Picture Books for Autism Acceptance Month
April is recognized as Autism Acceptance Month and World Autism Awareness Month, a time dedicated to increasing understanding and acceptance of people with autism. These picture books from our library collection feature children on the autism spectrum. 

How to Build a Hug; Temple Grandin and Her Amazing Squeeze Machine
by Amy Guglielmo and Jacqueline Tourville

Young Temple Grandin loves folding paper into kites, swinging on the playground, and building things but she absolutely does not like hugs.  Inspiration strikes when Temple visits her aunt's ranch and notices how the ranch hands used a squeeze chute to calm the cows for vet exams.

Staff Picks: Leonard and Hungry Paul by Rónán Hession

Leonard and Hungry Paul
by Rónán Hession

Rónán Hession’s Leonard and Hungry Paul is a thoughtful and amusing story about two thirty-something male friends navigating through a few of life’s major and minor turning points. Leonard is adjusting to living alone after his mother's passing while best friend Hungry Paul, the baby of a close knit family of four, is being lightly pressured by his engaged older sister to find a real career and move out of the family home.