Books for Children with ADHD/ADD I Love You Just the Way You Are by Virginia Miller, Candlewick Press, 1998. 24 pages with illustrations. When the going gets tough for Bartholomew, it’s comforting for him to know that George is always there for him—and will love him through all his moods.                       Help is on the Way; a Child’s Book About ADD by Marc A. Nemiroff, PhD., Jane Annunziata, PsyD., Magination Press, 1998.  59 pages with illustrations. The illustrations is this book are attention getting! The context is information both for kids and parents: each aspect of ADD is explained and it states that it is not the child’s fault. Interventions are also explained. There is an epilogue that speaks to parents and defines the basic symptoms of ADD and how help can be acquired both for the parents and for the children. An excellent book. Sammy Sitstill; How Sammy Feels About Attention Deficit Disorder and What He Does About It,  Dr. Catherine Thompson, Crescent Publications, 2000. 35 pages with illustrations Dr. Thompson works with children who have AD/HD. The book is written in rhyme and it starts out with all the things that Sammy has to listen to everyday that make him feel bad. Then he meets a doctor who doesn’t tell him what he can’t do, rather the doctor tells him all the things he could do so that he will be liked and his life won’t be so miserable. The A.D.D.Book for Kids by Shelley Rotner and Sheila Kelly, Ed.D., The Millbrook Press, 2000. 28 pages with photographs. Very few words are used. The words are put with photos to explain that children will understand that others know how they feel when they have ADD, and there are ways to help the children feel successful and good about themselves. The Busy Mom by Sharon Murphy Yates, Child Welfare League of America, 2001. 28 pages with illustrations. A busy mother rushes to get her little boy into bed and realizes how many things she does and how precious her son and the time she has to spend with him are. She relates this to him as she sits with him. Waiting for Mr. Goose by Laurie Lears, Albert Whitman and Company, 1999. 30 pages with illustrations. Book for children with AD/HD. Stephen has trouble sitting still and paying attention and he always feels bad because someone is always mad at him. One day he sits still long enough to capture an injured goose and is able to help the animal.

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