Wishing on a Star (Two-Lap Books)
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Author: Lydia Burdick
Publisher: Health Professions Press
Hardcover:
ISBN 10: 1932529438
ISBN 13: 978-1932529432
You won't find a simpler way to interact meaningfully and enjoyably with someone with memory impairment! Just sit down together, open this colorful and engaging book across both laps, and begin reading, reminiscing, and communing. The cheerful, engaging illustrations and straightforward text in Wishing on a Star describes favorite activities and experiences that fill each person's day. Individuals with memory impairment and their caregivers will enjoy the familiar and friendly images: waking up to the sound of birds singing, playing with pets, cheering for a favorite team. The pictures and text in this third book in the Two-Lap Book® series will address two of the major challenges faced by caregivers: communicating with a person with memory impairment and finding meaningful ways to fill the time. Styled with the appeal and simplicity of a children's book but created for adult audiences, this Two-Lap Book can serve multiple purposes: Stimulate conversation and reminiscence Encourage physical closeness and interaction Provide a calming diversion from an upsetting episode Inspire intergenerational exchanges with children Increase social interaction between staff and residents Promote reading skills in residents who retain their literacy Reading Wishing on a Star is an instant activity―no planning or preparation required. Open it to a favorite illustration … read it from start to finish ... or select just a page or two to spark an exchange. Plus, tips on how to promote engagement with the book are provided. Here is a natural and unlimited opportunity to rebuild connections for the person with dementia, stroke, multiple sclerosis, and related disorders. A Two-Lap Book® is a trademark owned by Lydia Burdick.
Review
"I used to buy children's books with big pictures, big words, about animals for my mother, who has advanced dementia. Now to be able to have a book with pictures and words with somebody her age sitting on a chair enjoying the sunset ― it's a really inspired idea." (Reviews 2001-01-01)
". . . a book especially recommended to for [sic] anyone having to cope with Alzheimer's, dementia, stroke and other memory-damaging disorders. With simple, colorful illustrations enhancing a deftly written, informed and informative text, Lydia Burdick' [sic] 'Wishing On a Star' is thoroughly 'reader friendly' and a fine addition to any personal or public library collections." (Midwest Book Review Reviews 2001-01-01)
"Wishing On a Star is not only a book to share with our loved one, but a gentle educational tool to help all of us in our journey through the emotional maze [of] Alzheimer's and dementia." (ElderCare Cafe Blog, http://www.eldercarecafe.net/wishing-on-a-star-book-review.html#more-1412 Reviews 2001-01-01)
"Lydia Burdick's book series is fulfilling an unmet need for reading materials for older persons with memory problems. Our research indicates that these are the kinds of reading materials which these persons may prefer to read at some point in the course of their condition." (Silberstein Aging and Dementia Research Center, New York University School of Medicine Reviews 2001-01-01)
"A wonderful way to engage with a memory-impaired adult" (Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine Reviews 2001-01-01)
About the Author
With a master's degree in Clinical Practices (psychology), Lydia Burdick's career has been in human resources. Since 1993, she has been a consultant at an international outplacement firm. Lydia wrote The Sunshine on My Face in the course of caring for her mother who was diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease. "One of my greatest pleasures," she says, "was sitting together with my mother and hearing her read the words from this book when she had otherwise stopped speaking almost entirely."
