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Hazel - by Rudy Simone (Paperback)
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Highlights
- Hazel, the Not-So-Naughty Autie is a rhyming picture book for autistic children.
- 5-8 Years
- 8.0" x 8.0" Paperback
- 46 Pages
- Juvenile Fiction,
Description
Book Synopsis
Hazel, the Not-So-Naughty Autie is a rhyming picture book for autistic children. The delightful stanzas make it easy for young readers to recall the concepts.
The book is a gentle and easy and humorous way to introduce and explain the characteristics of autism. The main character, Hazel, is just like any kid on the autism spectrum. Getting her off to school, feeding her healthy food, finding friends, getting her to sleep, or even to leave her bedroom can be a bit of a challenge. Finding the humor in these everyday challenges while also finding solutions is the key! Hazel is here to be a friend who shares her horror of unmatched socks, playgrounds full of wild kids, public toilets, foods that touch on a plate, and much more.
An "autie" is an autistic person. It was popularized in the books of Donna Williams, a notable autistic writer.
Review Quotes
"The Not-so-Naughty-Autie cleverly invites young readers to share meaningful conversations about autism and the awesomeness that can be when we understand and celebrate self-acceptance, respect for others, individual differences and friendships that come in all kinds of packages." -- Liane Holliday Willey, author of Pretending to be Normal: Living with Asperger's Syndrome, Safety Skills for Asperger Women: How to Save a Perfectly Good Female Life, Asperger Syndrome in the Family: Redefining Normal and Asperger Syndrome in Adolescence: Living with the Ups, the Downs and Things in Between (editor).
"The essence of being Autie is described eloquently and in a way that will engage and inform children and their parents. I was captivated by the text, artwork and sense of humor." -- Tony Attwood