For Parents and Teachers

A quiet place for grown-ups. Kids, this part is for your grown-ups. You can go back to How do you feel? any time.

What Junie's World is

Junie's World is a series of picture books told by Junie, a six-year-old autistic girl, in her own words. Junie notices everything: the hum of the fridge, the bumpy line inside a sock, the exact number of stairs to her room. When she flaps her hands or hums, it's because she's happy or calming down, and the people who love her know that.

These books are for autistic kids who want to see themselves in a story, and for every kid who wants to understand a friend. Nobody in Junie's World tries to fix her. When something is too loud or too much, the grown-ups and friends around her make room, and the day gets better for everyone.

How the books are written

Every Junie book follows five simple rules.

Junie tells the story. We hear it from her, or stay very close to her, so readers see the world the way she does.
Real, specific senses. Sounds, textures and lights are described the way a child feels them, like "a slap on my ears," not in medical words.
Stims and routines are comfort. Flapping, humming, rocking and counting are how Junie shows joy or settles herself. They are never treated as problems.
Big feelings have a reason you can see. When Junie has a meltdown, the story shows what caused it, like a balloon popping.
The people around her adapt. Family and friends change the room, the noise or the plan. Junie doesn't have to change who she is.

Reading the books with kids

Go slow. Pause on pictures and let kids point, flap, hum or talk as they like.
Ask open questions: "What do you notice?" or "What helps you when it's loud?"
Let a child skip a page that feels like too much, and come back later.
Talk about comfort items. Junie has her gray ear hat and blue cup. What does your child have?
Reading out loud works well in a steady, quiet voice. No big sound effects needed.

In the classroom

Teachers, special education staff and librarians are welcome to read Junie's World books aloud in class and at story time. The How do you feel? pages can be shown on a classroom screen as a calm check-in. They have no sound, no ads and no timers. For class sets, school visits or questions, please get in touch.

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