Like Me: A Story about Disability and Discovering God's Image in Every Person

By Laura Wifler

Book Overview

WINNER OF THE 2023 TGC BOOK AWARD IN THE CHILDREN'S CATEGORY

"A delightful book to help our children understand how we are all different and we are also the same."--Trillia Newbell, author of God's Very Good Idea and The Big Wide Welcome

This children's picture book follows a sibling of a child with a disability as they go through their day. A simple story with an important message, Like Me helps kids recognize the many similarities they share with disabled kids and model a loving and understanding approach to the differences.

"God made you, God loves you, God is kind to you."

It can be hard for children to take those three life-changing truths into their hearts and treat others with love and understanding, especially when they encounter those whose needs differ drastically from theirs.

Through a sibling's eyes, young readers will tag along on a day of a child with a disability. As the two siblings play with friends, go to therapy, and spend time with family, relatable comparisons will help children understand a different type of family life, building empathy for children with disabilities along the way.

Like Me opens the door to meaningful talks with your child about empathy, compassion, diversity, and God's love for them and others.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0736985751
• ISBN13: 9780736985758
• Release Date: January 2023
• Publisher: Harvest Kids
• Length: 40 Pages
• Weight: 1.05 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 8.7" x 10.6"
• Age Range: 4 to 8 years
• Grade Range: Preschool to Grade 3

Customer Reviews

Everyone needs to hear and embrace this truth!

As a mother of a son with cognitive delays, we need more books sharing this message. My son, and all people with extra needs, is more like others than he is different. Like Me focuses on the ordinary in a life with a child with extra needs–many similarities to a life with a neurotypical child. Those both in and out of the church, need to hear and embrace this message. We’re all created in God’s image and our physical and cognitive abilities don’t impede that! Laura is a gifted author who speaks from experience. The illustrations are beautiful. Get a copy and share it with children and adults!

Winsome and wise writing on important topic

Being a huge fan of Laura Wifler’s work, I quickly preordered this book last fall and have not been disappointed since it arrived. With winsome writing and beautiful illustrations, Like Me gives children an approachable, solid, God-infused way to learn about children with disabilities. The day-in-the-life narrative pulls in the reader in a nonjudgmental manner that is also not “preachy” or solely nonfiction descriptions, easily allowing learning, empathy, and joy to grow in young minds.  My 2 1/2 year old asks to read this book on repeat. And I love that this book provides an avenue for discussion on a topic my family wouldn’t otherwise experience in our daily life. Like Me earns a well deserved spot on our bookshelf now and for many years to come.