Michael Sussman

About The Author

Michael Sussman, a clinical psychologist and survivor of difficult parents, is the author of the picture books Otto Grows Down and Duckworth, the Difficult Child, and of two novels for adults, Crashing Eden and Incognolio. Visit him online at MichaelSussmanBooks.com.

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Books by Michael Sussman

Duckworth, the Difficult Child

By Michael Sussman

Illustrated by Júlia Sardà

Duckworth’s parents think he is a difficult child, so when a snake slides right up and swallows him whole, his parents don’t believe him! What’s poor Duckworth to do?

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