The Illustrated Mum by Jacqueline Wilson

I felt that the story was very real, however, I wished it addressed more than a few paragraphs about the character's disabilities… specifically, Dolphin’s dyslexia. It seemed like it was mentioned very briefly once or twice and then that was it. Given my teaching project is about books that address disabilities, I feel that this book should be added to the list because both Doiphin and Marigold's disability is only one characteristic of who they are as indivduals. And with what I have learned from the readings, characters should not be defined by his or her disability, but portrayed with the same human traits as others. A character's disability is merely one characteristic, thus there is not a need for it to be the entire focus of the book.