Growing up, Author and Autism Advocate Jennifer Cook says books were a literally her best friends — a refuge from the world of directions, peers, and social skills that were so hard to navigate. The Little House on the Prairie and Anne of Green Gables books, in particular, transported Ms. Cook to a place and time where she could be an expert and "not mess up."
See our full interview with Jennifer Cook here: https://www.readingrockets.org/teaching/experts/jennifer-cook
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