Every child develops at their own pace, this book notes: Some acquire skills and abilities rapidly, but others need more time to reach the same targets. This book measures this progress in \u201cinchstones\u201d rather than milestones and reminds readers that, for some kids, \u201cevery inch they grow is real. And every inch is a big deal.\u201d The style of Kennouche\u2019s soft illustrations is somewhat unremarkable, but the comprehensive diversity of the children and adults they portray makes them extraordinary. One two-page spread shows a youngster with a prosthetic leg running on a track. On the opposite page, vignettes show a baby using a feeding tube, a tween with a microphone in a wheelchair, and an older child with orthodontic headgear reading to a baby wearing a harness on their torso and legs. In a classroom, a youth uses a communication pad alongside another child wearing headphones. The various characters are depicted with a wide range of skin tones; one child appears to have vitiligo. The accompanying rhyming text is not only simple and easy to read, but also uplifting and deeply heartfelt: \u201cTiny steps will make the climb. We\u2019re all getting there, one inch at a time.\u201d<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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