Back in August, I had the opportunity to review a special book written by a very special author. Haley Metzger co-authored a book called I Am Not Weird with RayeLynn Banks, her grandmother and writing guide.
Haley, never thought of herself as different because she has cerebral palsy. When a new classmate told her she was weird because she wore braces and walked funny, Haley was upset. She did not know what to do or what to say as a response. With help from her parents and grandmother, Haley decided to write a book explaining that she was not weird and cerebral palsy is not weird. In the book, Haley tells what cerebral palsy means and shares all that she can do anything, just like everyone else. Haley brought her book to school and it was read to the class to help the children understand. Haley is proud of herself and hopes her book will help others to understand cerebral palsy.
This past weekend, Haley and Rae Lynn gave a presentation about the book at the Jewish Book Festival in Atlanta. Below is the video on the presentation. It’s long, but please check out a few minutes at least of Haley and Raye Lynn talking about their collaboration on I’m Not Weird at the Jewish Book Festival.
Haley and Raye Lynn – Atl MJCCA Book Festival 11-14 from Kevin Metzger on Vimeo.
To learn more about Cerebral Palsy visit Let’s Cure CP, an organization working tirelessly for a cure.
Chris thanks for posting this. Much appreciated.
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