Age: Toddler-Kindergarten

Age: Preschool-2nd grade
Disability/Mental Health: Sensory impairment
Mindfulness: Creating a sensory diet

From the moment the blaring alarm clock and the bright sun wake her up, a young girl grows increasingly irritated with various sensory experiences. When the world becomes too loud, too bright, too itchy, too tight, she seeks refuge in a tunnel at the park until her mom comes to offer comfort with a blanket wrap and a hug home. The girl then finds safety and comfort in her calm room as she slows down and resets.

What an excellent book! I especially appreciated Chang's use of little drop creatures that represented the girl's emotions, mirroring and providing variance of an emotion. This added emphasis will be so helpful for autistic children that seek additional support for understanding emotions and facial expressions.

A fast-paced mystery that would be nicely paired with a reader who wants to enjoy horror without gore and a racing heart.

What an amazing play. The play is set in the 80s during the AIDS epidemic and unravels incredibly complex and real characters and their interactions with their surroundings. In no way is this play dated as Kushner tackles timeless questions of sexuality, religion, politics, moral dilemmas, addiction, and mortality. I would LOVE to see this on the stage, with a more confined and challenging space, but the HBO miniseries is pretty amazing.

While *not* written for a librarian in her late thirties, The Misfits has excellent appeal to voracious, younger readers. Will be recommending!

Absolutely charming. With subtle touches of humor, an adventure, and a robot, this would be an excellent bedtime readaloud for older elementary kids.

A momentary glimpse into a native girl's life as she quarantines with her grandparents on the reservation and forms a bond with a neighborhood dog.