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Picture Books Featuring Children with Different Abilities

June 6, 2022 by gravitybread Filed Under: Books and Mealtime, Special Needs, Speech and Communication

I wanted to highlight some favorite children’s books featuring characters with varying disabilities. It is so important to include books that feature all different diverse characters for our children to read in both our classroom and home library. To see the full library of books that include characters with different abilities, check out my list […]

Just Like Me: 40 Neurologically and Physically Diverse People Who Broke Stereotypes

December 15, 2021 by gravitybread Filed Under: ADHD/ADD, Anxiety, Autism, Books and Mealtime, Building Self Esteem, Dyslexia, Obsessive Compulsive Disorder, Physical Disabilities, Rare Syndromes/Epilepsy, Sensory Processing Disorder, Social Skills Delay/Deficit, Special Needs, Special Needs, Speech and Communication

Just Like Me: 40 Neurologically and Physically Diverse People Who Broke Stereotypes “In this book, we follow the stories of forty amazing individuals from all four corners of the globe who have challenged the misconceptions of living with an illness, disability or mental health issue, and shown the world what they can do.” Louise Gooding […]

A Walk in the Words

November 14, 2021 by gravitybread Filed Under: Books and Mealtime, Building Self Esteem, Mindfulness, Special Needs, Speech and Communication, Using Your Imagination

A Walk in the Words When I saw this book, A Walk in the Words recommended by Trudy Ludwig, I knew I had to purchase it! A Walk in the Words written and illustrated by Hudson Talbott is a beautifully written and illustrated book about a child struggling to learn how to read. The book […]

Smile and Say Hi

October 20, 2021 by gravitybread Filed Under: Books and Mealtime, Building Self Esteem, Mindfulness, Special Needs

Smile and Say Hi Do you have a child with social anxiety? This picture book written by Mary Jo Hazard is about a young boy that is fearful of initiating conversation with others. His parents encouraged him to “smile and say hi” but he would just run and hide. When upstairs in his room, he […]

When Stars Are Scattered

July 22, 2021 by gravitybread Filed Under: Books and Mealtime, Graphic Novels, Special Needs, Speech and Communication, Using Your Imagination

When Stars Are Scattered When Stars Are Scattered written and illustrated by Victoria Jamieson and Omar Mohamed is an outstanding graphic novel and also a memoir of Omar’s childhood. In some bookstores, I believe some books choose you! This book chose me! While browsing in a lovely bookstore in Nantucket, I pulled this book off […]

Wiggles, Stomps, and Squeezes Calm My Jitters Down

April 19, 2021 by gravitybread Filed Under: ADHD/ADD, Autism, Books and Mealtime, Building Self Esteem, Sensory Processing Disorder, Special Needs, Special Needs, Speech and Communication

Wiggles, Stomps and Squeezes Calm My Jitters Down Wiggles, Stomps, and Squeezes Calm My Jitters Down is a wonderful picture book written by Lindsey Rowe Parker and illustrated by Rebecca Burgess. This book takes you through the eccentric world of a young character who has sensory differences and feels the world in a different way […]

C is for Country..a new children’s book by Lil Nas X

January 11, 2021 by gravitybread Filed Under: Books and Mealtime, Building Self Esteem, Family Counts, Love and Friendship, Special Needs, Using Your Imagination

C is for Country C is for Country written by Lil Nas X and illustrated by Theodore Taylor III is a vibrantly diverse alphabet book that will help teach your child new literacy concepts as well as aspects of country music and living. From sunrise to sunset, author Lil Nas X and illustrator Theodore Taylor […]

Wendy’s Winter Walk

November 19, 2020 by gravitybread Filed Under: Books and Mealtime, Special Needs, Special Needs, Speech and Communication, Using Your Imagination

Wendy’s Winter Walk Do you have a child that struggles with articulation errors such as P, B, M, and W? Check out this new children’s book written by Cass Kim, speech language pathologist. This picture book is beautifully illustrated by Kawena VK and features text that aligns well with the target sounds. The story takes […]

What is better for reading comprehension? Screen or paper?

October 23, 2020 by gravitybread Filed Under: Academics, Books and Mealtime, Research Tuesday Articles, Special Needs, Speech and Communication

What the research says…. What does the research state about children reading on screens versus reading on paper? I found this paper very interesting when becoming certified as in tech addiction and digital health from the NIDHW. After taking the first certification course through PESI, I learned a lot from Glow Kids author, Nicholas Kardaras. […]

Personalized Picture Books to Build Social Skills for Autistic Children

August 17, 2020 by gravitybread Filed Under: Autism, Books and Mealtime, Building Self Esteem, Love and Friendship, Mindfulness, Special Needs, Special Needs

Flossy and Jim/Signature Books Signature Books has joined forces with Flossy and Jim to create new personalized gift books for Horace and Co. Horace & Co. was originally founded after Lynette Dare, co-founder of Flossy and Jim. These personalized books were created after Lynette began writing her own humorous stories for her autistic son. Using […]