47 Strings: Tessa's Special Code - Hardcover

47 Strings: Tessa's Special Code tells the moving story of an older sibling learning about his new baby sister's Down syndrome diagnosis. The beautifully illustrated book not only educates readers about Down syndrome, but also teaches children that we are all more alike then we are different.

Writer and mom Becky Carey exposes her life raising her daughter Tessa, who has Down syndrome, on her blog, Trisomy Twenty ONEderful (visit at www.deartessa.com). An advocate for her daughter and other with "47 strings," Becky strives to change the outdated stereotypes of Down syndrome. This book has become more than a tool for educating children on how to accept difference. It has become a launching pad for families to move forward together after a diagnosis presents itself. Becky, her husband Dan, and their children reside in southwest Wisconsin.