I love this book! I am a parent of a 21-year-old daughter with Down syndrome. How I wish this book was available when I received my daughter's prenatal diagnosis! It would have helped me see that I could still have the same hopes and dreams for my daughter as I would any other child. And it would have shown me examples of how to support my child with Down syndrome and her dreams. I am also a public speaker and give disability awareness presentations to students. I can't wait to introduce children to this book! The stories about each individual are interesting and inspiring, and are careful to include the challenges along with the accomplishments. The writing entertains the reader and allows for children to understand and read the passages independently, but the book will also make a great read-aloud and conversation-starter in any classroom. The additional resources at the end are so helpful, and I can see many readers being inspired to get involved.

This collection of short biographies of individuals with Down Syndrome fills a gap in our collection. It would be nice to share with families that include someone with Down Syndrome, or to educate children who don't know much about Down Syndrome to help them be more accepting. It would've been nice to have two different drawings or one photograph and one drawing of the individuals.

I also liked the timeline and other info at the end.

Thank you NetGalley for the ARC.

i feel extremely privileged to be the first on goodreads to review this book.
this was an informative middle grade book where i learned about many people with down syndrome with a variety of unique life stories.
thank you to netgalley, author, melissa hart, and sourcebooks kids for this epub- i had some errors in the book but had some formatting issues within the book more of which i shared with the site privately. i am not sure if it is how i accessed (kindle). the words were fabulous but there were moments were i struggled. there are profiles of down syndrome folk in modeling, acting, writing, and much more.

Absolutely loved this. Our daughter was born with down syndrome and absolutely loved this book. I can't wait to show her this book once she gets older and I love that I can share this with her older siblings too. Its a great way to show that individuals with down syndrome can do so much more and I love this so much.

This book was wonderful for showing how amazing Down Syndrome is. As someone that works in special education, this book would be a wonderful addition to a general education class’s morning meeting to help them learn more about their classmate that isn’t always with them. I would love to add this to my classroom library when it comes out!