem in A.D. 70. This book blows all the modern sensational but poorly researched apocalyptic fictions out of the water. This is for the serious seeker. She proves that Revelation was written for Palestinian Christians living in the first century. Jesus himself made this very clear in Matthew 23:35 when he tells the Scribes and Parisees that they would have to pay for the sins of previous generations and in Mark 9:31 when he tells his disciples that some of them would live to see the Kingdom of God. The fervour of Palestinian Jews and Christians at this time proves that they expected the Kingdom to come in their lifetime and not in the distant future.
Barker gives a unique explanation for Revelation 10 which is difficult to understand. In this chapter, John receives a book which he is to eat (not reveal). This secret was never written down but passed on to the early church orally. Barker interprets this passage as a new understanding of Jesus' return and explains why he didn't return as the triumphant warrior angel which Christians living prior to A.D. 70 expected. This return was the Lord's presence in the Eucharist which mirrored the Day of Atonement ritual in the Temple. Today, we take the sacraments for granted, but to Christians living in the second century near east they had a tremendous significance which can be discerned in the writings of the Apostolic Fathers such as Justin Martyr, Ignatius of Antioch, and Origen.
The primary lesson to be learned from this book is not to attempt to reinterpret Revelation for modern times which John himself warned against in Rev. 22:18-19, but to reaffirm the significance of the sacraments we already have. If John were with us today, he would tell us that the Lord has already come but we're too blind to see it.

What's Happening in Math Class?: Envisioning New Practices Through Teacher Narratives (Series on School Reform , Vol 1)

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Go! Go! Maria!: What It's Like To Be 1 (Harris, Robie H. Growing Up Stories, 2.)

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Teaching its readers how one-year-old children are

Go! Go! Maria!: What It's Like To Be 1 (Harris, Robie H. Growing Up Stories, 2.)
Robie H. Harris
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Children love to hear the stories about what they were like and all the wonderful, amazing, interesting, and funny things they did when they were 1-year-olds. They also have endless questions about the wonderful year they were 1.

Why do 1-year-olds want to talk all the time?
Why do they ask so many questions?

Why do they touch or grab almost everything they can?
Why do they want to open almost everything they can?

Why do most of them still suck their thumbs or fingers?

How do they learn to talk in sentences?

How do they learn to walk up and down stairs -- and run?

Why do they still wear diapers?

What's a "toddler"?

The award-winning team who created Hello Benny! What It's Like To Be A Baby has created a second picture book for their series, Growing Up Stories -- books that tell enchanting stories and fascinating facts about the first five years of life.

Go! Go! Maria! tells the story of Maria and celebrates her second year of life -- from walking on her own for the very first time to running from room to room, from learning how to say "No!" "Me!" and "Mine!" to asking her big brother Percy "What dat?" to pinching her friend Molly, and to singing her own name on her second birthday. Go! Go! Maria! captures the remarkable story of how 1-year-olds "grow up."

Combining a beautifully told story with a myriad of fascinating facts about 1-year-olds, Robie H. Harris and Michael Emberley have created another timeless book for children to enjoy and for families to share together.

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Teaching its readers how one-year-old children are.......2003-09-13

Go! Go! Maria! is the second picture book in the outstanding "Growing Up Stories" picture book series written by Robie H. Harris and illustrated by Michael Emberley. Go! Go! Maria! is a warm and educational story about what one-year-old children are like. Following the adventures of a young girl living the second year of her life, it has many asides teaching its readers how one-year-old children are, to the slow process of learning to walk, to thumb-sucking, potty training, and more. Go! Go! Maria! is recommended for young readers as a thoroughly enjoyable and informative read which highlighted throughout with playful full-color illustrations. Also very strongly recommended for school and community library collections is the first volume in the "Growing Up Stories" series: Hello Benny! What It's Like To Be A Baby...

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It's Motherhood... What'd You Expect?
Mala Farmer
Manufacturer: Trafford Publishing
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback
ASIN: 1553698924
Release Date: 2006-07-06

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In her trial by fire approach to motherhood, Mala Farmer offers us a humorously poetic look into life as a new mother. It's MOTHERHOOD...what'd YOU EXPECT? is a compilation of zany poems about the anticipation, surprises, and total chaos of new motherhood as seen through the eyes of mother, baby, and even the family pet. Whimsically illustrated by Cody Blair, the poems provide an off-the-wall look at pregnancy tests, unexpected body changes, poop, sleepless nights, play pens, pet jealousy, and more.

After forty years of preparation time and still being totally unprepared for motherhood, Ms. Farmer felt it only right to celebrate through poetry her initiation into the realm of new motherhood. As a seasoned professional in the field of international education, Ms. Farmer found herself on the receiving end of instruction from a six pound, six ounce teacher by the name of Nicolas.

It's MOTHERHOOD...WHAT'D YOU EXPECT? is a perfect gift for baby showers, Mother's Day, or for someone who just needs a lift.

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