By Ava Beese, Lilli Beese, Nick Beese (author) , Romina Marti (illustrator)
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Ava is like any other 7-year-old. She likes to talk and laugh with her friends, is obsessed with dogs and loves being active. Ava is also deaf - and she's proud of it. She loves her deaf community, that she's bilingual, and that she experiences the world differently from hearing people.
In this book, Ava welcomes her hearing peers to her daily life, the way technology helps her navigate the world and explains common misconceptions about deaf people - and introduces some of her deaf heroes who have achieved amazing things. She talks about her experiences at school making friends with hearing children, and teaches readers the BSL alphabet and some BSL phrases.
Featuring photos of Ava, her friends and family throughout, plus illustrations of hand signs, this book celebrates deafness rather than discussing 'overcoming challenges' or 'stigma'. Perfect for readers aged 5 and upwards.
'In this book, Ava welcomes her hearing peers to her daily life, the way technology helps her navigate the world and explains common misconceptions about deaf people - and introduces some of her deaf heroes who have achieved amazing things ... an excellent way to understand and empathise.' - Parents In Touch
'Marvellously positive and encouraging throughout this would be a useful addition to any primary school or public library, as well as being useful to help any child understand a little more about their deaf peers.' - The Carousel
'A wonderful child-led book that celebrates Deaf culture and introduces readers to British Sign Language Marvellously positive and encouraging throughout, this would be a useful addition to any primary school or public library, as well as being useful to help any child understand a little more about their deaf peers.' - The Carousel
'This book is subtitled 'Discover my community and my language' and it certainly achieves that aim.' - The School Librarian
Ava Beese is seven years old. When she was two, her dad Nick posted a YouTube video of her signing with her mum over dinner. It went viral, was watched almost 1.5 million times, and was picked up by BBC News. The videos her family still post of their BSL dinner chats continue to receive tens of thousands of hits.
Ava's mum, Lilli Beese, is a BSL interpreter, television presenter and trainee psychologist.
Ava's dad, Nick Beese, is a designer and former captain of Great Britain's deaf football team. Together, Nick and Lilli founded support group Deaf Parents Deaf Children. They regularly campaign on deaf issues.
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Ava is like any other 7-year-old. She likes to talk and laugh with her friends, is obsessed with dogs and loves being active.
The LoveReading4Kids Editorial Team have read and reviewed Proud to be Deaf and determined it is suitable for children aged 5-8 years old
Proud to be Deaf features in the following genres: Featured Books for 7+ readers, Recommendations, PSHE: Special educational needs and disability (SEND), Personal Social Health Economic (PSHE), Children’s, Teenage and Educational, Featured Books for 5+ readers
Paperback, Hardback. £8.09, down from the £8.99 cover price. Not Available.
Proud to be Deaf was written by Ava Beese, Lilli Beese, Nick Beese and published by Wayland an imprint of Hachette Children's Group
Proud to be Deaf has 48 pages
£8.09, reduced from £8.99. Not Available.
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