My brother Otto and the birthday party

Piper and her little brother Otto, who is on the autism spectrum, are excited to attend a birthday party for their friend Ruthie. In kid-friendly language, Piper explains the accommodations Otto and Ruthie, who is also autistic, need in order to feel safe and secure in a stimulating new environment,...

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Main Author: Raby, Meg (Author)
Other Authors: Pallmer, Elisa (Illustrator)
Format: Books Print Book
Language:English
Published: Layton, Utah : Gibbs Smith, 2022
Gibbs Smith 2022.
Edition:First Edition.
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Summary:Piper and her little brother Otto, who is on the autism spectrum, are excited to attend a birthday party for their friend Ruthie. In kid-friendly language, Piper explains the accommodations Otto and Ruthie, who is also autistic, need in order to feel safe and secure in a stimulating new environment, such as wearing headphones to keep distracting noises muffled. The book provides explanations for Otto's differences in easy-to-understand language and highlights that Otto desires fun, comfort, and love--just like his peers.
Physical Description:28 unnumbered pages : color illustrations ; 28 cm
ISBN:9781423661412
1423661419
Author Notes:

Meg Raby lives in Salt Lake City where you can find her playing and working with neurodivergent children as a Speech Language Pathologist and friend, or writing and planning big things in the second booth at her local coffee shop that overlooks the Wasatch Mountains while sipping on her Americano. Meg believes the essence of life is to understand, love, and welcome others and brings this energy into the story of Otto Crow and on her Instagram handle @author.meg.raby.

Elisa Pallmer studied design at Escuela de DiseƱo del INBA and English Literature at the National Autonomous University of Mexico. Her focus is on illustrations for children, and she lives in Mexico City.