Sally Hobart Alexander

Leslie and her mom, Sally (the author — the book is more or less autobiographical) are a close mother-daughter pair. Mom is blind, and she always wears a pair of glamorous sunglasses to protect her eyes. Leslie is elementary-school-age and though she’s been aware of her mom being blind since she was just four months old (a fascinating fact), she’s still learning why her mother being blind makes a difference. Though this book may be a bit dated, it still read it really fluidly and sweetly. My critique is that it uses some dated language, like handicapped and “normal people”. I wish this book could simply be updated to have current language. The book does educate about blindness but in a way that also inclusive. I loved the photographs, and how the mom’s outfit changes in every photo.… (meer)