Happy New Year to You!: A Read-Aloud Book for Memory-Challenged Adults (Burdick)

$18.95

Stock #29203
(ISBN 978-1-932529-20-3)
28 pages
9 1/2" x 11" hardcover
©2006

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Happy New Year to You!
A Read-Aloud Book for Memory-Challenged Adults
By Lydia Burdick, M.A.

You won't find a simpler way to interact meaningfully and enjoyably with someone with memory impairment! Just sit down together, open this colorful and engaging book across both laps, and begin reading, reminiscing, and communing.

The second book in the Two-Lap Book™ series, Happy New Year to You! celebrates each month of the year with colorful illustrations and short, easy-to-read text. Individuals with memory impairment and their caregivers will enjoy the familiar and friendly images: rain showers in April, weddings in June, school days in September. Pictures and text together will spark boundless opportunities to discuss and remember happy times and comforting experiences.

Styled with the appeal and simplicity of a children's book but created for adult audiences, this Two-Lap Book can serve multiple purposes:

Stimulate conversation and reminiscence
Encourage physical closeness and interaction
Provide a calming diversion from an upsetting episode
Inspire intergenerational exchanges with children
Increase social interaction between staff and residents
Promote reading skills in residents who retain their literacy

Reading Happy New Year to You! is an instant activity — no planning or preparation required. Open it to a favorite illustration. . . read it from start to finish. . . or select just a page or two to spark an exchange. Tips on how to promote engagement with the book are provided, as well as song suggestions for each illustration! Here is a natural and unlimited opportunity to rebuild connections for the person with dementia, stroke, multiple sclerosis, and related disorders.

A Two-Lap Book® is a trademark owned by Lydia Burdick.