As a children's book author, Pete Di Lisi is especially unique in that he is a children's entertainer and magician as well as a teaching assistant for children with special needs. I feel this part of his life calls for special mention because so many times children with special needs are not included as part of the "children mix" in a way that normalizes them and allows them to be accepted as “just children with children's needs and sensibilities”, rather than "just special