Books with author Dawn Doig

Petra is a pencil with flaws who spends her days alone in the pencil box waiting for the day she can draw. One day the pencil box gets knocked over and she finds herself on paper for the first time drawing her love, pizza! Suddenly plump, the other pencils think she is even more useless than before. Then one day a little boy with learning needs joins the class and a special friendship develops.

Ahmed is a little boy who spends his days with his family doing things he enjoys like going to the park and swimming in the ocean. Although he seems to be a typical two year old, mama has concerns that he may not be hearing. So off they go to the doctor and eventually to the audiologist who diagnoses a hearing loss. Fit with hearing aids, Ahmed is now able to enjoy the sounds of life. And So Ahmed Hears was written to increase public awareness about childhood hearing loss and to help alleviate some of the stigma associated with it.

Johanita wants to have beautiful hair like the other girls at school. Johanita’s hair is very short. When her mother takes her to the hair salon, Johanita tries a series of wigs out each day at school, but she can’t decide which one makes her look beautiful. After a new girl starts at school, Johanita discovers that beauty comes in many forms and it isn’t your hair that makes you beautiful.

I would like to dedicate this book to the hearing-impaired children of the world, but particularly to those children I have had the pleasure of working with in Canada, Vietnam, Kuwait, England and most recently Saudi Arabia. I have had an extremely rewarding career as an audiologist and it has been both challenging and fulfilling to work with these children and their families as they discover sound and learn to communicate with their residual hearing. I would like to acknowledge a very special little girl, Divya, who was just three years old when I taught sign language to her and her mother in Kuwait. She has touched my heart and I will never forget her determination to learn. The sounds of life are truly a blessing that all should be able to enjoy.

Anand is a little Mongolian boy who is attending an English-speaking school for the first time. What a scary experience! With time, practice, and support from his caring teachers, he gradually learns the language and things do get better. 'E El Gi Piddr' was inspired by the children Dawn had the privilege to work with as an English as an Additional Language teacher at the International School of Ulaanbaatar in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia. She taught children at different levels of English language proficiency in Grades 1 to 4, and also tutored students in Grades 9 to 11. Her students were Mongolian, Korean, Chinese, Japanese, French Canadian, French, and German. What a joy to work with children from different linguistic backgrounds who were learning English as their second, third, or fourth language.

Shawn is the older brother who likes to torment his younger siblings. The children just want him to 'go away'. Then one day, Shawn is in a car accident that leaves him immobile, and unable to eat on his own or talk. In the midst of her grieving, Shawn's sister remembers his random acts of kindness. 'Go Away, Shawn' is a reminder that despite the bullying, there is still room for love and forgiveness for the older brother who has now been 'lost'.

Shawn is the older brother who likes to torment his younger siblings. The children just want him to 'go away'. Then one day, Shawn is in a car accident that leaves him immobile, and unable to eat on his own or talk. In the midst of her grieving, Shawn's sister remembers his random acts of kindness. 'Go Away, Shawn' is a reminder that despite the bullying, there is still room for love and forgiveness for the older brother who has now been 'lost'.

I would like to dedicate this book to the hearing-impaired children of the world, but particularly to those children I have had the pleasure of working with in Canada, Vietnam, Kuwait, England and most recently Saudi Arabia. I have had an extremely rewarding career as an audiologist and it has been both challenging and fulfilling to work with these children and their families as they discover sound and learn to communicate with their residual hearing. I would like to acknowledge a very special little girl, Divya, who was just three years old when I taught sign language to her and her mother in Kuwait. She has touched my heart and I will never forget her determination to learn. The sounds of life are truly a blessing that all should be able to enjoy.

Anand is a little Mongolian boy who is attending an English-speaking school for the first time. What a scary experience! With time, practice, and support from his caring teachers, he gradually learns the language and things do get better. 'E El Gi Piddr' was inspired by the children Dawn had the privilege to work with as an English as an Additional Language teacher at the International School of Ulaanbaatar in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia. She taught children at different levels of English language proficiency in Grades 1 to 4, and also tutored students in Grades 9 to 11. Her students were Mongolian, Korean, Chinese, Japanese, French Canadian, French, and German. What a joy to work with children from different linguistic backgrounds who were learning English as their second, third, or fourth language.