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Dinosaur Friends: Dachy's Deaf

Jack Hughes, Author

Paperback

Series: Dinosaur Friends

Imprint: Wayland

Publication date: July 11, 2013

Category: Picture books

ISBN: 9780750278010

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Dachy wears a hearing aid. But sometimes, when his friends get too noisy, he likes to turn it off to get some peace and quiet. One day, when his hearing aid is off, Dachy falls asleep and ends up floating down the river towards a waterfall and a hungry crocodile. Can his friends rescue him in time?
Read and approved by The National Deaf Children’s Society, this gentle story shows children that everyone is different and might have difficult situations to deal with, but with love and support they can get through anything.

Reviews

I love it and would have loved to have read something like that when I was growing up. Having attended quite a few family weekends in the last couple of months, including one for grandparents - the concerns that have been raised have been around supporting children in learning about hearing aids and what they mean to them. This is a great example of how we can support families with this.

The National Deaf Children's Society

Jack Hughes

Jack Hughes has been a professional illustrator for over 20 years, working on various projects all over the world, from theatre posters to magazine illustration and children’s comics.

In recent years, having a young family has been a real inspirational for Jack. This has lead to him specialising in children’s book illustration. He has created many characters and stories that have been greatly inspired by his young children.