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

"With its warm, friendly, and upbeat style, this is an appealing picture book to share with a person with Alzheimer’s or other memory impairment."
–Family Caregiver Alliance Update


"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, and co-author of The 36-Hour Day


"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


"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


"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