Tiny Titan by Ann Yurcek
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Book Reviews of Tiny Titan
Book Review: A Mom's Choice Awards Recipient!
Summary: 5 Stars
The Mom's Choice Awards? honors excellence in family-friendly media, products and services. An esteemed panel of judges includes education, media and other experts as well as parents, children, librarians, performing artists, producers, medical and business professionals, authors, scientists and others. A sampling of the panel members includes: Dr. Twila C. Liggett, Ten-time Emmy-winner, professor and founder of Reading Rainbow; Julie Aigner-Clark, Creator of Baby Einstein and The Safe Side Project; Jodee Blanco, New York Times Best-Selling Author; LeAnn Thieman, Motivational speaker and coauthor of seven Chicken Soup For The Soul books; Florrie Binford-Kichler, Founder of Patria Press, Inc.- an award-winning independent publisher and Member of The Children's Book Council; Tara Paterson, Certified Parent Coach, and founder of The Just For Mom Foundation(tm) and the Mom's Choice Awards?. Parents and educators look for the Mom's Choice Awards? seal in selecting quality materials and products for children and families. This book has been honored by this distinguished award. Book Review: BEST ADULT NON FICTION by MOM'S CHOICE
Summary: 5 Stars
Congratulations to an amazing family with an amazing story. A thank you to the Yurcek's on a life well lived and an award well earned. Let your light shine for others who need to believe in miracles and the strength of family. Book Review: A family's journey of hope
Summary: 3 Stars
Ann Yurcek's "Tiny Titan" is a memorable story. The constant struggles of the family, Ann, Jim and the children were nearly exhausting to read. The tenaciousness of this family overwhelms me. Having their sixth child be so desperately ill might have fractured other families. Becca just made their's stronger. Way to go Yurcek's! While I admire the dedication, blood, sweat, and tears of raising up their adoptive children, I had to wonder how they thought they could ever do it. I felt badly for them that so much potentially important information was withheld from these loving, giving parents. While I'm glad those children now have a 'forever' family with the Yurcek's, I feel they might have been better served in a black home where they had more of a familiar cultural and extended community experience. I applaud the Yurcek's, every one of them for their abilities to share, care, and work hard to get there. My only criticism I have about the book is that it seemed to be authored (especially near the end) almost entirely by a voice recognition system. I can understand that as Ann is an extremely busy person. However, a good proof-read for grammar and incorrect word usage would have made this good book a terrific book. I'm surprised it was published at all without having been given a little spit and polish. Book Review: A "must read"
Summary: 5 Stars
Almost unreal perseverance by the mother of this Tiny Titan! This book should be read by every social worker and Department of Health employee in every state. The failure of the "system," whether from lack of training, lack of funds or just plain lack of caring, is often devastating to families and disabled persons. Fortunately, our family also had the help of the Yurcek's "guardian angel," seemingly the only person who knew the what, when and especially how of getting help for our adult disabled son. Too often families don't have the perseverance of Ann Yurcek and lose hope while going through the endless loops of the health system, leaving the disabled person much less than what he or she could be. Book Review: Tiny Titan
Summary: 5 Stars
This is an inspiring, humbling book. As a fellow adoptive mother of a special needs child, I can relate to many of the emotional ups and downs that are described here. However, the immensity of the challenges taken on by this family, the anguish they go through as systems fail them, and the dedication they show to their children inspire awe and deep respect. This book is hard to put down, and also is very informative on the topics of Noonan syndrome, which the sixth biological child in the family was diagnosed with, Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders, Post-traumatic Stress Disorder, and Reactive Attachment Disorder, all of which are, sadly, extremely common in adopted children (my daughter also has all three, as well as an alphabet soup of additional diagnoses!). This book will be extremely meaningful to anyone touched by adoption, and fascinating and informative to others.
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