Author/Illustrator: Mary Thompson
Genre: Contemporary Realistic Fiction (Special Needs Collection)
Awards: NA
Age Level: 6+ years old
Summary: Andy and His Yellow Frisbee is a children's book about a young boy named andy with autism. He would sit on the playground every day and spin his yellow frisbee no matter who was watching. All recess long, he would watch it spin round and round. Andy has a sister named Rosie, She is very protective and loving towards him. Andy had always shown tendencies to want to be alone and become fixated on one thing. Andy described this feeling of "words being stuck inside him and they couldn't get out." Rosies' mom told her why Andy does the things he does is because he has a disability called Autism. A girl named Sarah would approach Andy during the day. She was gentle, kind, and compassionate. Andy felt comfortable and at peace around her, unlike most of the other students at his school. Andy and His Yellow Frisbee is a great book for students with autism as well as for family members to gain a background of understanding for autism.
Illustrations are filled with vivid watercolors. The colors are gentle and soft-spoken, matching the tone of Andy's voice. Characters are drawn with life-like features and the text flows page to page.
In my classroom, this book would be a book at one of my reading centers for the students during library time. I would love for them to read this book in pairs, reflect within their group, and share with the teacher questions they might have about the book. I think this will allow students to gain knowledge of the autism disability in the least intrusive way.
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