Living with… ADHD by Nancy Dickmann

with consultant Marjorie Hogan, MD 2 stars I didn’t like this one as much as some of the other book in the series. This book covers “common” symptoms of ADHD, how it’s diagnosed, and how it’s managed. The content is simplified for a young audience. The information is fine, but it focuses exclusively on ADHD…

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How to Be a Conscious Eater

Making Food Choices That Are Good for You, Others, and the Planet by Sophie Egan 4 stars A helpful resource guide to tackle common food-related questions. Egan dives into various aspects of trying to be a more conscious eater. She focuses on three considerations when making food decisions: Is it good for me? Is it…

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Living With… Asthma by Nancy Dickmann

with consultant Marjorie Hogan, MD 3 stars An interesting non-fiction picture book about asthma. The book covers what causes asthma, testing for asthma, how it relates to allergies, and how they are treated. The content is simplified for a young audience. The book is formatted with short breakout sections with interesting information, charts, bolded terms…

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Living With… Allergies by Nancy Dickmann

with consultant Marjorie Hogan, MD 3 stars An interesting non-fiction picture book about allergies. The book covers what causes allergies, common allergens, various symptoms, and how they are treated. The content is simplified for a young audience. It goes through various concepts such as allergens in an easy to understand way. The book is formatted…

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Powwow Day by Traci Sorell

Illustrated by Madelyn Goodnight 4 stars A delightful picture book centered on hope, community, and recovery. River is excited for powwow day. But still recovering from an unnamed illness, she is too tired to join in the dancing. Finding strength in the drum beat and the remembering the meaning of the dances, River feels the…

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Outside, Inside by LeUyen Pham

5 stars An absolutely beautiful time capsule of a book that captures both heartwarming and heartbreaking moments of lockdowns, quarantines, and the spread of Covid-19. Pham’s artwork perfectly captures the happiness, stress, hope, sorrow, and frustration of the time. Through empty streets, flourishing wildlife, and homebound scenes, Pham shows some of the changes to the…

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