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All My Stripes
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All My Stripes: A Story for Children With Autism
By: Shaina Rudolph and Danielle Royer
Illustrated By: Jennifer Zivoin
Zane the Zebra has autism. After a frustrating day at school, Zane runs home to tell his mother about how his classmates do not understand him. He says that all anyone can see is his autism stripe.
Critical Analysis
Awards and Honors
Gold medal- Mom's Choice Awards
Reference
Plot Summary
Rudolph, S. & Royer, D. (2015). All My Stripes: A Story for Children With Autism. Washington, DC: Magination Press
Pictures retrieved from:
https://csd.wisc.edu/slp-autism-spectrum-disorder.htm
http://www.evansincorporated.com/the-four-bes-of-effective-organizational-communication/
http://sinnersalmanac.blogspot.com/2012/09/floating-my-boat-and-praying-against.html
http://www.milestones4kids.com/sensory-processing-disorder/
Instructional Connections
1. After reading the story to young children, ask each child to write or draw both a list of their own "stripes" that make them special and a list of a partner's "stripes." Ask the children to read the lists to each other. Reflect on the experience as a class.
2. Facilitate a classroom discussion on acceptance and understanding of students with special needs.
a. In the book Zane wanted to talk with his classmates but didn't know how. If you were Zane's classmate, how would you help include him in the conversation?
b. Think about a time that you have felt lonely or sad. What made you feel better? How can you help others who are feeling sad?
Zane's mother helps him feel better by telling him all of the stripes that make him special. His pilot stripe, his caring stripe, his curiosity stripe, and his honesty stripe are all special parts of Zane. His autism stripe does not define him. Zane feels proud of his stripes and proud of who he is.
Zane tells his mom about feeling different because
he didn't want to paint with his hooves like the rest of his classmates. The paint was too weird to touch. He hid under the table and screamed during a fire drill until the firefighters came because he was scared. Zane also tells his mom about wanting to join in conversations with classmates but not knowing how. These social differences and confusions make Zane feel alone and self-conscious.