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Join the CBR18 Book Bingo Reading Challenge—Now Underway!   

Sure, I like my pick best, but that’s why it’s great to have choices, it might not be yours

All My Stripes by Shaina Rudolph, Danielle Royer and Jennifer Zivoin

My Brain Is Magic: A Sensory-Seeking Celebration by Prasha Sooful and Geeta Ladi

September 18, 2026 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

One of my cousins works with special needs students, as well as her youngest son is autistic (who is a serious smarty pants! He must get it from his mother’s side of the family). And like many teachers today, she has to supply some items to her classroom. And long story short, she had a list of items she needed/wanted. Me being the book person, I looked for the books she wanted. I told her I’d give her a couple and add a few of […]

Filed Under: Children's Books, Fiction, Health Tagged With: activities, autism, Danielle Royer, Geeta Ladi, imagination, Jennifer Zivoin, Johanna Peyton, neurodiversity, Olga Popova, Play, Prasha Sooful, Prasha Sooful and Geeta Ladi, self-esteem, Shaina Rudolph, Shaina Rudolph, Danielle Royer and Jennifer Zivoin, Social Themes

BlackRaven's CBR18 Review No:334 · Genres: Children's Books, Fiction, Health · Tags: activities, autism, Danielle Royer, Geeta Ladi, imagination, Jennifer Zivoin, Johanna Peyton, neurodiversity, Olga Popova, Play, Prasha Sooful, Prasha Sooful and Geeta Ladi, self-esteem, Shaina Rudolph, Shaina Rudolph, Danielle Royer and Jennifer Zivoin, Social Themes ·
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Wanted: All types of brains

All Brains Welcome: Embracing ADHD, Autism, Dyslexia, and More by Johanna Peyton and Olga Popova

May 15, 2026 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

The picture book All Brains Welcome: Embracing ADHD, Autism, Dyslexia, and More by Johanna Peyton and illustrator Olga Popova is not perfect, but close as it strongly introduces neurodivergent brain types in an easy-to-understand and accessible manner. We learn about 12 different types of situations a brain, and therefore its human, can deal with. It also includes neurotypical brains as just “part of the spectrum” of wonderful brain types. It gives an inclusive feeling. It is letting us see that there is no “other” in […]

Filed Under: Children's Books, Fiction, Health Tagged With: ADHD, autism, dyslexia, Johanna Peyton, Johanna Peyton and Olga Popova, neurodiversity, Olga Popova, Social Themes

BlackRaven's CBR18 Review No:142 · Genres: Children's Books, Fiction, Health · Tags: ADHD, autism, dyslexia, Johanna Peyton, Johanna Peyton and Olga Popova, neurodiversity, Olga Popova, Social Themes ·
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