Creating a Children's Book and Blogging About It

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Wow, isn’t it incredible?

Mar 13, 2012

By Dr. Judy Montgomery, CCC-SLP, Professor, Chapman University

This diagram shows the muscles and body parts in our chest, neck and head that enable us to speak. Air is pulled in through our nose and mouth (oral cavity) into the lungs. Oxygen is removed from the air and sent to our brain and blood; carbon […]

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Speaking Clearly Only Sounds Easy to Do!

Feb 28, 2012

By Dr. Judy Montgomery, CCC-SLP, Professor, Chapman University

One of the advantages that Jimmy and other children have in the elementary school years is speech therapy sessions at school! Children learn how to produce the sounds that are difficult for them and usually in a very short time. Then they have to practice until it […]

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About the Children's Book

Jim Doti's and Lisa Mertins' planned book is about a first grader with a speech impediment who is asked by his teacher to appear in the class play, “The Elves and the Shoemaker.”

Although Jimmy is worried that his classmates will taunt him because of his difficulty in pronouncing words correctly, the play gives him an opportunity to confront his fears.

Lisa Mertins and I both had speech impediments as youngsters, so this autobiographical story is very personal for us. We hope it will resonate with children as well as adults who face challenges in their lives and are sometimes forced to confront them.

All proceeds of Jimmy's Adventure on Stage will be donated to Chapman University College of Educational Studies - Communication Sciences and Disorders

About the Author and Illustrator

James Doti

James (Jimmy) Doti is the son of Italian immigrants. His mother was a milliner. His father worked for nearly 60 years as a shoe salesman. Although his father was not formally educated (he quit school to go to work at the age of 15), he read a lot and instilled in his children a love of books. And hardly a day went by when they weren’t reminded to do well in school so they could go on to college.

Lisa Mertins

Lisa Mertins is a career illustrator, having worked on newspaper staffs and as a freelance artist for over 25 years. She has worked on six children's books and has written one herself.

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Wow, isn’t it incredible?

Speaking Clearly Only Sounds Easy to Do!

About the Children's Book

About the Author and Illustrator

James Doti

Lisa Mertins

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