ARA Review by Lacynda Mathes of Lets Talk! a story of autism and friendship

[Lacynda Mathes]

[Following is an OnlineBookClub.org ARA Review of the book, Lets Talk! a story of autism and friendship.]

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5 out of 5 stars

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"Let's Talk! a story of autism and friendship" by Lisa Jacovsky is a sweet children's story that teaches acceptance and accommodation to young children.

Harper is a seven-year-old little girl who is excited to have made a new friend at her favorite place in the world; the pool. She spent the day playing with a little girl who did not talk to her and flapped her arms in a silly way. When it was time to go home the little girl, named Emma, does not want to give her back her tube, and it takes Emma's mommy several tries to get her to hand over the toy. At home, Harper asks her Mommy about her new friend. Harper's mommy and Emma's mommy teach Harper about autism and how to communicate with Emma.

This is a sweet story that is well written and nicely edited. The illustrations by blueberry illustrations are well done.

As the mother of a severely autistic child, I appreciate the lessons of the sweet story. On the other hand, it should be understood that not every autistic individual will communicate in the same way as Emma. In fact, most will use a device instead of pen and paper, and some, like my son, can't even do that. As the idiom goes, if you know one person with autism, you know one person with autism. Naturally, that would be difficult to address in a children's book, but I'd very much like to see the author attempt to tackle that concept in future Harper and Emma adventures.

All in all I commend Jacovsky for her effort.

I gladly give this story 5 out of 5 stars.

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