My Friend Has ADHD

by Amanda Doering Tourville, Kristin Sorra (Illustrator)

Overview

My friend Robby has a disability called ADHD. But that doesn’t matter to us. We play basketball, tell jokes, go canoeing, and help each other with our homework. I’m glad Robby is my friend!

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781515856610
Publisher:	Capstone
Publication date:	05/01/2019
Series:	Friends with Disabilities
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	24
File size:	20 MB
Note:	This product may take a few minutes to download.
Age Range:	5 - 8 Years

About the Author

Amanda Doering Tourville is the author of more than 15 books for children. Her book Rain Forest ABC: An Alphabet Book (Capstone Press, 2004) was nominated for the 2005-2006 Mocking Bird Award. The same book was also on the American Library Association's booklist of Outstanding Science Read-Alouds.

Amanda currently lives in St. Paul, Minnesota, with her husband and her chinchilla. She loves animals and would have an entire zoo if she could. She also enjoys traveling and photographing wonderful, exotic places. Her photography has been featured in books and magazines.

Originally from Baltimore, MD, Kristin discovered very early on that she wanted to be an artist. She often visited the Smithsonian with her parents and loved making paper dolls, homemade cards and board games. She went on to study at Pratt Institute in Brooklyn, NY where she graduated with highest honors, earning a BFA in Illustration and minor in Fashion Design, and received the award for Excellence in Illustration.

For over 10 years, Kristin has specialized in illustrating children's books working in both traditional and digital media. She also co-founded a business with her husband as a digital color artist for the comic book industry, and has ventured into animated property development, stationery design, textile design, editorial, advertising, and fashion illustration. Her work has appeared in children's books, both trade and educational, dozens of comic books, magazines, stationery and party products, off-Broadway posters, websites, clothing hang tags and her mom's birthday cards. Kristin resides in New York with her husband and their dog.

Editorial Reviews

My Friend Has ADHD, by Amanda Doering Tourville, illustrated by Kristin Sorra. This, the latest title in Picture Window Books’ "Friends with Disabilities" series, follows My Friend Has... books about autism, Down Syndrome, and dyslexia. In My Friend Has ADHD, using language just right for the kindergarten-through-third-grade crowd, Marcus tells the reader about his friend Robby, who has ADD/ADHD, describing his positive qualities — he’s creative and game to try new things — balanced with his worrisome traits — he has trouble waiting in line, he sometimes talks when he isn’t supposed to. Plus, each two-page spread features facts about ADD/ADHD, expanding upon Marcus’s thoughtful narrative. The book's matter-of-fact tone and balanced portrayal of this condition make it a valuable resource for introducing ADD/ADHD to our children, their friends, and their classmates. http://www.additudemag.com/adhdblogs/4/7303.html

ADHD Parenting Blog

Excellent new series from Picture Window Books: FRIENDS WITH DISABILITIES It has 4 titles, all written by Amanda Doering Tourville, illus. by Kristin Sorra: MY FRIEND HAS AUTISM; MY FRIEND HAS ADHD, MY FRIEND HAS DOWN SYNDROME; MY FRIEND HAS DYSLEXIA. Over the years I have had a number of books on these subjects to sell. Some have been straightforward, non-fiction titles, some are fiction that lightly may touch on these subjects. Tourville's books are fiction, but loaded with facts about these conditions. The main characters talk to their friends with these conditions, frankly let us know where the problems come up, and how to deal with the frustrations of communication. These books are written for 7-9 year-olds, but there were a few facts that were also quite enlightening for me. I will never try to re-arrange and autistic person's things, for assistance. They most likely will be displeased — at best. These would be great for home, but can be found at your library soon. Happy reading everybody! http://greatkto8thgradebooks.com/2010/02/18/friends-with-disabilities.aspx?ref=rss

Great K To 8th Grade Books Blog

The Friends with Disabilities series tackles such conditions as autism, dyslexia, and Down syndrome by having the narrator of each book describe a friend afflicted with each disability. In this volume, a boy named Marcus talks about his buddy Robby, who has ADHD. “We’ve been friends forever,” says Marcus, but that doesn’t mean Marcus doesn’t get anxious about Robby’s behavior, like when he talks when he shouldn’t: “He isn’t doing it on purpose. But I worry we’ll get in trouble.” Positive attributes, like Robby’s creativity, are mixed in with the negative. Sorra’s textured artwork uses a soothing color palate, bizarrely canted settings, and amusingly featured characters to tell the tale. “Did You Know?” insets add fast facts, and back matter includes a glossary, medical description, bibliography, Web sites, and index.

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