Mis Zapatos de Dinosaurio / My Dinosaur Shoes

Baby-PreS–A delightful—and useful—bilingual English/Spanish story about a boy with autism and his journey to accepting his new pair of shoes. Roscoe has a favorite pair of shoes. They have puppies on them and fit him perfectly! But when he outgrows them, he refuses to use his new shoes—even if they are equally adorable and have dinosaurs on them. With help from his sister Ivy, Roscoe begins to feel more comfortable with this change. Ivy uses a variety of communication tools and coping strategies with Roscoe, such as giving options, leaving the new shoes out on display for a period of time, using a feelings board, and playing with fidget toys. By the end of the story, Roscoe is ready to try something new—he just had to do it on his own terms. With adorably cartoony and colorful illustrations, autism representation, and examples for caregivers, this book will find a home anywhere.