Book Reviews

“Dreams for Kids captures the true embodiment of humanity. This book inspires people to seek out the ‘extraordinary in everyone they meet…to create a world, one community at a time, that embraces all races, economic classes, cultures, and abilities—realizing we are nothing without each other and that we all have value…
Dreams for Kids is a vision of beauty, conviction, and discipline…a way of life…This book brings honor, and character and chivalry back to a culture in desperate need of purpose and meaning.”

— Shawna Egan
President/CEO Children’s Autism Center

“Dreams for Kids has inspired me to do all I can to use my success to lift the lives of at-risk youth. This is something I want to be part of, helping kids, making sure they have good role models. You reach out and you might touch one of these kids and they might want to do the same for another person.”

— Pierre Thomas
New Orleans Saints, 2010 Super Bowl Champion

“In a world of great diversity this amazing book will inspire you to truly make a lasting difference in our time and will provide you with a roadmap to personal fulfillment and true success.”

— David Herro
CIO, Oakmark International Fund
Morningstar’s International Stock Fund
Manager of the Decade

“Dreams for Kids is a powerful book of true love and compassion that does not focus on a person’s disability, but rather his or her ability.
This book is a living example of the real power of giving and exemplifies the words of Easter Seals founder Edgar F.Allen, who said in 1922, You have but one life. We get nothing out of that life except by putting something in it. To relieve suffering, to help the unfortunate, to do kind acts and deeds is, after all, the one sure way to secure happiness or to achieve real success. Your life and mine shall be valued, not by what we take…but by what we give.”

— F. Timothy Muri
President, CEO Easter Seals, Metropolitan Chicago

“There is so much to praise about this book. You will find yourself moved to emulate the examples of decency and dignity that grace these pages, and be inspired to serve others who may not have been so blessed.”

— Sam Horn
16 time Maui Writers Conference Emcee
Author of POP! and Serendestiny

“Dreams for Kids demonstrates the power each of us has within us to briefly brighten, if not permanently enhance, the lives of those facing severe limitations—be those economic, physical, genetic, or developmental. “Limitations” is probably not the right word as Tom Tuohy demonstrates that what seems impossible is, in fact, readily achieved when we bring together our creativity and commitment to the belief that anything is possible.
If you don’t go to sleep dreaming about where you fit in, it’s probably because you’re still awake reading it.”

— Jack Ryan
President/CEO Little Friends, Inc.

“Dreams for Kids is a remarkable work…a story of courage and fear…about strategies for living everyday life with compassion, acceptance and love. One person can truly make a difference and change lives—even their own—by reaching out to those in need.”

— John Kemp
Past President, US International Council on Disabilities,
1991 Horatio Alger Distinguished American

“Dreams for Kids is one of the greatest diversity and inclusion books I have ever read…stories of ordinary people making an investment in humanity…corporate leaders will greatly benefit from this book.”

— Michelle Thomas
Director of Global Diversity, William Wrigley Company

“It is hard to remember when I read a book that hooked me from page one, and did not let me put it down until I devoured every word. This book touched me on so many levels. Dreams for Kids is a book about the power of love…love that does not distinguish between giver and receiver…Tom Tuohy clearly knows that power and speaks about it with such unflinching honesty, I found myself unable to look away.
As a culture, our attention drifts too often to what is wrong about the world. Reading this book will remind anyone about all that is right.”

— Andrea Patten
Author, What Kids Need to Succeed,
Four Foundations to Adult Achievement