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A Meeting of Two Authors: Children’s Author Deannie Humphreys-Dunne

Meet children’s author Deanie Humphreys-Dunne. We were introduced by a mutual friend who saw that we had some common interests in writing children’s stories, animals, and horses.

I had the honor of reading one of Deanie’s stories, Tails of Sweetbriar, a silver medal Feathered Quill Book Award winner, and a Purple Dragonfly Book Award Honorable Mention. Tails of Sweetbriar is the story of a young child diagnosed with Cerebral Palsy joining in partnership with a failed racehorse who loves to jump.

I found the story personally inspiring, and let me tell you why: Tails of Sweetbriar chronicles young Deanie’s struggle with her diagnosis of Cerebral Palsy, a physical condition that means she will never walk. In this intense, personal story of persistence and strength, Deanie pushes through her diagnosis to realize her goal of not only walking, but becoming a champion horseback rider.

Now THAT is some kind of Awesome!

So, Deanie and I have another commonality: Cerebral Palsy.

Enjoy Deanie’s blog interview with Nick here – Interview with inspiring author, Nick Roussos!

Posted in Books, disability awareness, libraries, Outreach

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Tags: author, awesome, Cerebral Palsy, children, storytime

A Unique Show and Tell for School

Oct 24

Posted by AwesomeinAction

A sample page of Helping in Action, an adventure based on Nick helping a baby lion in Africa, where he grew up.

Classroom visit by Nick Roussos

Attention teachers and students! Did you know that October is Disability Awareness month? We invite you to schedule Nick come to your class and read his 40 page adventure, Helping in Action (using his communication device). We would love to “help” Nick visit your classroom this fall. He has something for all grade levels including:

Story Time, with Nick reading his children’s adventure story, Helping in Action.
Disability Awareness presentation we call Walk in My Shoes, including riding and pushing a wheelchair in an obstacle course, and trying a communication device to talk.
A motivational talk about not giving up called, Why Try.
Using respectful language in a presentation called Spread the Word to End the Word.
Partner with PTO organizations for a fundraiser, with a portion of the sales going to your school.