The Bravest Girl in School

by Kate Gaynor

It is a story about Diabetes and taking insulin for young kids.Although parents are of course primarily responsible for the care of their childs diabetes, it is important that the children themselves are aware that they too must take some responsibility. This book encourages children to follow the instructions given to them by their doctors and parents, to eat healthily, and to see their insulin injections as something brave that they do, that other children cannot! Instead of viewing diabetes and their daily injections as something negative, the story encourages them to think of it as something that sets them apart from their peers in a positive way!

Genres: Picture Books

28 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 2008

Reviews

[Becky]

My 9-year-old granddaughter has diabetes and naturally I am drawn to books surrounding this subject. This particular one is slightly below her level and only mentions insulin through injections, not through an insulin pump, the more common method to receive insulin these days. But the message is still a good one, supporting the idea that all children with Type 1 diabetes can still have fun like all the other children.

[Melissa Klaric]

Not much about diabetes

If I could give this book a negative reading I would. It talks about not eating too much sugar and how hard it is for a 5 year old to pronounce diabetes. Which is ridiculous. She is only considered brave for being the first person in the class to volunteer to receive some unknown injection every kid is supposed to get. The book is useless. No way will I even read it to my daughter. It's not worth the $3 I paid to download to my Kindle. Now I could kick myself for doing so.