My Brother Charlie - Hardcover

Peete, Holly Robinson; Peete, Ryan Elizabeth

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0545094666 ISBN 13: 9780545094665

Publisher: Scholastic Press, 2010

Synopsis

"Charlie has autism. His brain works in a special way. It's harder for him to make friends. Or show his true feelings. Or stay safe." But as his big sister tells us, for everything that Charlie can't do well, there are plenty more things that he's good at. He knows the names of all the American presidents. He knows stuff about airplanes. And he can even play the piano better than anyone he knows.

Actress and national autism spokesperson Holly Robinson Peete collaborates with her daughter on this book based on Holly's 10-year-old son, who has autism.

About this title

From the Author:

We offer this book as a gift to families struggling with autism, and to those who have no autism in their immediate families, but who have friends facing autism. My Brother Charlie is a book about how special all children are, and how every one of us can find value in the uniqueness of people. Mainly, this is a book about hope and love.
--Holly Robinson Peete

My goal with this book is to let kids and their parents in on a little secret: kids with autism are valuable human beings with real feelings, even though they can’t always express them. I feel it is up to those of us who don’t have autism to change ourselves so that we can better understand people with autism.
--Ryan Peete

About the Author:

Twins Ryan Elizabeth Peete and Rodney Peete wrote this book with their mother, Holly Robinson Peete, to help share awareness about autism with other children who have been touched by it in some way. Ryan and Rodney travel with their mom, speaking to teens about their experiences growing up together. The Peetes live in Beverly Hills, California.

About this edition

• Publisher: Scholastic Press
• Publication date: 2010
• ISBN 10: 0545094666
• ISBN 13: 9780545094665
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 40
• Illustrator: Evans Shane