Ready Eddie Go! Boardgames
Learning all about winning and losing!
Developed from the Ready, Eddie, Go! animated TV show, each book in this series highlights an area that autistic children find challenging and provides gentle and supportive strategies to help children find ways of coping, which all children can benefit from. The books use clear structure as well as visuals to help readers understand the story and identify strategies that may help when they face similar experiences.
There are prompts and interactive elements that can be followed independently, or with a trusted adult.
In this book, Eddie plays boardgames with his friends. He learns that it’s ok to feel disappointed if you don’t win a game, and what you can do to make yourself feel better. Playing with others can be a lot of fun!
Beautifully illustrated, and presented in Eddie’s trademark friendly voice, the Ready, Eddie, Go! series is designed to speak directly to young autistic children and to provide them with the reassurance and advice they need to be happy day-to-day.
Ready Eddie GO! Boardgames highlights the fun you can have when playing boardgames whilst acknowledging tricky moments. It provides walk-throughs alongside practical solutions for learning to understand the rules of a game, it explains turn taking, and explores the concepts of winning and losing. Eddie shares his experiences of visiting with Akil and Nina to play Snakes and Ladders. Eddie shares his emotional experience and helps the reader to find ways to manage their feelings.
Nikki Saunders the author and co-producer for the Sky TV series, Ready, Eddie, Go! She is also a parent of SEN children. Nikki’s work has been featured in SEN Magazine and The Mum Space, and has been awarded the Theo Paphitis SBS Award and Sue Atkins Recommended Rosette.
