Bøger udgivet af Karen Jacobs

A story for children to learn about health and wellness through occupational therapy. The story takes place in an elementary school classroom where the occupational therapists introduces weekly occupations. Occupations are the everyday activities that people do as individuals, in families, and with communities to occupy time and bring meaning and purpose to life. The occupational therapist engages the students in cooking, gardening, yoga, among other topics.

Today is Lilac Sunday, and Sophie really wants to go with her Mommy. But her mom experiences depression and anxiety and is reluctant to leave the house. Mommy's occupational therapist and some people from her support group will be there, so mommy agrees to go for a short time. They take their dog, Sammy, to help Mommy deal with her anxiety. By using the strategies that her occupational therapist suggests, Mommy and Sophie enjoy their day smelling the lilacs, watching the juggler, drinking lemonade and having a picnic on the grass

I'm Just Like YouKali is a koala living in Australia with her family. She enjoys drawing pictures and playing sports with her friends. She also has a disorder in her brain called epilepsy. Epilepsy causes her to stare off into space which makes it difficult to pay attention. Throughout the book, Kali describes the process of being diagnosed with epilepsy as well as how the brain works during a seizure. However, although Kali has epilepsy and her brain is different, she can still do the same things as everyone else.