Happy New Year to You!: A Read-Aloud Book for Memory-Challenged Adults (Two-Lap Books) [Large Print] [Hardcover]

Lydia Burdick (Author), Jane Freeman (Illustrator)

Editorial Reviews

Review

"With its warm, friendly, and upbeat style, this is an appealing picture book to share with a person with Alzheimer's or other memory impairment." -- Family Caregiver Alliance Update, Winter 2007

About the Author

With a master's degree in Clinical Practices (psychology), Lydia Burdick's career has been in human resources. Since 1993, she has been a consultant at an international outplacement firm.

Lydia developed the Two-Lap Book™ concept in the course of caring for her mother who was diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease. "One of my greatest pleasures," she says, "was sitting together with my mother and hearing her read the words from the book when she had otherwise stopped speaking almost entirely."

Product Details

• Hardcover: 22 pages
• Publisher: Health Professions Pr; 1 edition (June 30, 2006)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1932529209
• ISBN-13: 978-1932529203
• Product Dimensions: 9.8 x 11.1 x 0.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 12.8 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 3.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #570,657 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
  • #55 in Books > Large Print > Health, Mind & Body

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Customer Reviews

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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent!!!!!!, January 18, 2009

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Isabelle Lutrin - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Happy New Year to You!: A Read-Aloud Book for Memory-Challenged Adults (Two-Lap Books) (Hardcover)

This is a wonderful book for memory-challenged adults. It has been a great revelation to me that my husband is able to read and enjoy this book.

We need more books and tools like this for patients with dementia. They are more capable than you think they are.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellend for Memory Challenged Adults, May 7, 2007

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M. Ziraldo - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Happy New Year to You!: A Read-Aloud Book for Memory-Challenged Adults (Two-Lap Books) (Hardcover)

Large print
Engaging, colourful pictures.
Good for caregivers to use with their loved ones.

1.0 out of 5 stars Happy New Year, January 9, 2012

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lemonade lucy - See all my reviews

Amazon Verified Purchase

This review is from: Happy New Year to You!: A Read-Aloud Book for Memory-Challenged Adults (Two-Lap Books) (Hardcover)

First time I purchased a used book through Amazon. Very disappointing to receive this particular book with pages ripped out. The pages were ideas to use with discussions for a memory care group I volunteer to work with each week. The binding was not intact and book should not have been sold through Amazon. It is falling apart!!
Garage sale special only....
The other book, that I ordered, same owner going by the name written on the cover, was OK. I doubt that I will order a used book again especially if Amazon is not going to weed out the truly unfit ones to sell to the public.