“An important book that should be read in classrooms, at bedtimes, and even to adults.” – NetGalley Review
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What the NetGalley critics are saying:
“As a teacher, one of our most difficult challenges is getting students to think outside the box in more creative and imaginative ways. This is the perfect book to read to help students express those thoughts.” ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
“…a beautiful look into how there is no limit to your creativity…” ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
“It had some of the best illustrations that I’ve ever seen!” ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
“Read this with my daughter and she loved it.” ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
Like author and artistic designer Rebecca Finch Vitsmun, Eliza Dee is autistic and lives with hypermobile Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome and night-blindness. This story depicts Eliza experiencing hyperphantasia as the sun sets and her vision fades. With the gorgeous Ukranian illustrations of Victoria Mikki, children and adults are loving this whimsical story.
“I was really afraid the story would be either preachy or too-niche for a wider audience. I WAS WRONG.” ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ – Amazon Review
To better understand the depiction of Eliza Dee’s conditions in this book, please download Without Words: The Visibility of the “Invisible” in Eliza Dee’s Universes.
In “I Choose How I Go,” Evie May Robicheaux, a round ham of a woman with a thick Cajun accent recounts losing her mother in Hurricane Katrina. You can read this piece for free online in the Beyond The Spectrum – 2023 Anthologies on page 39 (41 out of 65) of Talking Shadows: An Anthology by Autistic Writers.
You can also listen to me recite the piece here.
Two of my poems, “Neither Created nor Destroyed” on page 15, and “Ambience, the Roar” on page 21, were featured in “The Autistic Experience: A Poetry Anthology from the Perspective of Neurodiverse Writers” sold at States of Independence Conference at De Montfort University in 2023.