Age: Kindergarten-2nd grade
Emotions: Losing focus, imagination
Family: Helpful guide for caregivers, too

I was remarkably impressed by this didactic, to-the-point story, and I really hate didactic books. I appreciated that the author was encouraging and accepting of the situation where a child may lose attention in class or may go into their own world even doing mindless tasks like getting ready in the morning. The doctor's solution to the problem was eating well, and doing simple things like staying organized and removing oneself from distracting environments.

Although not presented in the story, Carlson seemed to be saying that most kids get distracted easily, and that the solution is not to always diagnose them with ADHD and prescribe medication. I somewhat wish that the author would have addressed--or even mentioned--this other scenario but the focus seemed to be on drugless solutions.