Children with cognitive impairments are unable to learn through play or to utilize books in the same way that typical children are able to.

After many years of struggling to find materials that are at an appropriate level for teaching and parenting children with severe disabilities (including cognitive, visual, and neurological), Author Debra Toymil decided to create her own materials to promote growth and learning.

I Love My Bear is appropriate for this population of children with special needs, as these children readily respond to its rhyming, tactile, and kinesthetic components