Albert is listening carefully as his teacher, Miss Dixie, talks about friendship. Albert knows he has friends, but he does not have a ship! The beautiful illustrations help children understand about friendship and, like Albert, realize that they each have a “Friend Ship” in their heart.
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Linda Barboa
Author Dr. Linda Barboa holds degrees in speech pathology and audiology, psychology, and early childhood education. She is an experienced speech-language pathologist, with a background as a special education director, director of a center for autism, and university professor. She has worked as an educator in the United States and Europe and has presented numerous programs to professionals across the country. Dr. Barboa is the author of several books about autism, including Stars in Her Eyes: Navigating the Maze of Childhood Autism, Steps: Forming a Disability Ministry, and Tic Toc Autism Clock: A Guide to Your 24/7 Parent Plan, It’s No Biggie: Autism in the Early Childhood Classroom, and Oodles and Skoodles of Friends. Along with Jan Luck, she is the co-author of the Albert series of books to help children understand autism. Dr. Barboa, is the recipient of the prestigious JEFFERSON AWARD FOR PUBLIC SERVICE. She is the founder of an award-winning program to create autism friendly cities. Author Shelli Allen is the mother of two children with autism. Both children are nonverbal and are currently being homeschooled. Shelli serves as a mentor to parents of children with autism through the Sharing our Strengths Program in the state of Missouri. Shelli is a contributing author in the book Stars in Her Eyes; Navigating the Maze of Childhood Autism. She has given presentations to churches on a variety of topics related to autism and special needs. Shelli serves as a Christian educator at her church and works with the children’s choir. Shelli’s greatest joys in life are being a wife and a mother to her family.
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