A Screaming Kind of Day

by Rachna Gilmore, Gordon Sauve

When Scully, a hearing-impaired girl, slips outside to play in the rain, she is grounded and not allowed to leave the house for the day, but as evening approaches, Scully and her mother share a special moment to melt away the stresses of the day.

Genres: Picture Books, Childrens, Canada

38 pages, Hardcover

First published September 30, 1999

About the author

Rachna Gilmore is the best-selling, critically acclaimed Governor General’s Award winning author of numerous books with multiple honours and awards. Her publications include picture books, early readers, middle grade and young adult novels, as well as adult fiction.
Rachna’s books are sold internationally with translations in French, Danish, German, Korean, Spanish, Urdu, Bengali, Chinese as well as several other languages. A skilled and experienced presenter, Rachna gives inumerable readings and workshops in schools, libraries and conferences across the country as well as internationally.
Born in India, Rachna has lived in London, England and Prince Edward Island. She now lives in Ottawa where she continues to plark (play, work, lark) at dreaming up weird and wonder-filled tales.

http://www.rachnagilmore.ca/bio.html

Reviews

[Kyra Christiansen · Rating 4 out of 5]

First, the illustrations in this book are beautiful. Second, I am so happy there's a book representing the hearing impaired community - there's certainly not enough representation in art/media. This book deals with the struggles of being hearing impaired and how sometimes people don't understand. I liked the happy ending and the story it told - definitely a book for my future classroom.

[Hannah · Rating 4 out of 5]

I really enjoy that this book has characters from the hearing impaired community because there is not enough representation for these people. The book deals with the challenges of being hearing impaired and how sometimes people just do not understand. The happy ending made me smile.

[sublimosa · Rating 4 out of 5]

Lovely, bratty, evocative. I felt this story. I laughed at the sibling antics, I winced at the girl screaming in her mothers ear, I reveled in the rain laughing and hopping on her hand and all around her. I could smell the earthy sent inside the cover of the trees

[Emily · Rating 4 out of 5]

Ages 6 and up. One of the very few books about a disabled protagonist with a plot based on something other than the disability. This is a universal childhood story about fighting with siblings, testing boundaries, throwing a tantrum, and making up. The main character wears hearing aids, and describes lip-reading and the frustration of people turning their heads away when they speak.

[Siomara · Rating 4 out of 5]

This book was great to read, it is about a young girl who is impaired and loves to dance with the rain and watch the sky fall asleep as she sees the stars come up.

[Amanda · Rating 4 out of 5]

Good for point of view, main idea and empathy