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Category Archives: Friendship
Cancer Daily Life
Cancer is to realize that sometimes people see you as a brave warrior, while others see you as the battlefield Continue reading
Posted in Courage, Fear, Friendship, Uncategorized
Tagged cancer treatment, childhood cancer, children's books, hair loss, picture book, radiotherapy
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Just Ask! by Sonia Sotomayor
Be different. Be brave. Be you. These are the messages and themes in the picture book Just Ask! by United States Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor. Just Ask is a wonderful book about communicating to learn about one another’s differences. In … Continue reading
Posted in Being different, Disability, diversity, Friendship, Uncategorized
Tagged Autism, autism spectrum disorder, blind children, blindness, children with diabetes, children's books, children's literature, deaf chldren, deafness, developmental disabilities, diabetes, differences, disabilities, picture book, service animals, Sonia Sotomayor book, special needs, Supreme Court Justices, Tourette's syndrome, United States Supreme Court, wheelchair
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Nola the Nurse Remembers Katrina
Thirteen years ago today, Hurricane Katrina devastated the U.S. city of New Orleans. Nola the Nurse Remembers Hurricane Katrina tackles this delicate subject in a sweet picture book that tells the story of how a little girl deals with the life-changing … Continue reading
Posted in Activism, Family, Friendship, Historical
Tagged black nurses, books about natural disasters, grief, Hurricane Katrina, hurricane season, hurricanes, New Orleans, nursing, tragedy
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Since We’re Friends: An Autism Picture Book
Some kids think Matt is weird… they don’t want him to play because sometimes he acts wild when he’s excited.
Since we’re friends, I don’t want him to feel left out, so I ask Matt if he wants to play tag with me and my friends. Continue reading
Peas on Earth
What would the world be like if cats and mice got along? Or if everyone were friends like peanut butter and jelly? These ideas and more practical ones are introduced in the delightful board book Peas on Earth, which teaches peace, love … Continue reading
Thanksgiving is for Giving Thanks
I am thankful for special days like Thanksgiving when I’m with my whole family and we can all be thankful together. Continue reading
The Porcupine and Skunk
For obvious reasons, the Porcupine and the skunk had no friends … and none of the other forest animals would ever invite them to their birthday parties. Continue reading
Little Blue Truck’s Halloween: A Lift-the-Flap Book!
Little Blue Truck is on his way to a Halloween celebration and on the way he meets up with his animal friends who are dressed for the occasion! This delightful picture book is part of the Little Blue Truck series and … Continue reading
Posted in board book, Friendship, holidays, Uncategorized
Tagged board book, Halloween, holidays, Little Blue Truck
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Room on the Broom
The witch had a cat and a hat that was black
and long ginger hair in a braid down her back…
How the witch wailed and how the cat spat
when the wind blew so wildly it blew off the hat! Continue reading
Posted in Friendship, holidays, Uncategorized
Tagged Friendship, Halloween, magic, witches
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My Friend Has Autism
My Friend Has Autism by Amanda Doering Tourville, is a book about a kid named Nick and his friend Zack. Zack doesn’t always respond when Nick talks to him and he can even walk away when Nick is talking to … Continue reading
Posted in Being different, Friendship, Uncategorized
Tagged Autism, disabilities, medical, special needs
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