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Rescue and Jessica: A Life-Changing Friendship by Patrick Downes, Jessica Kensky
4.0

I actually really enjoyed this.
I am always a little wary of picture books that show disability due to the track record of those I've read.

This one however, I felt found quite a nice spot for itself.
I loved how the family were present in lots of the images, but were not the point of the story. The narrative never fell into the overused 'pressure the disabled person puts on the family' trope.
I loved how Rescue the service dog, and the wheelchair Jessica used for a time where shown as freedoms, never as limitations. And I loved the variety of aids Jessica is illustrated with - their a multiple different types of crutches for different scenarios for example.

I felt the introduction to the story was a little long, and it felt slightly clunky - I think the story could have been just as effectively told in much less words. But overall it's definitely a good one.