Dawn Doig
Children's Picture Book Author
Paying It Forward One Book at a Time
Petra Pencil Pines for Pizza
Petra is a pencil with flaws who spends her days alone in the pencil box waiting for the day she can draw. One day the pencil box gets knocked over and she finds herself on paper for the first time drawing her love, pizza! Suddenly plump, the other pencils think she is even more useless than before. Then one day a little boy with learning needs joins the class and a special friendship develops.
And So, Ahmed Hears
(English Version)
Ahmed is a little boy who spends his days with his family doing things he enjoys like going to the park and swimming in the ocean. Although he seems to be a typical two year old, mama has concerns that he may not be hearing. So off they go to the doctor and eventually to the audiologist who diagnoses a hearing loss. Fit with hearing aids, Ahmed is now able to enjoy the sounds of life. And So, Ahmed Hears was written to increase public awareness about childhood hearing loss and to help alleviate some of the stigma associated with it.
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And So, Ahmed Hears
(Mongolian Version)
Ahmed is a little boy who spends his days with his family doing things he enjoys like going to the park and swimming in the ocean. Although he seems to be a typical two year old, mama has concerns that he may not be hearing. So off they go to the doctor and eventually to the audiologist who diagnoses a hearing loss. Fit with hearing aids, Ahmed is now able to enjoy the sounds of life. And So, Ahmed Hears was written to increase public awareness about childhood hearing loss and to help alleviate some of the stigma associated with it.
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