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Grandparents, here is the book you have been looking for! Helping Grandparents Understand Autism is a grandparent-friendly guide by Dr. Linda Barboa and Jan Luck. It was designed to help you understand this complex disorder and how it affects your grandchild. It tells how communication difficulties and sensory issues may affect your grandchild’s behavior. 

Albert Is My Friend is about the friendship between a young boy, Albert, who is on the autism spectrum and his friend, Mary Louise. Together they describe and explain some common autism behaviors at a child's level of understanding.

Albert is listening carefully as his teacher, Miss Dixie, talks about friendship. Albert knows he has friends, but he does not have a ship! The story helps children understand about friendship and, like Albert, realize that they each have a Friend Ship in their heart.

The Best Advice My Mom Ever Gave Me is a fun walk down memory lane. Dr. Linda Barboa has compiled a collection of wonderful sayings from amazing moms that will make you think, remember, and smile. The compilation includes advice about manners, relationships, diet, fashion, and hygiene from a variety of moms across the country and through the years.

Oodles and Skoodles of Friends is a remarkable book for children preschool to second grade. The energetic alliteration and rhyme capture the imagination and hold the attention of young children. There is an underlying theme of friendship and acceptance as children learn number concepts by counting a variety of friends.

Albert Goes to Camp; Helping Children Learn About Autism is one in a series of books designed to help children understand autism. This book follows Albert, a young boy on the autism spectrum through his experience at camp. Albert's experiences will help prepare a young listener for his own upcoming trip to camp. This audiobook will charm children and adults alike. Albert presents a positive attitude and is a must read for families and schools.

Sophie Sigour’s dog Doodles has disappeared. She calls on her friends in the Raspberry Noodles Gang to help. Can they find her beloved Doodles and bring him back home to her? They have a plan. They can...they can.

Have you ever wondered about the most memorable advice dads have given their kids over the past decades? The Best Advice My Father Ever Gave Me is a fun companion book to The Best Advice My Mother Ever Gave Me. Dads over the years have given their sons and daughters a gamut of advice from practical “measure twice and cut once” to financial “You don’t get rich by wishing”, to personal, “Don’t marry without love, but don’t love without reason.” Dr. Barboa knocks it out of the park again with advice that will make you think and smile as you reminisce. 

As part of the Albert Is My Friend series, this book continues to help children learn about autism. In Albert Goes to Church, the listener follows Albert through the experience of going to church. The listener comes to understand how the sensory experience of attending church can affect a child. This book is presented in a positive mindset.  

Dingo was a lonely little dog on the streets until trainer Shawn took him in and trained him to be a service dog. Now Dingo is happy to be of service to his owner, Tilly.

Children will learn the appropriate times to say “please” and “thank you” and all about taking turns, swallowing food before you talk, and many more important skills from their Raspberry Noodles friends. 

Super Thatcher Fights Cancer is the true story of a precious four-year-old’s battle with stage 4 neuroblastoma. Thatcher’s parents and friends share his story to help young children understand what happens when a friend is in long-term hospital care.

Albert Thinks About His Future is the engaging story of Albert, a young preverbal boy on the autism spectrum, as he thinks about the many possibilities he has for his future. His family and friends encourage him to think about his strengths and interests as he considers his potential occupations.