Pauletta Jackson

The Teapot Nobody Wanted Pauletta Jackson

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.