The Little Boy Under The Wagon

This a children’s book covering the early years of Cajun/country music legend Jo-EL Sonnier. The book depicts the struggles that he faced growing up autistic in the 1950s in South Louisiana. His parents were both uneducated cotton field sharecroppers and yet his mother recognized that he was different from other children. He had a true gift and she did everything she could to nurture that talent. He grew up to be a Grammy award winning singer-songwriter and still he faces the day to day challenges of being different. He wanted other young children to know that it’s okay to be different. He says that everyone has a song in their heart and they too are all different.

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