The Perfect Project

This series is perfect in that it highlights the strengths of those with differing abilities. It also touches on differences in an accepting light.

Gorgeous illustrations in a book to help us learn about autism. I felt this book was soft and kind while giving us some really great information. It did no let paint Charlie as damaged or slow, just different. Charlie has his own strengths and the teacher and the children helped to encourage him to use them. I felt it had helpful tips and really interesting facts.

The Perfect Project is a lovely book about Charlie, who has autism, and how he felt during his groups class project. We had not read any books on autism before and so it was a nice way to show children how everyone has things they find difficult without the character being labelled or the children realising he was different, the perfect way for it to be written! Charlie felt like a very realistic character and I like how we got to see times when he was finding it hard and times when he had the opportunity to shine as it gives a more realistic version of a story and it was great for them to see how everyone has something they are great at. The illustrations in the book are gorgeous with cartoon like images in pastel like colours. There were lots for the children to look at and showed very well how Charlie reacted to the activities in his class. The children noticed he was struggling at the start so it was great to see the reassuring words from his teachers and classmates help him to achieve his best. The notes at the end of the story are very useful to help adults recognise why Charlie was reacting in the way he did and why and similarly the discussion points were a nice way to discuss what happened in the story with the children. This is a fantastic book that is easy for the children to understand and great at showing how a child with autism may struggle and what they may need help with. A great book to raise awareness for children and adults.

RATING: 3.5 STARS
2019; Quarto Publishing Group - QEB Publishing
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Autism has a range on the spectrum, so while this book has just some general characteristics, but it is one character. I think this is a great book that can spark discussion with children. Parents and teachers can begin with this, using the tips in the back of the book. I like the illustrations in this one.

***I received an eARC from NETGALLEY***

This is a cute little story primarily aimed at children with autism, though it can also be used to help neurotypical children understand those in their lives who are autistic better. There are good resources in the back for parents and teachers, including some fun games.

It's' time for a science fair. Charlie, who has autism, is on a team with several other students. They choose to do their project on trains, a topic that Charlie knows well. How will their team fare ?

The story illustrates some of the ways in which autism is seen by others. For example, Charlie is literal, he can't cope with loud noise, he knows a lot (!) about trains. These parts of the story do not receive undue attention but are presented in a matter of fact way. Charlie's classmates do not tease him or give him a hard time. I am not sure that this is the experience of other children with autism but it definitely could be something to talk about.

This book is part of a series about children who have special education needs. The book includes suggestions for discussion, notes for parents and teachers and a section of tips for coping with autism,

This book was informative and it could be used to help children understand the needs of others. It might also be appealing to a child with autism as it normalizes the school experience.

Thanks to NetGalley and the publisher for this read in exchange for an honest review.

The Perfect Project was a nice book highlighting the struggles that an autistic child goes through. It was a nice story to read to my child. She enjoyed watching the children create their project for the science fair. I'm not sure if she fully understood that the main character was autistic, she's 6 and doesn't really know what that means, but she understood that some things bothered him, like the loud noises.

Thank you to NetGalley and the publisher for this ARC in exchange for my honest review.

The Perfect Project is great! I love reading these social thinking books to the kids I babysit. I like that this book talks about autism too! If you are looking for a book about autism to read to your child, look no further! I highly recommend this book!!

Ms. James' class is preparing for the Science Fair and all the students are terribly excited because there is a prize for first place. Groups are formed and Emma, Matt, and Andrew are in Charlie's group. Charlie is a lovely little boy who is autistic. Although he may be different socially from the other kids in his class he is accepted and included by the others.

The group decides their project will be about trains. Matt crowns himself leader and Charlie shows his proficiency in knowing a whole lot about that subject. When his group starts working on their train model Charlie's contribution causes the model to collapse . The reaction of the other members towards the accident makes poor Charlie upset and he runs away as fast as he can covering his ears.

Ms. James finds him and calms him down then she leads him back to his classroom and reunites him with his group. The beautiful part of the story is that his group does not mock him or make Charlie feel bad. His teacher assigns him to write down some facts about trains for their presentation which Charlie does. He is ably being part of the group... a very important part too!

The reader discovers that Charlie's contribution will turn out to be the very one that may very well win them first prize! Will Charlie become a Superhero then?

The illustrations are wonderful with vibrant colours and lots of expression. The author has included notes at the end of the book that are informative and helpful in understanding autism much better and even some fun games. The story teaches kids about tolerance, acceptance and kindness. It would be a wonderful book to have in a classroom and elementary school library. I highly recommend this book.

First off I would like to say I love how the text uses dyslexia-friendly fonts. As a reader who is dyslexic this means a great deal to me! The illustrations have a wonderful retro look to them.

Charlie is a student who is on the autism spectrum. Ms. James uses Charlie's knowledge of trains to redirect his attention back to the school project. Throughout the book we see students in his group help out with Charlie. For example, Andrew helps Charlie by offering ear defenders to help with the loud sounds at the science fair.

Without question, this book is a wonderful resource in the classroom and school library. It is geared more to younger children and does not overwhelm them with all the facts and sticks to the basics. While children may have heard the term/word autism they most likely do not know how it affects those with it.

Thank you Netgalley for providing me a copy for an honest review.

I read this book with my 9 year old and 6 year old at home. This book was a great book to spotlight learner differences and individual needs. Given my work within special education, this book was a great book for my own kids to see, hear, and discuss. This book was very relatable for both, leading to discussions about kids in their own classes with various differences and acknowledging ways that their classes have worked with kids who might learn differently.
I also read this book to one group at school. Within that group there is a student with autism. Peers in the group had acknowledged learning differences previously, but could identify that the student in their class didn't understand figurative language and needed more explanations than peers.
This book has just the right amount of explanation and details, while keeping it very kid friendly.

Such a great book about a child with autism who is not ostracized because of his differences but instead made to feel special. I loved that the book included helpful hints for parents/caregivers/teachers on how to handle those moments when a child with autism might become overwhelmed.

I received a copy of this book in exchange for my honest review. Thank you NetGalley.

This was a touching book for sure. The series focuses on children with different abilities.. I find it extremely important that books like this exist. Every child should know that not all children act, play, learn, feel the same way.