Kristine Kurnit Featured by Amigo Mobility
Turning a Lifetime of Lessons into Stories for Children
We’re proud to share this feature from Amigo Mobility’s Friendly Wheels newsletter, highlighting Kristine Kurnit’s journey from personal experiences with disability and independence to creating meaningful stories for children.
Through her Skuffy series, Kristine brings important ideas such as belonging, inclusion, self-acceptance, independence, and being understood into stories that children can connect with.
About the Feature
The article, “Turning a Lifetime of Lessons into Stories for Children,” shares Kristine’s personal journey and the experiences that inspired her to become a children’s book author. It also introduces readers to Skuffy: The Bear They Couldn’t Understand, the first book in her series about a bear who feels different from his family and longs to be understood and accepted.