He's a young kangaroo with no tail. To his surprise, despite being cheerful and unbothered by his uniqueness, others believe that he needs a tail to be happy. Can he convince them that he's content and that it's okay to be different?
A Tail for Joey is the heartwarming story of a little kangaroo that was born without a tail in an outback Australian bush community. Whilst Joey seems perfectly happy, the community decides that he really does need a tail to enjoy life. Well, not according to Joey who believes that it is okay to be different.
A Tail for Joey is a wonderful picture book for children of all ages. Filled with beautiful illustrations, it uses story to share a valuable lifelong lesson about our expectations for others and our very personal understanding of what is normal. It gently addresses the issue of disability in a way that children can warm to and understand.
Joey is disabled but his attitude and positive spirit teaches the community a valuable lesson and one that all children can take to heart. Being different is simply who we are!
This new edition celebrates the 30th anniversary of the first publication of A Tail for Joey. Originally published in 1991 to raise money for children's hospitals, this latest edition is freshly illustrated by David Griffiths with the original words by Steven von Kohorn.
A Tail for Joey is a wonderful children's book that will help parents address disability, being different, accepting and loving who you are, and handling expectations with their children. If you anjoy a heartwarming story, this will be your new favorite bedtime story.
Order your copy now and help your children celebrate their differences.
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Be sure to look for the companion coloring book with Joey, his mom, and all the characters from the bush community. The Joey Coloring Book has 22 pages of characters and another 22 coloring pages. Visit ATailForJoey.com for more activity books, puzzle books, and stories featuring Joey.
Finally, if you love A Tail for Joey, please come back and leave a review. It will help leave breadcrumbs for people to follow so that all children can learn to accept the differences in others. Joey lives in our hearts and we hope he finds a home in yours as well.
