Woodpecker Girl

A girl with cerebral palsy feels trapped in her body and unable to communicate. When her art teacher straps a paintbrush to her head, she begins to paint her thoughts and feelings"€"opening up her world. This book is based on an actual story.

Author: Chingyen Liu, I-Tsun Chinag
Publisher: Reycraft Books
Published: 05/29/2020
Pages: 40
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 1.15lbs
Size: 11.80h x 8.70w x 0.50d
ISBN: 9781478869542
Audience: Ages 9-12


Review Citation(s):
School Library Journal 04/01/2020 pg. 117
Kirkus Reviews 04/15/2020

About the Author
Liu, Chingyen: - Chingyen LIU is a children's book writer and hosts radio and TV shows. He is a two-time winner of the Golden Bell Award in Taiwan for the best children's TV show host. When he first met Yipei, on which Woodpecker Girl is based, he was amazed at her power, talent, and drive to overcome her physical limitations due to cerebral palsy. Watching her paint helped him decide how to write and structure the book. He worked closely with I-Tsun CHIANG, a professor of special education at National Taiwan Normal University, to review and edit the story. Mr. Chiang has been working for years helping people with multiple handicaps, including cerebral palsy. He believes the world needs to see the talents and potential of people with physical limitations.Chinag, I-Tsun: - Chingyen LIU is a children's book writer and hosts radio and TV shows. He is a two-time winner of the Golden Bell Award in Taiwan for the best children's TV show host. When he first met Yipei, on which Woodpecker Girl is based, he was amazed at her power, talent, and drive to overcome her physical limitations due to cerebral palsy. Watching her paint helped him decide how to write and structure the book. He worked closely with I-Tsun CHIANG, a professor of special education at National Taiwan Normal University, to review and edit the story. Mr. Chiang has been working for years helping people with multiple handicaps, including cerebral palsy. He believes the world needs to see the talents and potential of people with physical limitations.