Comments on: Review of the Day: With the Light – Raising an Autistic Child, Vol. 1 (Part One) http://blogs.slj.com/afuse8production/2007/11/23/review-of-the-day-with-the-light-raising-an-autistic-child-vol-1-part-one/ A School Library Journal Blog Sat, 18 May 2013 00:13:57 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.1 By: BeatleBangs1964 http://blogs.slj.com/afuse8production/2007/11/23/review-of-the-day-with-the-light-raising-an-autistic-child-vol-1-part-one/#comment-13018 BeatleBangs1964 Sat, 05 Jan 2008 20:38:04 +0000 http://blogs.slj.com/afuse8production/2007/11/23/review-of-the-day-with-the-light-raising-an-autistic-child-vol-1-part-one/#comment-13018 I thought this was an outstanding book and my first manga. I loved it; thought the characters sympathetic and believable and loved the diversity of modern Japan. Moe, Hikaru's classmate is one of many non-Asian characters; Sachiko is Western wheras Masato is clearly Asian. Other Asian characters grace this book such as Hikaru's kind doctor, Dr. Sugita; his day care teacher; one special teacher who worked with Hiroaki (sp) another child with autism and many others. Characters such as Eri-Chan, a child from Hikaru's early playground days and later his classmate looks quite Asian. Eri-Chan's mother is plainly Japanese, but her father is Western. I find these diverse characters make for a delightful show of diversity. I love this book and can't wait to read the next installment. The drawings are first rate. I thought this was an outstanding book and my first manga. I loved it; thought the characters sympathetic and believable and loved the diversity of modern Japan. Moe, Hikaru’s classmate is one of many non-Asian characters; Sachiko is Western wheras Masato is clearly Asian.

Other Asian characters grace this book such as Hikaru’s kind doctor, Dr. Sugita; his day care teacher; one special teacher who worked with Hiroaki (sp) another child with autism and many others.

Characters such as Eri-Chan, a child from Hikaru’s early playground days and later his classmate looks quite Asian. Eri-Chan’s mother is plainly Japanese, but her father is Western. I find these diverse characters make for a delightful show of diversity.

I love this book and can’t wait to read the next installment. The drawings are first rate.

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