Book Review:
We Can Go Anywhere: My Adventures on Daddy’s Chair
Written by Glen Dick, Illustrations by Linda McManus

In a word, the new children’s book, We Can Go Anywhere: My Adventures on Daddy’s Chair, is delightful. It’s also full of life, energy and the loving bond between a precious little girl and her adventurous Daddy, who takes her to the moon and back on his power chair.

Written by Glen Dick, a C5 quadriplegic who lives in Chalfont, Pennsylvania, with his wife, Monica, and daughter, Elaina, this book should not be niched as some sort of “special needs” offering. Any young child can relate to Elaina’s travels to the moon and back with her Daddy, and all young children want to be cuddled in their father’s arms while exploring the world.

NEW MOBILITY first met Glen and his family in 2011, when he generously shared with our readers how he and his wife finally conceived Elaina in 2009, after years of perseverance and commitment

As he reported at the time, Glen savors fatherhood. “I find myself staring at Elaina’s little hands, how she is able to manipulate her fingers,” he said. “And I watch her walk. She used my wheelchair as her first walker. It’s neat to see her abilities quickly surpass mine. Elaina is very fortunate because she will have to learn her independence. … She loves riding on my chair and in my lap and I realize that she sees me as just Dada, not Dada in a wheelchair.”

Elaina is 7 now and still loves riding with Daddy on his chair.

We Can Go Anywhere: My Adventures on Daddy’s Chair can be purchased through Amazon. For more information, go to www.facebook.com/WeCanGoAny
whereBook.