Angela Mae Benchley

Dusty: Mad or Sad (eBook, ePUB)

A Book About a Young Mouse and Her Journey with Bipolar Disorder.

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

Dusty: Mad or Sad is the story of a young gray mouse and her journey with Bipolar Disorder. Dusty is different than her family for she is gray and they are purple. Her family notices her behavior begins to change where she becomes very moody. Episodes of mania and depression are depicted in kid-friendly text and colorful illustrations for a family to read together so they can better understand the illness. This is a story of perseverance and working together when a loved one is experiencing challenges. The author relates her actual experiences to Dusty and creates a story that describes real life experiences of the cycling of moods even though it is a fictional character. After reading this book families will discover there is hope for one to live a balanced life when given the diagnosis of Bipolar Disorder.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: WestBow Press
• Seitenzahl: 32
• Erscheinungstermin: 27. März 2020
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781973685739
• Artikelnr.: 69337490

Autorenporträt

Angela Mae Benchley is a special education teacher with a master's degree in Learning Disorders, facilitator of a Depression and Bipolar Support Alliance (DBSA), The Disability Network Board of Director, writer and illustrator. She was diagnosed with Bipolar Disorder as a young adult. She has been a staunch advocate of mental health awareness for over 30 years. At the age of 12 her Home Economics teacher asked the students to write and illustrate a children's book. Dusty, the small gray mouse was created. It is her dream that Dusty's story will help those who live with Bipolar Disorder as well as family/friends understand this illness is manageable and that it is possible to live a balanced life. She resides in Grand Blanc, Michigan with her husband and three children.