Title: Negativity Descending
Product review: I very much agree with one of the reviewers who declared this book to be "an atrocity". This book is written for older elementary age students, but the negative language and stereotypical portrayal of the young boy with down syndrome is very inappropriate. Yes, there is a need to understand the jealousy and anger that can exist within a family when a sibling has special needs, BUT there are more developmentally appropriate ways to depict these natural feelings without demonizing a small child, and playing into stereotypes of children with down syndrome.
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