Fireworks Night
An Autism Story
Published on 4. September 2024
Book
Paperback/Softback
30 pages
978-1-0686977-2-2 (ISBN)
Description
At just 16, Callum Knight penned his highly praised book, The Secrets of My Spectrum, a heartfelt exploration of his experiences as an autistic child and teenager. Now, he has teamed up with L.B. Arthur to create children's stories based on his own life experiences to foster greater understanding and acceptance of autism.
Join Daniel on a colourful adventure and experience the world differently!
This captivating book is filled with bright pictures that help you learn about Daniel and his autism differences. Fireworks Night teaches us about acceptance and understanding while highlighting some of the challenges Daniel faces.
At the back of the book, children can enjoy a fun Spot the Difference activity and a colouring page, making it an interactive experience. The pages are designed to make it easier for dyslexic people to read, ensuring an inclusive and enjoyable experience for all readers.
Reasons You Will Enjoy This Book:
Promotes Acceptance and Understanding: The story helps children learn about autism and the importance of accepting and understanding differences.
Engaging Activities: Includes a Spot the Difference and a colouring activity to enhance the reading experience and provide fun, interactive elements.
Inclusive Design: The book's pages are designed with dyslexic readers in mind, making it accessible to a broader audience.
Educational Value: Teaches children about the challenges faced by those with autism, fostering empathy and awareness from a young age.
Vibrant Illustrations: Bright, colourful pictures captivate young readers and keep them engaged.
Suitable for a Wide Age Range: This book is perfect for children aged 4-8+ and enjoyable for older children who like simple stories with vivid illustrations.
Neuro-diverse Friendly: This book is written with both neuro-diverse and neuro-typical children in mind, making it a valuable addition to any child's library.
Join Daniel on a colourful adventure and experience the world differently!
This captivating book is filled with bright pictures that help you learn about Daniel and his autism differences. Fireworks Night teaches us about acceptance and understanding while highlighting some of the challenges Daniel faces.
At the back of the book, children can enjoy a fun Spot the Difference activity and a colouring page, making it an interactive experience. The pages are designed to make it easier for dyslexic people to read, ensuring an inclusive and enjoyable experience for all readers.
Reasons You Will Enjoy This Book:
Promotes Acceptance and Understanding: The story helps children learn about autism and the importance of accepting and understanding differences.
Engaging Activities: Includes a Spot the Difference and a colouring activity to enhance the reading experience and provide fun, interactive elements.
Inclusive Design: The book's pages are designed with dyslexic readers in mind, making it accessible to a broader audience.
Educational Value: Teaches children about the challenges faced by those with autism, fostering empathy and awareness from a young age.
Vibrant Illustrations: Bright, colourful pictures captivate young readers and keep them engaged.
Suitable for a Wide Age Range: This book is perfect for children aged 4-8+ and enjoyable for older children who like simple stories with vivid illustrations.
Neuro-diverse Friendly: This book is written with both neuro-diverse and neuro-typical children in mind, making it a valuable addition to any child's library.
Reviews / Votes
I find myself reflecting back and wishing I had this book when I was starting out as a parent years ago! This book is beautifully and thoughtfully illustrated, perfect to capture a child's attention. It could easily be used as a social story to create coping strategies and to avoid those triggers that lead to meltdowns.Callum captures the essence of the challenges of being autistic and going to a noisy Fireworks display.
He covers many scenarios, and those all important headphones are a must. I Iike the way this visit to the firewok display is managed by all of the family, the father reminding him of the noise and cold, so warm jacket needed. Things don't go to plan as they are caught in a traffic jam. One again Daniel's sister manages to distract him by playing his favourite Cartoon on her phone. The power of distraction and being prepared for the trip, clearly demonstrates how triggers that cause meltdowns can be easily avoided.
Callum deals with the unexpected accidents, like Daniel dropping the candy floss and uses distraction techniques again. Then at the end it is all too cold, noisy and overwhelming for Daniel, who is now close to meltdown. He is spotted by a coach driver who lets Daniel sit in the coach and watch the fireworks in the warm and in relative quiet, as he gazes through the large window. It just goes to show how greater awareness and acceptance of autism by society can really make a difference to the quality of our lives.
All schools, libraries, parents, professionals should keep a copy of this book. A great resource for the community, and such an informative and supportive resource for parents to avoid meltdowns in public.
- Brian, Autism Support Community UK
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Series
Language
English
Place of publication
United Kingdom
Target group
Children/juvenile
Interest Age: From 4 to 8 years
Illustrations
16 Colour and 1 black and white illustrations
Dimensions
Height: 216 mm
Width: 216 mm
Thickness: 2 mm
Weight
105 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-0686977-2-2 (9781068697722)
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Schweitzer Classification
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Callum Knight was diagnosed with ASD (autism spectrum disorder) when he was thirteen years old. When he read books about autism and watched television shows, he felt so many things about being autistic were left out. At sixteen, he decided to write about his experiences, in the hope that it could help other kids like him to know they are not alone and give them something to show their family, teachers or carers. Callum lives with his family in Kent, UK and is currently writing children's picture books about Autism. You can find out more at: Framibooks.com
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