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Dr. Karen Hutchins Pirnot is a Clinical Psychologist and author. She writes family-friendly books for those from ages two to one hundred and two. She has won multiple awards from Readers Favorite and her books are used at schools, colleges and libraries across the nation.
Dr. Pirnot's book AS I AM was co-authored by Garret Frey, a former patient who struggled to obtain a free public education as a quadriplegic, ventilator-dependent child. He fought through the courts, a battle which ended up before the judges of the US Supreme Court. The judgment in the case is now a hallmark decision affecting thousands of handicapped children across the nation. The 5 book, mid-grade series called Ordinary Kids features various special needs people (children and adults) in everyday situations.
Tapping into her work as a psychologist, Dr. Pirnot puts her characters into realistic but difficult situations and then allows them to dig their way through to successful results. This approach allows both child and adult characters to feel a sense of efficacy in their own abilities.
The autobiography Just A Common Lady details Dr. Pirnot's own struggles as a child. Her mother died at a young age, leaving Dr. Pirnot and her siblings in the care of various family members for years. The lessons she learned from these caretakers undoubtedly influenced her multivariate approach as a practicing psychologist.
Dr. Pirnot may be reached at her website:
www.drpirnotbooks.com
Reviewed by Lori M for Readers' Favorite
This book is definitely intended for little girls, with the use of colors like pink, purple, yellow, and light green looming out from the cover illustrations. The illustrator, Julie Ross, created a dreamy image of a little girl lost in imagination. Each image matches the words described in the verses of the book.
Promoting imagination in children is always a good theme, which is what author Dr. Karen Hutchins Pirnot does in The Door in the Floor. She writes about a little girl playing in her swing set/gym set in the backyard and pretending that, when she goes through the door in the floor, she finds towers and adventures. It's good to encourage children to flex their creative muscles as part of their play time.
The book started out with rhyming lines along a rhythm of words, but it lost that cadence and rhythm about halfway through the book. What I've learned from reading children's rhyming books is that you need to read them aloud in order to hear and feel the intended rhythm of the book.
The back cover of the book didn't include any indication as to what age group this book is intended to entertain. Depending upon the intended audience/reader, some of the words used in the book might have been too big for younger readers to comprehend.
Overall, it's a cute, short book that young readers, especially little girls, will enjoy. Cute pastel illustrations enhance this book.
