This is a lovely book to have in school for children who are struggling. Even without a diagnosis, it might help some children recognise themselves and understand some of their difficulties.

I liked that it talked about what Malory found difficult and that it was natural for her. It showed positive role models (parents and teacher) and things that helped. The book acknowledges that life is difficult for children with ADHD and the adults around them. These conversations need to take place to remove the stigma of this condition.

Gorgeous illustrations to help reinforce messages. I am not sure about the yellow colour for the text on a white background, I found this a little hard to read and as certain positive words were in a different font they seemed to override everything else around them and draw my attention, perhaps unnecessarily.

I loved this book for children who have ADHD as well as for children to better understand their friends/siblings who have ADHD. The illustrations were beautiful and the sentences were short and to the point. Perfect for kids!

Most children with ADHD are misunderstood. – I know this personally, because I was one of them.

It is the same for eight year old Malory, who discusses her ADHD through her own eyes. She discusses her differences to the other children she mixes with at school, and some of the problems she has. She discusses how her mother reminds her just how unique she is, and shows us the positives of having ADHD.

ADHD and me is a brilliant, and informative book on ADHD for children. What makes it so great is the empathy that the author has, discussing the self-esteem issues and feelings that many children with ADHD may experience. – and it’s all told from the perspective of a child.

Rated 4*

My little boy is right at the beginning of his suspected ADHD/Autism journey, so this book has come at just the right time.
Its a book I feel I could read to him, which will help him understand that he is perfect just the way he is - and that he will just do things slightly differently.
Its also helpful for adults to read this to see things from the child's point of view.
Lovely book, and the illustrations were beautiful too

Malory's story to me, as a person with ADHD was so special because I could relate to so much of it. I cannot sit still. Sometimes I forget to be silent. And this is why Malory's story resonated so deeply with me because how many times have I been told what she has? I absolutely adored this book and the way some words were written in script to make them stand out. The emphasis given to what was more important was wonderful and I'm so glad this book exists especially for young children.

Oh how I wish wish wish we could get books like this one into as many schools as possible in the hopes that maybe a kid could pick it up and recognize themself in it. As one of SOOOO many girls who were not diagnosed with ADHD until adulthood, this book was just an arrow right to my heart. In a good way.

The book is lovely, and the illustrations are gorgeous. I loved that there was messaging included about finding people who "get it" such as the art teacher- its so important to have figures like that in life.

My only tiny issue is that it wasn't clear to me what "The List" is, otherwise- a very nice book!

Thank you for the copy for review!

I love the concept of this book. The illustrations were beautiful and the message was wonderful - you are perfect just as you are and your differences are something to be celebrated. I would definitely recommend this book.

This cute kids book is a great resource to help kids with ADHD express what their experience as well as to help other kids understand and empathize. I wish it had something about what strengths the main character had that were unique rather than focusing on her difficulties.

I was provided with a digital copy of the bold via NetGalley

I normally see a lot of books on ADHD for adults, but there rarely are any for kids, so I’m really glad to see this. I thought it was really cute and colorful plus also the change of size and font in the middle of the sentences helps with reading. I love how supportive her parents are and how it mentions the struggles and medications in such a light and easy way for kids to understand.

This is such and excellently written insight into the struggles, emotions and differences that people with ADHD and their families experience. It is a heart warming story with a great message! The use of different fonts and font sizes really catches the eye and keeps a readers focus.

Note: I received an ARC of this book via netgalley and the publisher in exchange for my honest review.

This is a beautiful and useful book with an easy to find title. Children will love the beautiful watercolor illustrations by Leonie Cheetham. They convey a certain amount of dreaminess that represents perfectly Malory's frequent escapes into distraction. I love the the buttercup yellow of the text and the variety of fonts used. They complement the story wonderfully.

The story shows the need for support from family, mentions medications, and shows what a difference there is for Malory between teachers (and the head of school) who expect her to behave like everybody else, and her art teacher who understands that she is a little different, meets her where she is and genuinely wants to help her.

The end of the book has a note from the author aimed at parents and educators explaining her motivation for telling her story with ADHD: to educate adults, show families they're not alone, and to let children like Malory see that they are perfect just as they are.
The book ends with a picture of the author, the 'real' Malory, and her mother.

I highly recommend this book.

This is a very clever book. It explains very clearly to a mixed age group of children how to deal with autism. This doesn't have to be because they have it but as a way to help all understand.

My only issue is saying they are different because she has it. All children are different and have different 'quirks' and we should embrace all, autism or not.