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$19.95
Stock #29432
(ISBN 978-1-93529-43-2)
32 pages
9 1/2" x 11" hardcover
© 2009
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Wishing on a Star
A Read-Aloud Book for Memory-Challenged Adults
By Lydia Burdick, M.A.
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"I used to buy children's books with big pictures, big words, about animals for my mother, who has advanced dementia. Now to be able to have a book with pictures and words with somebody her age sitting on a chair enjoying the sunset — it's a really inspired idea."
-Jill Eikenberry, a New York-based actress
"Happy New Year to You! A Read-Aloud Book for Memory-Challenged Adults is a useful tool for initiating communication nd providing stimulation for persons with Alzheimer's disease and other dementias. It can be used by children, adults, and family as well as health professionals as a device to interact with those suffering from memory loss."
–Activities, Adaptation & Aging
. . . a book especially recommended to for [sic] anyone having to cope with Alzheimer's, dementia, stroke and other memory-damaging disorders. With simple, colorful illustrations enhancing a deftly written, informed and informative text, Lydia Burdick' [sic] 'Wishing On a Star' is thoroughly 'reader friendly' and a fine addition to any personal or public library collections."
–The Midwest Book Review
" . . . thoroughly 'reader friendly' and a fine addition to any personal or public library collections."
–The Midwest Book Review
"Wishing
On a Star is not only a book to share with our loved one, but a gentle
educational tool to help all of us in our journey through the emotional
maze [of] Alzheimer's and dementia."
-Edie Dykeman, Elder Care Cafe Blog, http://www.eldercarecafe.net/wishing-on-a-star-book-review.html#more-1412
"Lydia Burdick's book series is fulfilling
an unmet need for reading materials for older persons with memory problems.
Our research indicates that these are the kinds of reading materials which
these persons may prefer to read at some point in the course of their
condition."
-Barry Reisberg, M.D., Clinical Director, Silberstein Aging and Dementia
Research Center, New York University School of Medicine
"A wonderful way to engage with a memory-impaired adult"
-Peter Rabins, M.D., M.P.H., Professor of Psychiatry, Johns Hopkins
University School of Medicine
"Read and share this amazing heart touching book . . . it will make everyone
happier, wise, and better equipped to communicate"
-Mark Victor Hansen, co-creator of, #1 New York Times best selling
series Chicken Soup for the Soul® and co-author of Cracking
the Millionaire Code and The One Minute Millionaire
"With her unique books, Lydia Burdick brings families closer together
–– she helps bridge the
chasm created by senile dementia."
-David Shenk, author of The Forgetting: Alzheimer s, Portrait of
an Epidemic
"Lydia Burdick invites you to come alongside your loved one through the
joy of the spoken word and the warmth of the printed page. She guides
you in embracing hope and opening a window when the light dims along our
human journey. Take her hand as she guides you in the gift of giving.
Like The Sunshine on My Face, Lydia's new book Happy New Year
to You! is a friend helping a friend to bring joy to your loved one."
-Luella Nabors, Executive Director, Brighton Gardens Oklahoma City
"An enchanting way to instantly create closeness, spark recognition, and
share moments of joy with a memory-challenged loved one."
-Jacqueline Marcell, B.S., author of Elder Rage, and host of
Coping With Caregiving radio program
"It was exciting to see the second Two-Lap Book. I shared this book with
patients and caregivers at my nursing home and assisted living facility,
and it was met with uniform excitement."
-Bernard A. Roos, M.D., Professor, University of Miami Miller School
of Medicine, and Director, the Stein Gerontological Institute at the Miami
Jewish Home and Hospital for the Aged
"This version takes the uniquely effective model from the first book and
adds the elements of reminiscing about holidays & I think the ability
to share memories about special family times will have value for the caregivers
as well as the patients."
-Rosemary Laird, M.D., M.H.S.A., Medical Director, Health First Aging
Institute, Cocoa Beach, FL
"This is another terrific tool for communicating with our loved ones that
have memory loss. This book gives us the delight of hearing their laughter
as the tender and beautiful illustrations bring back joyful memories to
their hearts and minds!"
-Susan Schank, family caregiver and volunteer
© 2009-2010 Health Professions Press
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