The Teapot Nobody Wanted
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And it happened one day Mrs. Eldredge had to do some errands and left Ms.T at home but when she returned Ms.T had been battered, thrown into the trash, she had been bruised, her handle had been broken, dents and scratches were all over her. Mrs. Eldredge was so sad, she asked her husband "what hapened to Ms.T"? but Mr. Eldredge lied and told his wife that Ms.T had fallen off the shelf. Ms. Eldredge was very much upset that Ms.T was in such bad shape. However, Mrs. Eldredge never questioned further how the scars and bruises was on Ms.T instead she just believed her husband.
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About the Book
The book is about a teapot named Ms.T. She receives abuse at the hands of someone who was supposed to care for her that is so traumatic that she loses her identity and voice. She experiences hopelessness, abandonment, rejection, and is eventually discarded. Another family then finds her and takes the time to care for and restore her. Ms. T depicts children who have been placed into the care of a family for nurturing and support, but instead have suffered abused. Her story speaks to the heart and wounds of many children in our society. It is written delicately to help children navigate through the trauma of physical and sexual abuse. It also provides vocabulary to encourage children to speak about their trauma as a start to their healing process. Children will recognize that there are hands that hurt as Mr. Eldredge did and hands that heal like Sandie’s father who restored her again.
About the Author
Pauletta Jackson was born and raised in the city of Camden, New Jersey. She is an Early Childhood Professional who has served children and families for more than 34 years. Her passion of empowering children, families, and community led her to start her early childhood journey as a parent volunteer and progressed to become the site director of a Headstart Program in New Jersey. She earned her bachelor’s degree from Jameson School of Theology, Bachelor of Art in Early Childhood Education from Ashford University and her Master’s degree in Early Childhood Education with an emphasis in Curriculum and Instruction from Concordia University. Additionally, she has 16 years of working experience with mental health challenges with young children who have experienced psychological, emotional, sexual, and physical trauma. Pauletta is the mother of three daughters and eight grandchildren. In Pauletta’s spare time she loves to decorate, create gift baskets, take walks, some traveling, spending time with her grandchildren and enjoys time with spiritually developing herself.