Dewey Doo-It. - The Picturebook Shelf

Children's Bookwatch, August, 2004

Dewey Doo-It

Brahm Wenger & Allan Green

The Helpful Doo-its Project

2082 Business Center Drive, #163

Irvine, CAQ 92612

0974514314 $14.95 1-866-339-3999

Colorfully illustrated by Jean Gillmore, Dewey Doo-It: Helps Little OwlieFly Again is a childrens story inspired by Christopher Reeve himself, and essentially about the Christopher Reeve Paralysis Foundation. Young Dewey Doo-It befriends Little Owlie, once the fastest flier in the jungle, but now unable to fly at all. Little Owlie's wings no longer work, and he has to use a wheelchair now, but he can still do lots of things--like paint while holding a paintbrush in his beak, or use his computer with voice commands, travel through the Jingle Jangle Jungle in his wheelchair and visit his friends, fly his kite with a little help to get it off the ground, and more. Dewey wants to help Little Owlie fly again, but such a task will require nothing less than the help of all his friends! A heartwarming story of compassion, forming positive connections, and the importance of a bright outlook.