Reviewed by Susan Hancy
Mitchell
was born with eczema. By the time he starts school, he has tried EVERYTHING
possible to reduce his itching and he has a long list of what works and what
makes it worse. Still, he can’t get rid of it and now he has to put up with
teasing from kids at school who don’t understand that it’s not contagious. To
make matters worse, they’ve made up a nasty rhyme – “Itchy Mitchy” – and he
wishes that his parents had called him Peter instead.
But
then Mitchell discovers two things that help: swimming in the sea over the
summer holidays and learning the guitar. When he returns to school, he
auditions for the school band, despite heckling from his classmates. It turns
out that practising on the guitar not only takes his mind off his urge to itch
but has also helped him to become a good guitarist and this does wonders for
his self-esteem.
This
is a sweet educational book targeted at children who suffer from eczema with
fun and engaging illustrations by Amelina Jones. It includes an appendix page
of facts about managing eczema as a useful reference for parents.
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