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"Meant to be shared! Caring for a senior who is dealing with dementia or other health issues can be challenging, but also joyful and rewarding. Hilda's Story: New Bedford, Massachusetts is an interactive read-aloud designed for entertainment, understanding, comfort, and connection. Get a nostalgic glimpse into the true-life story of Hilda, the child of immigrant parents, as she grows up during the years following World War II in a historic city on the coast of Massachusetts. Experience the decades through the wonder of invention and love of family. ""Hilda grew up in New Bedford, Massachusetts, a city with a history of whaling, fishing, and textile mills."" The straightforward story is upbeat, optimistic, and a delight to follow! Vintage photographs and fun illustrations are sure to bring up lots of cheerful memories. The carefully chosen images are accompanied by thoughtful questions that help spark conversation and encourage discussion. Get ready to be surprised and amazed by your loved one's response! Hilda's Story: New Bedford, Massachusetts is meant to be shared, and your interaction with your listener can become as meaningful as the story itself. This Picture Book style hardcover (11"" x 8.5"" / 40 pp.) is a wonderful resource for families and caregivers but can also be offered for someone to enjoy at their own pace. Excellent to read to an individual or with a small group! A wonderful resource to use as an activity for any home health care worker, at any skilled nursing home, assisted living, or other senior health care facility. Great gift for anyone who has a treasured senior in their life!"

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This unique book offers a 'hands-on' approach, helping to generate meaningful conversations between reader and listener. Siobhan shares an innovative, magical way to communicate with our loved ones more effectively. Nicole Kanelos Certified Dementia Practitioner Resident Engagement Director

This unique book offers a 'hands-on' approach, helping to generate meaningful conversations between reader and listener. Siobhan shares an innovative, magical way to communicate with our loved ones more effectively. Nicole Kanelos Certified Dementia Practitioner Resident Engagement Director

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"Siobhan McDonald is the President of Granger St. Studios. Providing visual arts workshops to seniors with memory challenges inspired this book. Siobhan taught visual arts in public schools for over twenty years. She is an artist, mother of two grown children, and ""Vovó"" (Grandma, in Portuguese). Siobhan and her husband live in Marblehead, which lies along beautiful coastal Massachusetts. Siobhan was a member of the Education Advisory Board at the Museum of Fine Arts in Boston for four years. She has a B.F.A. (Studio Art) from Montserrat College of Art and an M.Ed. (Arts and Learning) from Endicott College. Siobhan is especially passionate about helping seniors with memory loss to connect with loved ones and caregivers through conversation and sharing their own personal stories. Becky McDonald has been drawing for half a century, and has written and illustrated dozens of personalized books under her product line, Aunt Becky Books (www.auntbeckybooks.com). Her BA in Graphic Design from Eastern Illinois University was the only the beginning of her multifaceted career in art and design. Becky connects with clients through her unique caricatures, colorful illustrations, playful poetry, and text-based graphics. When she's not visiting her three grown children in either New York City or Chicago, she's enjoying the quiet life with her husband and two cats in Western New York."

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