Advance Praise for....

The Sunshine on My Face
A Read-Aloud Book for Memory-Challenged Adults

By Lydia Burdick

“This is a special book. I wish we didn’t need it but we desperately do. This book will help husbands, wives, sons and daughters connect with that special someone who is increasingly hard to reach.”

David Shenk
Author of The Forgetting:Alzheimer’s, Portrait of an Epidemic

“I strongly endorse The Sunshine on My Face. [The author’s] desire to stimulate the senses of seeing, touching, hearing, feeling and tasting in dealing with her mother's declining memory is reflected throughout the book. We have been working with this special population for many years; we believe Burdick has met a great need.”

Alice Watkins
Executive Director
Eastern North Carolina Alzheimer's Association

“This is a lovely concept and should be a valued resource for caregivers of memory-impaired persons. It is well done and the reader can improvise additional scenarios following the model pioneered by this book.”

Carl Eisdorfer, M.D., Ph.D.
Knight Professor and Director
University of Miami Center on Aging

“Alzheimer's patients require special kinds of activities. This book appears to be exactly the kind of reading material which is likely to be useful and appreciated by Alzheimer's patients in the moderate and severe stages.”

Barry Reisberg, M.D.
Professor, Department of Psychiatry
Clinical Director, Silberstein Aging and Dementia Research Center
New York University School of Medicine

“Lydia Burdick offers caregivers a little ray of sunshine . . . Her book, The Sunshine on My Face, is a treasure born of personal experience.  The words are simple, to the point and eminently readable.  The illustrations are clear, recognizable and pretty to look at. The combination, with instructions and suggestions from the author who has been there, creates an opportunity to sit back, take a break and talk about the things we love to do.  It just feels good!” 

“This simple book should be a very effective way to promote communication and closeness between a person with dementia and a conversation partner…The format is great — large enough to fit over two laps.”

Michelle Bourgeois, Ph.D.
Department of Communication Disorders
Florida State University

“Unique … I love the concept of a shared reading source. Caregivers are hungry for a source of connection. The physical closeness required by the nature of the product is a plus.”

Lou Eaves, M.S., CCC-SLP
Eaves Solutions, Inc.

“A charming and delightful tool to help family caregivers engage a loved one, who suffers with dementia, and create an intimate bonding experience for both.”

Jacqueline Marcell
Author, Elder Rage
Radio host, Coping with Caregiving

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