We All Need Something Sometimes

<p><span style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>In this rhyming story an inquisitive first-grader's interest in another student's toy leads to a helpful conversation with her teacher about the difference between a </span><strong style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>child's wants and needs at school.</strong><span style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(15 17 17 1)> The repetitive phrase We all need something sometimes consistently highlights the message of the book as Bea McGee realizes that </span><strong style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>equitable does not mean equal</strong><span style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>. Readers will gain perspective that there is a difference between needs and wants and that they themselves experience both -- just like the characters. The story addresses the varying needs at school spanning from </span><strong style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>special education modifications social supports socio-economic challenges and everyday happenings in the classroom</strong><span style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>. It is a story of </span><strong style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>empathy</strong><span style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(15 17 17 1)> and understanding.</span></p>