Bücher von Sandra Miller Linhart

Pickysaurus Mac is not your typical dinosaur. Mealtimes pose a special problem for our picky little friend. Sometimes foods smell too gross to eat, they taste different than they look, and their textures feel like garbage in his mouth. His friends tell him to eat right to stay healthy but some things you just can't fix with words. Will Pickysaurus Mac ever find something he likes? When he finds he likes it, will it be the best food for him? Will he find it in time? Children with Sensory Processing Disorder, or SPD, must learn to navigate the crossed sensory receptors between their senses and their brain. Symptoms span a wide range, between being oversensitive or under-sensitive to stimulation of any or all of their senses. Foods pose a particular problem in the SPD child, Learning to tolerate textures, smells, and tastes sometimes makes mealtimes traumatic.

Who can determine what makes a family? Is a grandparent and grandchild considered a family? How about a single parent with children? Two individuals of the same sex or unspecified gender? Who is to say, and why should it matter?Families are like yummy brownies. They come in all shapes and sizes. Some are frosted. Some are plain. Some even have nuts. No matter who you call your family member, love is the main ingredient.

Gold medal winner of the 2015 TAZ Awards for Children's Literature in Pittsburgh, PA, Don't Label Me addresses bullying on a deeper level. Schools claim zero tolerance to bullying but a policy won't stop the subtle ways children exclude or 'label' others - keeping them separate or at least making them feel that way. Don't Label Me opens the dialogue for children to express their discomfort and helplessness regarding their situations. Don't Label Me is a first step toward realizing the issues and healing."...If you compare yourself with others, you may become vain or bitter, for always there will be greater and lesser persons than yourself ... You are a child of the Universe no less than the trees and the stars, you have a right to be here. And whether or not it is clear to you, no doubt the Universe is unfolding as it should..." ~ Desiderata; Max EhrmannAccepting yourself with all your quirks is the first step to self-esteem. Sandra Miller Linhart's book, Don't Label Me is a true asset for parents, schools, teachers, and counselors in guiding children down the positive and empowering path of loving who they are and being who they want to be.

Aesthetic beauty, by definition, is superficial - empty of any real worth - yet worshipped and coveted by the shallowest of spirits.Unless we look deeper into the soul, the being, we are limited by what our eyes see. A pretty face, a great physique - defined by a faction of society - will sour over time, hastened by a meanness of spirit."The love we give away is the only love we keep." Elbert Hubbard