Next Level: A Hymn in Gratitude for Neurodiversity

Told from the loving perspective of a mother of a child with autism, Next Level shows the full humanity of people who move through the world and communicate in their own unique, complete, and powerful way. Doyon's powerful love letter to her son invites us to "level up" and see our shared humanity in new and limitless dimensions.

Author: Samara Cole Doyon
Publisher: Tilbury House Publishers
Published: 04/16/2024
Pages: 32
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 0.95lbs
Size: 9.10h x 10.70w x 0.40d
ISBN: 9781668936832

Review Citation(s):
Kirkus Reviews 05/15/2024

About the Author
Juanita, Kaylani: - Kaylani Juanita's mission as an artist is to support the stories of the underrepresented and create new ways for people to imagine themselves. Her work has appeared at the Society of Illustrators and the BBC website, and she is the illustrator of the picture books Ta-Da! and winner of the ALA Stonewall Book Award for When Aidan Became a Brother. She lives in the Bay Area in California. Look for her online at kaylanijuanita.com and @kaylanijuanita on Twitter and Instagram.Doyon, Samara Cole: - Samara Cole Doyon Samara Cole Doyon is a poet, educator, and award-winning children's book author living on unceded Wabanaki/Abenaki territory. She is a neurodivergent mother of neurodivergent children, continually learning more from her offspring than they could ever learn from her. She earned both a LupineAward and an International Literacy Association Award for her debut picture book, Magnificent Homespun Brown, and her second children's book, Magic Like That, received a starred review from Kirkus and made the Bookstagang Best Picture Books of 2021 list. Samara works at Maine Writers and Publishers Alliance and resides with her husband, two children, and rescue pup in central Maine.