Willie: A Super Friend, Barry Kienzle

Gold Mom's Choice Award
Los Angeles Book Festival Honorable Mention
Zoom Into Books Author

Special needs book about making friends. Willie and his classmates find out that understanding can build a bridge to friendship.
Willie has suffered from cerebral his entire life. When he was young he was challenged with being accepted by other children as their equal because they either didn't understand his disability or were afraid he would get hurt playing with them. He learned to cope, mostly by showing them in many ways he was their equal on the playground.