An Exceptional View of Life, The Easter Seal Story

by Edward J. McGrath Jr. (Editor)

HARDCOVER

64 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1977

Reviews

[liz · Rating 3 out of 5]

so cute, it really puts things into perspective and shows you a glimpse of how children with disabilities feel.

[MoMo · Rating 2 out of 5]

Written in 1977, this book did not age well. It feels like a commercial for Easter Seals. The stories written by children with disabilities are disorganized and arranged oddly. The “children’s” names and a short bio about each of them is at the end of the book. Some of them are over the age of 18. There is no way to know which individual wrote which story. I was confused because you can’t tell where one story ends and another begins. I really enjoyed the illustrations, but they also are uncredited. This book is about a 30 minute read, so no harm done.

[Anthony Bourne]

Definitely a heartwarming set of memoirs written by a group of amazing children. A brilliant book for a quiet afternoon.

[Dave · Rating 2 out of 5]

This 1977 collection of short essays written by children receiving Easter Seals' services has not aged well. The submissions should have been more carefully edited before publication in 1977, context might have been provided, and the brief contributor bios collected at the end of the text could have been attached to the submissions to provide additional context and meaning. Very raw and unedited, and not in any way "The Easter Seal Story," as the subtitle would suggest, which is why I picked up the booklet. I would pass on this one, but it you choose to read it, you're only out a half hour of your life.

[Christian Singer · Rating 3 out of 5]

This was an enjoyable venture into the minds of some who have disabilities. Anything that delves into people's thinking or personalities gets my vote.