P.S. You're Not Listening

by Eleanor Craig

Book Overview

nsight about children and relationships in general as well as the emotionally disturbed. Doesn't avoid the guilt and "taffy syndrome" of a working mother who cares about her children and her students... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Mass Market Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0451073290
• ISBN13: 9780451073297
• Release Date: July 1973
• Publisher: Signet Book
• Weight: 0.35 lbs.

Customer Reviews

You know it's good when...

You know you've found a great book when three people in a row "lose" the copy you loaned them. It's too bad this book is out of print and becoming more difficult to buy cheap, because I can't loan it out anymore! This is an amazing look at troubled children. If you work with children, or have children in your life at all, your heart will be touched by this amazing story. Even my sister, who has never been excited about reading bought her own copy after reading mine. (She borrowed it at threat of great pain if it wasn't returned!)

Memorable and readable

Compulsively readable, often shocking, harrowing story not unlike many of Torey Hayden's, though not quite so moving or "full of love" as her books. The children seem somewhat less memorable, perhaps. Often very funny and very sad at the same time. Quite violent, too. Memorable and rereadable . . . but short!

A painful insight into the heart of a troubled child

Eleanor Craig's work is the most inspiring account of a disturbed child's behavior patterns. Being in the field of child psychology myself, I found this book to be a great account of a teacher's personal emotions, physical actions, and persistence in accordance with the behavior of the children in her group. The vivid language and explicit detail allowed one to see the situation as it really was and not just feel like we were getting a "cleaned up" rendition. One gets great insight into the psyche of the children as well as to what can and cannot benefit them. This book is definitely on my highly recommended list and I am going to try to get many other books by Eleanor Craig whom I find to be a tremendous author :o)

It Was Awesome

Eleanor Craig really hit me. Five emotionally disturbed children with abusive and ignorant parents. it should really make people wonder how well kids are really brought up and taken care of. if children and parents really need help, there should be help available with easy access and be available at all times to needy people. there is something wrong with the world today if parents cannot be treated as well as children. so, my parents will only love me if i'm normal? Let's get with it, kids and parents should be able to get the help they need.

Really amazing book

I really loved this book. If it isn't my favorite then it is probably on my list of top 10. I have a brother who is autistic and I found this a touching story and I reccomend it!