Emma Every Day is an adorable book for children about overcoming anxiety. Emma is deaf and while she knows her best friend loves her just the way she is, it can be hard to make new friends. Instead of being fearful Emma works through her nervousness and is able to make new friends along the way.

This is a wonderful book about friendship. I love that the best friend learned sign language for Emma! I also love that the book teaches some sign language as well. It’s fun and educational!

Emma, a d/Deaf girl who has a Cochlear Implant and uses ASL to communicate, is getting ready for a big day: her best friend Izzie's birthday party! But Emma is worried. Will she know anyone else at the party? Will she be able to communicate with them? And will Izzie like her gift?

An adorable debut for an Own Voices easy reader series, "Party Problems" is a fantastic introduction to Emma, her family, her goldfish Ruby, her best friend Izzie, and American Sign Language! There's a handy (pun intended) guide to the signed alphabet and numbers at the front, and throughout the book several words are accompanied with a fingerspelled version of the word. At the back, there are illustrations with more complicated signs, teaching young readers how to sign "Happy Birthday", "friend", "thank you", and the always important word to know in any language:"Cake". I'm eager to see what other adventures Emma will have, each and every day!