Baking Cookies for Santa [Paperback]

Maxine McQueen (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: September 1, 2001

Alzheimer's Readers graciously invites persons with dementia, their family and caregivers to share memories, stories and past life's events.

Baking Cookies for Santa shares the excitement of Christmas among three generations. The children find cookie cutters in the pantry and help grandma with the holiday baking. Relatives, neighbors and friends join in the fun of making Christmas special by baking cookies for Santa!

Editorial Reviews

Review

Alzheimer's Readers, through respectful and supportive words and pictures, are dedicated to enabling one's positive sense of self. -- Carly R. Hellen, OTR/L, author, Alzheimer's Disease:Activity Focused Care

Creative images and text of the Readers provide opportunity for connection between persons with dementia and memories of the past. -- Jackie Bowers, Program Director, Central Illinois Chapter, Alzheimer's Association

These books are wonderful tools for families and staff members to connect with persons with dementia. -- Anna Ortigara, RN, MS, Gerontological Clinical Nurse Specialist

About the Author

Maxine McQueen has written news, interviews, articles, short stories and poetry. She realized the need for a tool to re-establish interactions with people experiencing demenetia through her own personal relationships. Her father-in-law, her grandmother and two of her aunts experienced and died as a result of dementia. Currently, Maxine's mother has been diagnosed with Alzheimer's Disease and is residing in an assisted living facility.

Product Details

• Paperback: 21 pages
• Publisher: Alzheimer's Readers (September 1, 2001)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0971453004
• ISBN-13: 978-0971453005
• Shipping Weight: 6.4 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #10,290,946 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)