


Vanilla Bean: A Story About Trying New Things by Katie Turner.Bread and Jam For Frances by Russell Hoban.What does happen is the transformation from being overwhelmed by new foods to becoming a “ try-ceratops.” The book gives solid parenting advice for approaching food with children who are not just picky but anxious and overwhelmed as well. The point is that by trying new foods he is helping himself without overwhelming himself. Does he like broccoli by the end of the story? He doesn’t, but that isn’t the point. Mom doesn’t punish her child but instead encourages him to try. The protagonist is sensitive to broccoli’s look and touch. What this character doesn’t love, however, is broccoli.

It’s about a child who loves dinosaurs, as witnessed by the dinosaur costume worn throughout the book. Not For Me!is my personal favorite of the Little Senses collection. "About this title" may belong to another edition of this title.Nope. VERDICT This charismatic and essential read-aloud will fill a hole that has been too long ignored in library and storytime collections.-Danielle Jones, Multnomah County Library, OR Throughout the book, she subtly shows tools the family uses to prep for new experiences and for when things become overstimulating, paving the way for dialogic reading and conversations for readers whether they're neurodiverse or neurotypical. Overlapping text helps distill the feeling of certain senses being overwhelmed. Ink, charcoal, and block print offer composition and texture capturing the beauty of the day. Many children will be able to identify with the stresses of a new experience, and Cotterill, on the spectrum herself, has deliberately left this open-ended so any child with sensory processing disorder (SPD) and/or autism can identify with the experiences represented in the book. On their way, the itchiness of the sand and the surrounding noises becomes overwhelming for the young boy, but soon, after being able to soothe himself with a couple of techniques, he is able to play. At the beach they seek a spot to set up their day camp. Wearing his snorkel mask, a young boy is packed and ready for a day at the shore with his father. PreS-Gr 1-In this much-needed new series, author/illustrator Cotterill shows the excitement and challenges of going to the beach for the first time.
