Just Ask! Be Different, Be Brave, Be You
Just Ask! Be Different, Be Brave, Be You
by Sonia Sotomayor
Ages 4–8
A garden of children with diabetes, autism, Down syndrome, ADHD and other differences work together to build something beautiful — narrated by Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor, who has type 1 diabetes herself.
- Author
- Sonia Sotomayor
- Age
- Ages 4–8
- Type
- Disability, Diversity, Non-fiction, Picture Book
- Language
- English
- Publisher
- Penguin Random House
- In India
- Available
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