Hi Ms. Sumner, I really liked your book 'Roll with it'. Do you know someone with Cerebral Palsy? Where did you get the inspiration for the book

Jamie Sumner Thank you for your question, Nithila! I wrote ROLL WITH IT for my son who is nine who also has cerebral palsy.

When I began to look at kindergarten for him, we would tour the libraries of the schools and I couldn't help but notice that there weren't any books with kids on the cover who looked like him. I did not want him growing up thinking he was alone, that there were no other people who understood how he lived and the beauty of it.

ROLL WITH IT is for him and all the other kids with disabilities who deserve to see themselves in the center of a story, just as they are the center and star of their own lives.

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Are Roll with it and Time to Roll based on a real-life reference? Where did you get the idea for Roll with it?

Akow asked Jamie Sumner:

Hi, I really loved your book tune it out, I totally related to the sensory issues, but I noticed that they were pretty in depth, so how did you realize figure out the little details like that?

Heidi asked Jamie Sumner:

Why did you use the term cripple in your book Roll with It? This is a negative word and one young and old people should not use when referring to people with mobility challenges. Do you think of your son as crippled? Do you encourage him to think of himself as crippled?

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Hi Ms. Sumner, I really liked your book 'Roll with it'. Do you know someone with Cerebral Palsy? Where did you get the inspiration for the book

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Are Roll with it and Time to Roll based on a real-life reference? Where did you get the idea for Roll with it?

Hi, I really loved your book tune it out, I totally related to the sensory issues, but I noticed that they were pretty in depth, so how did you realize figure out the little details like that?

Why did you use the term cripple in your book Roll with It? This is a negative word and one young and old people should not use when referring to people with mobility challenges. Do you think of your son as crippled? Do you encourage him to think of himself as crippled?

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