My Bendy Body

An illustrated children’s book about living with hypermobility.

Year
2012

Languages:

English, Spanish, Swedish

Author:
Michelle O’Sullivan

Illustrator:

Amabelle Jones

My Bendy Body – Living With Hypermobility is the original 26-page colour illustrated children’s book about living with hypermobility. It was the first hypermobility book to be written just for kids!

Inspired by the vivacious hypermobile pre-schoolers Michelle has met as an occupational therapist, My Bendy Body aims to make this part of the journey a little easier.

“How do I teach my 4 year old about her hypermobility without crushing her enthusiasm for life? What do I tell her swimming and dancing teachers?” – Parent of a child with hypermobility

This hypermobility book is for children living with any of the hypermobility conditions and their parents to share with important people in their lives. If you do not live day to day with someone with hypermobility it is hard to understand the impacts in can have on a child’s life, and the life of their family.

Living with hypermobility requires a new way of thinking, both for the child and those who care for and teach them.

My Bendy Body will make you a little more flexible too… in the way you interact with a child with hypermobility!

 

AVAILABILITY

Paperback: Available in English, Swedish, Spanish. Coming Soon in Italian.

To Purchase the Swedish or Spanish versions, or the English version from outside of Australia, please visit: BLURB

“Your book will be invaluable for explaining how hypermobility impacts on everyday activities to our daughter's teachers, it has given us more understanding too. Thank you.”

- Jo (UK)