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bookshelves: 0-100-pages, autism-neurodivergent, format-netgalley, format-ebook, life-issues, picture-books, 4-stars, book-review, books-mg, books-preschool, non-fiction, single-books, relate-to, psychology
*thank you to Netgalley, Katia Fredricksen, PhD & Yael Rothman, PhD and Boys Town Press for a copy of this book in exchange for an honest review*



4 stars.


This is exactly the type of book I would have appreciated being given back in early Primary School. Unfortunately I was not so it want until I was 39 that I was Diagnosed as Autistic. Who knows, if I had this back as a small child I may have been able to share that I related to the kids in the book. But then again, I was a girl in the 80s and 90s and as the book address, back then, apparently girls didn't have Autism.

Thankfully that's now changed and this book does an excellent job of acknowledging so many facts about what it is like to be Autistic and that it's not a bad thing at all. I love and appreciate how they reiterate that throughout as often, mainly with girls, Autism is something we tend to hide.

In this book we have 3 kids, Luna, Ravi and Liam. All different and unique in their own ways. Which is another thing I really appreciate with this book. There is no Stereotypical Autistic. The authors don't say things like, 'all Autistics do this and that'. They acknowledge that Autistics are of all ages, gender and are all unique. There is no standard list all Autistics follow. There are more common traits and lessor common ones and you may have some of the same as the kids in this but you also may have others. Near the end there is even a section where you can write what parts you connect with.

The style and layout of books like these that are focused on educating, is also something that I particularly find important. The wording and explaining was very well written. Easy and basic to follow. The pictures also helped as some Autistics find visuals along with words to be how they try to understand something.

Overall, I found this book to be amazing. It's a great read for anyone really. For an Autistic. For a parent or family member. For classmates to have an understanding if there is an Autistic child in the class. For adults who may have a friend shows child is Autistic. Or even someone who is interested in learning more about Autism. The list goes on and on.

I would highly recommend this book. Expecually to small children who can go through it with family members and friends. ]]> Rating846076571 Fri, 11 Apr 2025 00:51:11 -0700 <![CDATA[Rachel Mckitterick liked a readstatus]]> /
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bookshelves: 0-100-pages, autism-neurodivergent, format-netgalley, format-ebook, life-issues, picture-books, 4-stars, book-review, books-mg, books-preschool, non-fiction, single-books, relate-to, psychology
*thank you to Netgalley, Katia Fredricksen, PhD & Yael Rothman, PhD and Boys Town Press for a copy of this book in exchange for an honest review*



4 stars.


This is exactly the type of book I would have appreciated being given back in early Primary School. Unfortunately I was not so it want until I was 39 that I was Diagnosed as Autistic. Who knows, if I had this back as a small child I may have been able to share that I related to the kids in the book. But then again, I was a girl in the 80s and 90s and as the book address, back then, apparently girls didn't have Autism.

Thankfully that's now changed and this book does an excellent job of acknowledging so many facts about what it is like to be Autistic and that it's not a bad thing at all. I love and appreciate how they reiterate that throughout as often, mainly with girls, Autism is something we tend to hide.

In this book we have 3 kids, Luna, Ravi and Liam. All different and unique in their own ways. Which is another thing I really appreciate with this book. There is no Stereotypical Autistic. The authors don't say things like, 'all Autistics do this and that'. They acknowledge that Autistics are of all ages, gender and are all unique. There is no standard list all Autistics follow. There are more common traits and lessor common ones and you may have some of the same as the kids in this but you also may have others. Near the end there is even a section where you can write what parts you connect with.

The style and layout of books like these that are focused on educating, is also something that I particularly find important. The wording and explaining was very well written. Easy and basic to follow. The pictures also helped as some Autistics find visuals along with words to be how they try to understand something.

Overall, I found this book to be amazing. It's a great read for anyone really. For an Autistic. For a parent or family member. For classmates to have an understanding if there is an Autistic child in the class. For adults who may have a friend shows child is Autistic. Or even someone who is interested in learning more about Autism. The list goes on and on.

I would highly recommend this book. Expecually to small children who can go through it with family members and friends. ]]> Review1131756048 Wed, 26 Mar 2025 03:03:16 -0700 <![CDATA[Rachel added 'Lucinda's Secret']]> /review/show/1131756048 Lucinda's Secret by Tony DiTerlizzi Rachel gave 4 stars to Lucinda's Secret (The Spiderwick Chronicles, #3) by Tony DiTerlizzi
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