ABOUT THE BOOK
Jason Heffler is an author whose book, 'Tongue Tied,' help young readers overcome speech disorders and fears around speaking. Drawing from his own childhood experiences growing up with and getting bullied for a stutter, he writes uplifting tales that build confidence in kids who lack self-esteem.
'Tongue Tied' is a resource to illustrate how speech issues do not define children. Doctors, parents and children have connected with the book’s unique message: that they do not need to be "fixed." Instead of chasing a cure, they’ve shared how liberating it is to embrace the truth that their voice—exactly as it is—can carry them through a life filled with all the same possibilities as others.
'Tongue Tied' follows Cadence, a kind and caring chameleon who is shy because of a speech problem that makes it tough to get her words out. She constantly stumbles over her own tongue and camouflages into the forest because she's scared she won't fit in with the other animals. Through eye-opening encounters with a compassionate cricket friend and a mean frog bully, this is a story about how Cadence learns that her speech doesn't hold her back from doing amazing things.
