![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() It delivers a powerful message and provides a positive image of children with a disability. There are only a few words in this plotless story which is told with great warmth but without sentimentality. It is not until the end of the story that we discover that Susan is a wheelchair user. When looking back through the book, we notice that Susan is never unassisted but we do not realise any of this until it is bought to our attention in the final illustration. The story describes a range of common emotions and activities experienced by a little girl, Susan. She swims with her father, works hard in school, plays with her friends, rides a horse. ![]() Susan Laughs is a short story told in rhyming couplets using the simple present. This is a series of activities and related worksheets for you to download and use with the storybook Susan Laughs. Learners will make a personalised or class book based on the story and give a presentation. It forms part of the Promoting diversity through children's literature series, produced by the British Council Teaching Centre in Paris. ![]()
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