Every mother wants her child to be able to express emotions. However, in families with special needs, this is not an easy task: words are often inaccessible, and the world around is not always friendly. “Tillie and the Locked Heart” is a touching story about the girl Nade who can barely move and her toy rabbit Tillie. This plush friend in a lion costume does something amazing—giving the girl the chance to “speak.” The book’s author, a practicing special-needs teacher and a specialist in alternative and augmentative communication, creates a captivating and warm story full of hope. Discover, with your children, a world of special childhood, where love and faith can work great miracles—miracles that outsiders can’t see.