Today I blogged about a fun fantasy, THE GIRL WHO COULD NOT DREAM, by Sarah Beth Durst. https://susanuhlig.com/2023/05/the-girl-who-could-not-dream/

I prefer the experience of reading a physical book. The smell especially is important. I love the different smells of old and new books!

But I also have several disabilities and I've recently discovered a few disability related benefits to ebooks. For some reason they don't trigger migraines as quickly as reading physical print. It's easier to switch back and forth between different activities. I'm autistic and have trouble transitioning, but I also have ADHD, so sometimes I have a short attention span. So it's easier to switch back and forth between reading books, doing internet research, and writing and editing when they're all on my laptop.

I also have a reading disability. Depending on the particular accessibility of the ebook, I can get the computer to read out long passages of text which helps with comprehension.

Hi Clare

Do you know any school librarians from your ECE work? They may have some insight.

Dave

Thanks Debbie!

I've been doing a lot of research on other autism related children's books, and I haven't found any like my first manuscript yet. I'm guessing this could either be a good thing or a really bad thing? I keep thinking that maybe there's a reason that this hasn't been written yet. It's about an autistic child and an autistic adult (my nephew and myself). I'm waiting for my nephew to read it before I start asking a lot of people for critiques.

What's the best way to search out other picture books? I've been through amazon, various blog lists, and all the autism children's book publishers that I'm aware of. Are there other places I should be looking?

I'm a voracious reader (200+ books a year), and I use ebooks for the convenience -- BUT until recently (probably this past year), I would've have definitely said I prefer print books. I still like many things about them (all have been mentioned so far), but my Kindle is so easy to use (and adjust the font and the light and download a new book, etc), and I can carry 1000s of books with me at any time. That's pretty hard to beat. When we travel, I always take books along, and even five years ago, I would have a box of books for any trip of 2+ days. Now, I just need my tiny Kindle, and I'm set. So yeah, I like so many things about printed books (and I often read a combination of printed and digital), but I'm thankful for the technology that has made it easier for me to read as much as I want.