The Ramblings of a Jedi Librarian
Ramblings on Libraries and Books
Willa is a star soccer play at her university with dreams of playing professional soccer and the skills and determination to actually get there. If she can pass her Business Math class that is. After missing classes for a game, she is upset when the professor refuses to give her a copy of the lecture… Continue reading Only When It’s Us by Chloe Liese
Sixth grader Marvle is very anxious. So anxious in fact, she worries about everything to the point of making herself sick. After she freezes on stage during a presentation after learning it's being filmed, she finds a fainting goat being teased by some boys from her school. She feels a kinship with the goat, called… Continue reading Better With Butter by Victoria Piontek
Rachel Rubenstein-Goldblatt, Rabbi's daughter, has a secret. She loves Christmas. So much, she writes Christmas romance novels under a pen name and has become quite famous for it. But when her publisher asks her to write a Hanakuh romance, she's flummoxed. Hanakkuh isn't magical. But if she wants to keep the only job she can… Continue reading The Matzah Ball by Jean Meltzer
Aderyn is a gravedigger is a small village bordering a forest trying to take care of her two younger siblings. Recently, bone houses, the risen dead, have been stumbling out of the forest and into the village forcing her to take them down as her father taught her. When mapmaker Ellis arrives, they start to… Continue reading The Bone Houses by Emily Lloyd-Jones
This DK book isn't in depth, but gives a great introduction and overview of neruodiversity. It details the different diagnoses, neurodivergent individuals from history, and modern neurodivergents. The illustrations and great and the quick, easily accessible facts make this a great way to introduce kids to Autism, ADHD, Tourettes, and other neurological disorders and diagnoses.
Wednesday is a second grader with Juvenile Arthritis, who along with the help of her service dog, Wolf, solves mysteries in her small Midwest town. In Catastrophe, Wednesday and Woof try to find the neighbor's missing cat. With a little help from a friend, they manage to find the cat in record time. In New… Continue reading Wednesday and Woof Series by Sherri Winston and Illustrated by Gladys Jose
This beautifully illustrated picture book is by Paralympic Gold Medalist Jessica Long. Born in Russia, she was adopted by American parents from Baltimore. Jessica was born with a condition where her lower legs and feet bones did not form properly so they were amputated. She learned to swim in her grandparent's pool. This story tells… Continue reading The Mermaid with no Tail by Jessica Long and Illustrated by Airin O’Callaghan
In Sisters, Raina tells the story of a road trip she took with her mother, young sister, and younger brother one summer for a family reunion. Over course, the girls don't get along. Through flashbacks we see that Raina wanted a sister, until she arrived and began to annoy her as they grew up. Granted,… Continue reading Sisters and Guts by Raina Telgemeier
In this picture book, a neurodiverse child describes their day and how different sensory experiences make them feel. From touch, to fabrics, to loud noises, they describe their experience and they things that help make it better. This is a great way to explain sensory overload and processing disorders. Back matter explains different neurodivergent disorders.… Continue reading Too Much! An Overwhelming Day by Jolene Gutierrez and Illustrated by Angel Chang
This great book by Down Syndrome advocate Rita Winkler includes pictures and words by her. It tells a little about her life and love of creating art with her simple, and beautiful paintings. I heard about this book in a webinar back in 2021 I'm glad I finally got to read it. I've been following… Continue reading My Art, My World by Rita Winkler
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