We Are the Scrappy Ones
$44.77
- Hardcover
32 pages
- Release Date
1 April 2025
Summary
We are the scrappy ones. We live, we adapt, we defy. Made of stardust and grit, we are spectacular.
Children with disabilities experience the world in all kinds of ways. Yet one thing they share is navigating a world that doesn’t always make space for them as they are. Existing on the edges can feel unfair—and downright exhausting. And at the exact same time, it can also foster creativity, resourcefulness, and adaptability. In a word, scrappiness.
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Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781728487700 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1728487706 |
| Author: | Rebekah Taussig, Kirbi Fagan |
| Publisher: | Lerner Publishing Group |
| Imprint: | Carolrhoda |
| Format: | Hardcover |
| Number of Pages: | 32 |
| Release Date: | 1 April 2025 |
| Weight: | 399g |
| Dimensions: | 254mm x 254mm |
| Audience Age: | 5-9 |
Critics Review
“In Fagan’s luminous, star-spangled scenes, people using wheelchairs, white canes, communication devices, and more radiate joy and community, countering assumptions about disabled people (such as “loss leaves no space for laughter”) and reminding readers that they’re “as dazzling as a sky full of stars”… Warm, poetic, and affirming.“—starred, Kirkus Reviews
“Disability advocate Taussig (Sitting Pretty) directly addresses children with disabilities in this beautiful affirmation of belonging, imagination, and self-worth … A meaningful work for children with disabilities and those who interact with them, this is a purchase for all collections.“—School Library Journal
Rebekah Taussig
Rebekah Taussig has a PhD in creative nonfiction and disability studies from the University of Kansas and she writes personal stories about disability. Her memoir in essays Sitting Pretty: The View from My Ordinary Resilient Disabled Body was published by Harper One in 2021. She lives in Kansas City with her husband and young son.
Kirbi Fagan is a Michigan New York Best Selling illustrator. Her work includes the picture book The Summer of the Tree Army by Gloria Whelan (2021), We Are the Scrappy Ones (2025), as well as cover art in adult, YA, middle-grade, and comic books. Kirbi is driven to create books for readers like her. When she was growing up, arts and crafts were her lifeline as a way to cope with ongoing illness. Kirbi is traditionally trained as an oil painter, earning her bachelor’s degree in Illustration from Kendall College of Art and Design.
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