If there was a checklist for a perfect book for my daughter, 8, it would read something like this:
1. Cute cover
2. Cute, fluffy, cuddly animals inside.
3. Not too many words.
4. Means something to me or makes me feel better.
5. Cute pictures.
Well, this book ticks all of these boxes and then some.
I love books, I love how they can help and inform people without being forceful, overbearing or being misunderstood. They do not require demands, they do not chase you or contradict you. They can bring about a full range of emotions in any reader, no matter their age.
My daughter has felt different for some time. She has verbalised this to us, and we have tried our best to help her, as you will know if you have been reading these posts so far. No matter how much we reassure her that she is not weird, she is different in a good way and to embrace this as she is amazing, I think it means more when it is in print than when it comes from your Mum.
We read through every statement before giving it to her today, Every single page means so much and made us instantly think of her.
When she got home from the care farm we showed her the book and the smile that beamed across her face said it all. She loved the pictures inside but more than that she recognised herself throughout the book. She was able to see that she cannot be the only one, because someone else wrote this little book.
If you have a child with aspergers syndrome, or high functioning autism as it is now diagnosed in the UK, I strongly recommend this book. It will help your child not to feel so alone, is not a self help type book, but a pretty and approachable book with a neutral attraction and cuteness factor.
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