Clarence and his Special Wing

While visiting her Nana with her siblings, Emma seeks out a feathered friend at lunchtime. Clarence is a wise and friendly owl who lives in a beautiful magnolia tree in Nana’s back yard. His left wing is shorter than his right, but he has learned to adapt.

Emma has a unique hand – a limb difference known as symbrachydactyly – and the two become good friends. Clarence explains to Emma that although they have differences, everyone has features that make them unique and special.

Clarence and his Special Wing is a beautifully illustrated story which is told in rhyme to help children with physical differences understand that we are all unique in some way- certain differences are just more visible than others. These differences should not hold us back or prevent us from pursuing our dreams and goals.

It is a terrific book for a bedtime read and with its powerful message of inclusion, it is sure to become a favorite with any child who reads it.

The author’s 5-year-old granddaughter has symbrachydactyly. This book is written to encourage her granddaughter and others with physical differences to recognize that they are loved for who they are, and to follow their dreams and listen to their hearts.