The Brain Forest

by Sandhya Menon, Kushla Ross (Illustrator), Donita Richards (Editor)

Come explore The Brain Forest, which follows a mother and her son down the path of understanding the different ways brains can be.
Brains that go fast, brains that go slow, brains that do what they're told, brains that say NO!
A heart-warming read that helps celebrate neurodiversity without dismissing its challenges, and centers around building a strengths-based society where everyone is valued for what they have to offer. This book helps start conversations and offers ideas to the reader about what they can do to create more inclusive environments.

Genres: Childrens, Picture Books, Nonfiction, Autistic Spectrum Disorder

36 pages, Hardcover

Published April 22, 2022

About the author

Sandhya Menon is the New York Times bestselling author of several novels with lots of kissing, girl power, and swoony boys. Her books have been featured in several cool places, including on The Today Show, Teen Vogue, NPR Book Review, Buzzfeed, and Seventeen. A full-time dog servant and part-time writer, she makes her home in the foggy mountains of Colorado.

Reviews

[Heather · Rating 5 out of 5]

Read this with my 9 year old. He and I are both AuDHDers. We both loved it. I love how it helps explain to kids how brains are different which isn't a bad thing. It teaches that we shouldn't be ashamed just because our brains aren't neurotypical. The illustrations are also well done as well.

My son and I would reccomend this book to ALL kids aged 6+!

[Julia Brown · Rating 5 out of 5]

A lovely introduction for kids into the many ways to have a brain. Loving and supportive wording in addition to beautiful illustrations that help lift and guide the storyline. I did feel it was a little light on information in the ways ADHD is experienced however as an introduction to neurodivergence it strikes a good balance. And I will be buying a cauliflower ☺️

[Heidi Swallow · Rating 5 out of 5]

A beautiful book for young children (kindergarten and lower primary) that helps children understand neurodiversity in other people giving examples
Of the different types of brains (asd, adhd, dyslexia etc) and how they function. I enjoyed this book immensely and my children did too!

[Ros3_reads · Rating 5 out of 5]

Beautiful book for explaining the gift of neurodiversity to little ones

[Cathy · Rating 5 out of 5]

This is a great book explaining the way different brains work. Recommended to anyone having conversations about neurodiversity with little people.

[Honeypie · Rating 3 out of 5]

Sometimes the things we're asked to do suit other brains more.
When we ask everyone what THEY need, we know more than we did before.

[Jennifer R. R. · Rating 4 out of 5]

Great book to teach neurodivergence. Slightly harder concepts that are a bit wordy, so need parent to expand on information for younger readers.

[Pennie · Rating 3 out of 5]

7 year old: it was brainy rainy.