A story about a young girl going on a walk with her brother. Her brother wonders off, and she has to see the world through his eyes to find him. Estimated ages: 3-8

You know how you read The Cat in the Hat and you thought, that's fun, but why were these small children left at home all alone? That's how I feel about this picture book. Why did the two young girls have to take their younger brother Ian who is autistic to the park all by themselves? Of course, he gets lost and it's really scary. The sisters ask a couple adults if they've seen a little boy and the adults are totally unhelpful. ("No, perhaps he's watching the baseball game.") These grown-ups are so uncaring! Don't you think if you met two frantic girls looking for a lost little boy that you might want to assist them instead of carrying on with your life in this blase fashion? The basic message I got from this book is that if you have an autistic sibling your life is really stressful and you have too many responsibilities for a kid your age and no grown-ups will help you. Which I don't think is necessarily the case at all and is a big downer. So I wish this book had been a little more positive.

On the plus side, the illustrations are beautiful and look true-to-life. And the book also explains in simple terms that a little kid can understand some sensory and communication issues that an autistic person might have. ( )

I enjoyed this story about a young child with autism, Ian, through the eyes of Ian's older sister. The author does not have to go into very much detail, but gives us enough to begin to imagine some of the aspects of Ian's behavior and his sister's perception of that behavior. The illustrations are beautiful and do a great job of portraying individuals' emotions and interactions with other. Overall, a beautiful story about being more accepting of others' differences and taking time to view the world different than you typically would. ( )

Ian is a little boy with autism, he doesn't like to talk much and his family knows that. They go to a restaurant and he doesn't make eye contact, and he also hears things differently than others. Such as a firetruck does not affect them. He smells things differently too, such as the lilac's that he does not like. He also feels things differently, such as at a pond when he is tickled with a feather and shrieks. Overall, this story is just showing a perspective about what it is like to have autism and how different they are from us. And it is important to know this, but they are also a lot like us too. At the park, the sisters lose Ian and begin to panic. They think of the things he enjoys and then they know where they can find him, and they find him at the bell where he is lying underneath it. This book is intended for grades prek through 2nd, and this book can be used in any grade level to talk about autism and make students more aware of autism and what it looks like and how it is different but how it is similar as well. ( )

Ian's Walk is about an autistic young boy who goes for a walk to the park with his sister. his sister does not quite understand why his brother does certain things, but this trip opened her eyes about Ian, On the way home from the walk, she lets Ian do what he wants, with out any shame. This book will help students understand that everyone is not the same and given them a small look on others who have autism and how they may react to some things, ( )