Mary Thompson (1)Critiques

Andy is autistic and loves to spin his yellow frisbee. This lovely picture book sees the interaction between Andy, his sister and a new girl at school.

A picture book for young children to explain what it is like to be the sibling of a child with additional needs.

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This is a book about a little boy with autism who spins his frisbee on the ground. When a curious girl approaches the boy, his overprotective sister steps in to gauge the situation. She relaxes when she sees her brother is fine with his new friend hanging around and eventually all three play together. I found the story-line to be a bit bland, but overall I feel like the book correctly portrayed autism for what it is. The author actually has her own child with autism, which she explains in the author's note. The book has an excerpt on autism in the back which further explains the disease in a more educational aspect. The illustrations were water colored, and gave me a sense of a book from the 90's. After further inspection, I saw the book is from the 90's.

This book is about a young boy named Andy who has autism. On the playground at school, Andy liked to spin his yellow frisbee on its side over and over, all by himself. His sister, Rosie, was also on the playground. She liked to play soccer, but she always kept one eye on her brother, just in case. This story begins when a new girl named Sarah notices Andy playing with his frisbee. She sees that he is different, but she approaches him anyway. She introduces herself and pulls a pink frisbee out of her backpack. She asks him if he could teach her how to spin it like he does. Andy moves away from her and continues to spin his frisbee. Rosie notices someone near her brother and leaves her soccer game to see what is going on. Sarah seemed to understand that Andy was different, but she still sat and watched while he spun his frisbee until Rosie came over. The story ends with Rosie and Sarah introducing themselves to each other and playing with the pink frisbee nearby to Andy.

The central message of this book is that children with autism may act differently from most children, but you can still try to be their friend. Even though Sarah notices the Andy is acting kind of strangely on the playground, she still approaches him and tries to play with him. Although he didn't respond this time, Sarah still found a friend in Andy's sister, Rosie.

This book is in the perspective of the older brother named David, talking about his feelings, family ups and downs when it comes to living with his younger sibling who has a disability. This book is extremely helpful for children who might have a sibling with a disability to read and see that they aren't alone. They also get to see what David deals with, goes through and how some situations are similar to themselves.

Andy has Autism and likes to spin his frisbee by himself every day at recess. His sister Rosie knows her brother is different so she looks out for him. The new girl Sarah doesn't know Andy has Autism but tries to make friends with him. She is very patient with him but Andy still does not react to her. Rosie comes over from her soccer game to make sure Andy is okay. She is happy that Andy didn't react poorly to Sarah and thinks maybe next time Andy will play with her. Sarah asks Rosie play Frisbee so they do.

Age 4-8
Source Liberty Ridge Elementary Library

This book is an amazing read!

This was a rest book to show how a child with autism might behave at school. It shows how if affects the other kids as well. I liked that in the back of the book there was information about what autism was.

This book provides a look from a sister’s perspective as well as a child’s perspective who does not really know what autism is, but accepts Andy anyway. It tells about how Andy enjoys spinning things and how he does not enjoy being around people he does not know. It provides some information in the back about autism and what it is.

Children can connect with Rosie because most siblings are protective of a brother or sister who has a disability, because they have seen how hateful the world can be. This books shows them that not everyone is going to be mean to their siblings, and can be accepting of others.

Primary reading level
Realistic fiction picture book

A great book that shows the perspective of a child with autism from someones very own point of view. This book includes great illustrations from the author and follows a well developed style of writing. Children can compare themselves to this book and learn that not everyone is the same. The illustrations are bright and detailed and spell out every setting, character, and emotion that is felt. This book pushes readers to think about some of the tough issues children must deal with when being in the classroom, this one being Autism. Having this book in the classroom will teach children the importance of inclusion and recognizing things like this. The use of soft water colors shows the mood the Rosie feels towards her brother with Autism. At the end of the book, the author offers information regarding Autism that is great for research or leisure reading.

I thought this book was okay. The idea of a book about a child who has a sibling born with problems and is kept in the hospital for a long time, can be good to help children who are going through that. Also, as Matthew grows up, he continues to encounter challenges. The main character has real emotions and frustrations. However, there are a few comments he makes that are maybe not younger child appropriate, such as a snarky comment about if his parents think he is an idiot. Also, there are a few pages of just text and no pictures. It was decent.

Andy and His Yellow Frisbee
Bryan O'Keeffe

This book was one of the first children's story about a disability that I have ever read. This book followed a young boy named Andy who has Autism. this book is told in the third person's view of a little girl named Rosie. There is this boy at school, Andy, who always plays with a yellow frisbee at recess. This book is a great one about friendship and trying to understand someone who is different. I think this book is great for trying to explain to children about someone who has Autism. Andy seemed like he could have been a real boy in elementary school who has Autism. Not once did I not think Andy could not have been real. The way he was portrayed was not negative and was nice for a change. The illustrations felt very appropriate and were not sloppy at all. I felt that sloppy would have taken away from the disability aspect of this book. The message is plain and simple in this book; don't judge others who are different.

Andy is a boy who has autism. Some children do not understand why he does certain things, like spin his yellow frisbee everyday by himself on the playground. I think this is a good book to introduce to students who know nothing about autism.

I really enjoyed this book. The main character, Andy, was depicted well. The story of how a new girl comes to school and wants to learn more about Andy, a boy with autism, is something may happen often. I think it was great how the author gave insights on the characteristics of autism and how it may affect the child and other's around him. The best part to me is at the very back of the book, the author describes autism accurately and that is a wonderful addition to the story. I also enjoyed how the illustrations were simple and calm. They were parallel with the tone of the story and the main characters. A fabulous special needs story.

This book is about named Andy who has Autism. He keeps to himself, plays only with a yellow frisbee, and doesn't speak much. The story tells about Andy's behaviors, how a new girl in town takes an interest in him and wonders why he is different, and how children with Autism might react in situations. I would use this book for K-2 grade students.

I enjoyed this book because of the idea behind the story and the way the story was written. This book was a about a young boy named Andy who has Autism. Andy sits alone and spins his yellow Frisbee everyday at recess. In the book it talks about how Andy acts. “He liked to keep to himself” “He never said what he was thinking or how he was feeling.” “When Andy got upset, he shut his eyes, wrapped his arms around his ears, and screamed and screamed and screamed.” These examples from the book show how even though they were describing Andy; these behaviors are typical of most students with Autism. The books’ writing was also repetitive. When they were talking about the Frisbee Andy would spin they repeated this line, “Around and around went the frisbee. Around and around and around.” The main idea of this book was that even though someone is different you can still try to be friends and understand them.

This book is a great example of kids wondering why other children act a certain way. Most kids are really curious and this is a good book to show ways you can interact with children with disabilities. I love his sisters concern in the book, I would definitely use this in my classroom one day.

“Andy and His Yellow Frisbee” is about a boy with autism who plays with a yellow frisbee everyday at recess. A new girl in town took interest in him immediately, and wanted to join in with his frisbee playing. This book does a thorough job capturing some characters of autism in a nutshell; obsession with one object, keeping to self, and no communication skills. “He never said what he was thinking, or how he was feeling. Even if he did want to tell, he had a tough time talking.” Students can learn about autism from this book, which can help them in any future interactions they may have with a child with autism.

When Matthew was born he had disabilities and that means he needed a lot of extra attention. Matthew brother David always felt left out because Matthew got more attention. The grown-ups always seemed to talk down to poor Matthew. Was he ever going to learn how to deal with his brother's disabilities? Well as he got older he learned how he could help his brother and they began to have a special relationship. Even though David had a hard time adjusting to his little brother he still loves him very much. This is a great book to show children what it is like to have a disabled sibling. I would show a class this book if a student had a disabled brother or sister.

Andy has autisum and he is always spining the yellow frisbee around and around. Sarah, the new girl, wondered about Andy and that frisbee. She went to Andy gave him her pink frisbee and asked if he could teach her how to use it. She tells him he can play with it if he would like but he moves away. Then Rosie who is Andy's sister came to make sure everything was ok. This books shows a realtionship of a sibiling of an autistic person.

PIERCE COLLEGE LIBRARY AGES 4 AND OLDER AT FIRST IT WAS KINDA, HARD, BUT IN THE END THE TWO BROTHER REALLY UNDERSTAND EACH OTHER. MOM & DAD CALLS DAVID TO BE AN INTERPRETER BECAUSE THEY COULDN'T UNDERSTAND MATTHEW. SOMETIMES IT GOT HARD FOR DAVID, BUT STILL THAT'S WHAT FAMILY IS FOR.

this is a book about a girl who is new at school and a boy who has autism and how his sister watched out for him and is a sweet book

A boy named Matthew was born with a disability. When Matthew talked no one could understand him, but his brother David. Matthew wanted to be just like his brother. You can teach children that everyone should be treated the same.

This book was a very good book about a child dealing with a brother with special needs. I read this to my 5 year old son and it helped him understand why mom and dad spent so much time trying to teach his brother things. It explains things like why they should feel special to have a brother/sister with special needs. I thought this was a very good book and would recommend it to anyone who wants to read it to a young brother/sister.