Melanie Parham's Newly Released "Sassy Feet" Is an Encouraging Children's Poem About Dealing With Physical Challenges
"Sassy Feet" from Christian Faith Publishing author Melanie Parham is a beautiful illustrated rhyming children's book about a little girl born with club feet and how her parents think up an ingenious way to make sure she doesn't get teased in school while she goes through the process of straightening her feet out.
MEADVILLE, Pa., April 26, 2019 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- "Sassy Feet": a fun and thoughtful tale about birth deformities, is the creation of published author Melanie Parham, a semi-retired sales professional, proud mother, and cancer survivor blessed with a granddaughter. She lives just outside of Orlando, Florida, with her husband of twenty-five years.
Parham writes, "Sassy Feet is about a little girl who is born with club feet and has to endure surgeries, casts, and braces with and without bars. Her parents are concerned with helping her with the physical and emotional aspects of this birth defect.
"Club feet is the most common birth defect, affecting one out of every one thousand births, and every fifteen minutes, a child is born with some level of club feet. It is a birth defect that, most of the time, can be corrected early in the child's life, but can be socially upsetting as the child sometimes has to wear casts or braces on one or both feet, preventing them from wearing shoes and possibly not participating in certain activities. Children can sometimes be a little cruel or perhaps just curious as to why a child with club feet has to wear corrective casts or braces, therefore bringing unwanted attention or questions.
"When the little girl in Sassy Feet starts preschool, her parents don't want her to feel ostracized, so they come up with a plan to paint her casts in such a fun way that instead of unpleasant stares and/or questions, she is considered 'cool,' and they start calling her Sassy Feet! Giving her that added confidence allows her to get through a potentially rough period of time and removes the stigma that comes with having a birth defect."
Published by Christian Faith Publishing, Melanie Parham's new book is an uplifting reminder that whatever the obstacles in life, there is always a way to get through it with a can-do attitude, loving family support, and a dash of creativity.
View a synopsis of "Sassy Feet" on YouTube.
Consumers can purchase "Sassy Feet" at traditional brick & mortar bookstores, or online at Amazon.com, Apple iTunes store, or Barnes and Noble.
For additional information or inquiries about "Sassy Feet", contact the Christian Faith Publishing media department at 866-554-0919.
SOURCE Christian Faith Publishing
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