Maybe Just Ask Me!

Mazie arrives at a new school wearing an eyepatch and head scarf, and her classmates’ guesses about them become increasingly fanciful. The story turns on a simple gap: the children are curious, but they do not ask Mazie directly. Drawing on author Katie Mazeika’s own childhood experience, the picture book frames disability as something Mazie is willing to explain and invites conversation about noticing and celebrating differences. Its school setting gives that exchange a familiar starting point for talking about assumptions, curiosity, and how to approach someone with questions.