Somehow or other my copy came through before the official launch of this book, so I have already had the pleasure of reading it. It is an honest, heartbreaking and heartwarming account of a severely physically damaged baby, overcoming adversity and learning to read and convey his own words to his helpers. He is an excellent author, a real wordsmith, and writes with great humour. I hope this book encourages many with similarly disabled children to seek a way for them to express themselves.

This book tells a stunning story of bravery, battles and brilliance. It is a very powerful story, of a young boy locked within a disabled body and how, with the help of his mother in particular, discovers a way to communicate and to tell of his amazing achievement. My 10 year old granddaughter has just read it and has responded to what she read; it's easy enough for her to read yet with a profound and momentous message which all can understand. What an amazing way for her to lean about what disability is like from the inside, and the attitudes towards those with disability and what can be done to help. So it's a book for a wide variety of ages, a book to read and to re-read in order to fully understand the pain and the determination and the encouragement contained within it.