Mom of Child with Special Needs Authors Childrens Book Highlighting

Childrens Similarities Rather Than Their Differences

When one mom went looking for a bedtime book that she felt her child could relate to, she came up
short. Actually, she came up empty. So, she decided to take matters into her own hands. In "Meet
ClaraBelle Blue," Adiba Nelson set out to not only create a book that her daughter could see herself
in, but also a book that could help typically-abled children see that children like her daughter arent
so different from them, even though they may look different.

Tucson, AZ, May 11, 2017 --(PR.com)-- One of the high points in parenting is getting to read books to
and with your child. It is a bedtime ritual that has been practiced for decades upon decades. Whether it
was The Adventures of Dick and Jane, or the ever-popular Harry Potter series, books at bedtime are a
staple in a household with children.

However, when one mom went looking for a bedtime book that she felt her child could relate to, she
came up short. Actually, she came up empty. Adiba Nelson searched local independent bookstores, well
known chain bookstores like Barnes & Noble, and even online looking for a book that had an African
American girl in a wheelchair on the cover, and quickly discovered there was nothing. She did find books
that talked about children having a disability, however the books often focused on the child's disability, or
what the child could do despite having a disability. This would never do for Adiba's spunky, sassy
4-year-old daughter. So, she decided to take matters into her own hands.

Meet ClaraBelle Blue is currently the only children's book featuring a young African-American girl
with special needs on the cover, and once you read the book you quickly discover that it is the only book
of its nature. It is easy to see why and how Meet ClaraBelle Blue has quickly become not only her
daughter's favorite book, but a favorite in households across the country. With the story's over-arching
theme of ClaraBelle Blue is Just Like You, and the beautifully drawn (and often hilarious) images,
parents have had a hard time convincing their kids to pick a different book to read at bedtime.

In this adorable children's book, writer and blogger Adiba Nelson set out to not only create a book that
her daughter could see herself in, but also a book that could help typically-abled children see that children
like her daughter aren't so different from them, even though they may look different. Inadvertently, the
book has also helped parents start the conversation around special needs, and keep it on a child-friendly
level.

The book has gone on to have more of a life than I could have imagined, Adiba says. I initially wrote
it as just a book for my daughter, but was convinced rather quickly to self-publish it when I was turned
down for representation by numerous literary agents because they felt the book was 'too niche.' I couldn't
understand what about this book, or my child, was 'too niche' to warrant representation." Proving the
adage necessity is the mother of invention to be true, Adiba decided she needed to write and publish the
book herself if it was to ever see the light of day. Consequently Meet ClaraBelle Blue, a book that
highlights the child rather than the child's disability, was born.

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Children of all abilities, and races, can relate to the story's main character as they read about her making
interesting snacks for her mom, trying to help with laundry, and playing her favorite childhood game,
Duck Duck Goose. However, it is the sweet, touching end of the book that really drives the story home,
for children and parents alike. Adiba says she often has a hard time keeping it together when she gets to
the last few pages of her book while reading it to her daughter, or to the groups of children she frequently
visits in schools.

When I start to get to the pages where ClaraBelle is being tucked in for bed by her mom, I can always
feel my throat getting a little bit tight. She says telling the kids at book readings and signings that
ClaraBelle is most like them because at the end of the day she needs her mommy's kisses and tuck-ins too
really drives the point home for the kids. When I look around I can see the moms and dads wiping the
tears at the corners of their eyes, and I know they got the point too. So, I don't look around too much
when I get to the end!

Adiba Nelson's self-published children's book is currently in its second run and is experiencing new life,
with a relaunch and brand extension into tee shirts, tote bags, stickers, puzzles, and anything else she
dreams up. Her goal is to have Meet ClaraBelle Blue on every child's bookshelf, and in every library
and bookstore across the country. She knows the story of a kid just being a kid is not too niche for kids
to understand, and this is why she plans to release more books about kids with disabilities just being kids.
Meet ClaraBelle Blue is the first book of The ClaraBelle Series, but you'll soon be introduced to
ClaraBelle's friends: LuAnn, who lives with Childhood Anxiety Disorder; JoJo, who lives with ADHD
(Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder); and ClaraBelle's typically-abled best friend Tessa, driving
home that necessary message of inclusion.

If you'd like to add Meet ClaraBelle Blue to your child's collection, you can currently find the book
available online at Barnes & Noble (www.BN.com), Amazon (www.amazon.com), and on the book's
website, www.clarabelleblue.com.
It is also available in locally owned bookstores in Adiba's hometown of Tucson, AZ, but she hopes to
change that in the very near future. Be on the lookout for Meet ClaraBelle Blue in a bookstore near you
in early 2018.

For further media information contact Adiba Nelson at 520.373.7563, or at adiba@clarabelleblue.com

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Contact Information:
RocketChair Productions
Adiba Nelson
520-373-7563
Contact via Email
www.clarabelleblue.com

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