About Adalyn’s Clare:
An inspiring story about a 4th grade girl (Adalyn) who struggles with anxiety and self-regulation and the therapy puppy who provided the friendship that made all the difference.
Adalyn is a very smart but very lonely fourth grader who loves animals and science. She is not very good at finding friends, but she is a whiz at science.
Adalyn’s best friends are the animals in the science room, which is just about her favorite place in the whole wide world. Adalyn finds most people very confusing and frustrating, which causes her a great deal of worry, and sometimes gets her into trouble.
Clare is a therapy puppy who has been assigned to help Adalyn find friends. This is a big assignment for a 3-month-old puppy, but she doesn’t have to figure it all out on her own.
Clare draws support from memories of her own mother’s wisdom; some really caring teachers; and the life lessons of her animal friends – a friendly ferret, two very smart rats, an exotic bird, and a 3-legged guinea pig.
Their stories will entertain, delight and amaze you! Readers will gain insight into what it is like to live with anxiety, as well as understanding the importance of friendship.
Benefits of this early chapter book for your children or students at home and in the classroom:
Social emotional learning (SEL)
Empathy-building (Adalyn needs to learn skills, not be punished)
Emotional Regulation (Mindfulness, breathing and sensory awareness)
Positive behavior support
Benefits of Canine Therapy (service and therapy dogs)
Bibliotherapy-related character study
A great read for ages 8-12, grades 3-6.
Grab an extra for the classroom. Makes a great teacher gift for the holidays!
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Author Bio:
Kari Dunn Buron taught in K-12 with students on the autism spectrum for 30+ years and was a founding member of the MN Autism Project. She developed an Autism Spectrum Disorders Certificate program for educators at Hamline University in St. Paul, MN and has done volunteer work specific to autism in Trinidad, Tobago, Barbados, Tanzania and Ghana. In 2003, Kari received a Self-designed Bush Leadership Fellowship that allowed her to spend a year interviewing and working internationally with a number of scientists and researchers in the area of Neuroscience, Social Cognition, Education and Autism with a focus on challenging behaviors. In 2012, Kari was inducted into the Illinois State University Education Department Hall of Fame.
Kari is the co-author of The Incredible 5-Point Scale (Revised Edition), and the author of When My Worries Get Too Big, A 5 Could Make Me Lose Control and A 5 is Against the Law! (2008 ASA literary award winner). Kari is the co-editor of a textbook for educators titled Learners on the Autism Spectrum: Preparing Highly Qualified Educators (2009 ASA literary award winner) and is the creator of an original social skills magazine designed for students with Asperger Syndrome called The Social Times (2010 Gold Winner, National Patenting Publications Award and Gold Medal Winner – Moonbeam Children’s Book Awards).
Kari’s latest projects include Social Behavior and Self-Management
(a book about how to use the scale with adults) and an early chapter book entitled Adalyn’s Clare. Adalyn’s Clare is a story about the dilemmas faced when a child has social anxiety, and the importance of respecting special interests when creating successful special programs. Adalyn’s Clare is an excellent book to add to a Bibliotherapy curriculum teaching social and emotional information to highly anxious children.