Jessica's Box Cerebral Palsy Edition by Peter Carnavas

JESSICA’S BOX

9 781921 928574

NEW FRONTIER PUBLISHING

ISBN 9781921928574

Peter Carnavas

Will Jessica find a friend on her first day of school? Watch closely as Jessica reveals the contents of her box. Could this be the answer to her dreams of friendship?

JESSICA’S

BOX Peter Carnavas

JESSICA’S

BOX Peter Carnavas

First published in Australia 2008 This edition ZDV published in 201 by New Frontier Publishing Pty Ltd ABN 67 126 171 757 Suite 3, Level 2, 18 Aquatic Drive, Frenchs Forest NSW 2086, Australia www.newfrontier.com.au Text and Illustrations copyright ÂŠ 2008 Peter Carnavas This book is copyright. Apart from any fair dealing for the purposes of private study, research, criticism or review, as permitted by the Copyright Act 1968, no part may be reproduced by any process without written permission. Enquiries should be addressed to the publishers. All rights reserved. National Library of Australia Cataloguing-in-Publication entry Author: Carnavas, Peter, 1980- author, illustrator. Title: Jessicaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s box / written and illustrated by Peter Carnavas. Edition: Cerebral Palsy Alliance Limited Edition. ISBN: 9781921 (hardback) Target Audience: For pre-school age. Subjects: First day of school--Pictorial works--Juvenile fiction. Dewey Number: A823.4 Printed in China. 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1

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Jessicaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s mind was too busy for sleep. Her thoughts were already with tomorrow.

And when tomorrow came, everybody was excited. ‘I remember my first day...’ started Grandpa.

‘You’ll have a great time,’ said Dad.

‘You’re going to make plenty of friends,’ said Mum.

Plenty of friends, thought Jessica. She was going to make sure of that.

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Jessica's Box Cerebral Palsy Edition by Peter Carnavas

Published on Oct 3, 2014

New Frontier Publishing

This edition of Jessica's Box centres on the trepidation that a young girl faces when starting school and her efforts to win friends. She tries bringing different offerings to school in her large brown box. Her journey ends when she finally discovers her own magnificent self-worth. This universally appealing message has been embraced by the Cerebral Palsy Alliance (erstwhile The Spastic Centre), who have re-commissioned an edition with Jessica in a wheelchair. The text remains identical, but the illustrations have been redrawn to show Jessica in a wheelchair. No mention is made in the story about her disability. Highly recommended for schools, especially those embracing integration.