PLAYING BY THE RULES by Dena Fox Luchsinger Illustrator: Julie Olson
PLAYING BY THE RULES by Dena Fox Luchinger Illustrator: Julie Olson
Summary from Woodbine House's website
Playing by the Rules is a new children's book about a girl and her brother with autism. Great Aunt Tilda comes for a rare visit and spends the day looking after them while their mom is busy around the house. Jody and her brother Josh love to play board games! When Aunt Tilda wants to play too, Josh suddenly gets up and leaves. All the better thinks Jody, who wants to play a different game anyway and have her Aunt's undivided attention. Jody has to explain to Aunt Tilda that, because of autism, Josh is uncomfortable around new people, and he ONLY likes to play games with animals in them. Turns out there's a lot about autism and Josh's behavior that is new to Aunt Tilda, and throughout the story, Jody helps her to understand him better. She wisely explains that he has his own set of rules to life, adding "You just don't know the rules to Josh's game yet."
~Serious Subjects~ Autism
Order: IndieBookstore, Powell's Books Publisher
Summary from Woodbine House's website
Playing by the Rules is a new children's book about a girl and her brother with autism. Great Aunt Tilda comes for a rare visit and spends the day looking after them while their mom is busy around the house. Jody and her brother Josh love to play board games! When Aunt Tilda wants to play too, Josh suddenly gets up and leaves. All the better thinks Jody, who wants to play a different game anyway and have her Aunt's undivided attention. Jody has to explain to Aunt Tilda that, because of autism, Josh is uncomfortable around new people, and he ONLY likes to play games with animals in them. Turns out there's a lot about autism and Josh's behavior that is new to Aunt Tilda, and throughout the story, Jody helps her to understand him better. She wisely explains that he has his own set of rules to life, adding "You just don't know the rules to Josh's game yet."
~Serious Subjects~ Autism
Order: IndieBookstore, Powell's Books Publisher
