You Are a Social Detective! 2nd Edition (Storybook)

“Michelle and Pam's work on helping children and adults understand the social mind begins with the perception of self in the social world. As a mom with a son with social thinking challenges, I am grateful to Michelle and Pam for the thoughtful representation and development of characters from different racial and ethnic backgrounds in the 2nd edition of You Are a Social Detective. It helps to broaden the lens and scope for our children to see themselves as a Social Detective.”

“I learned I have lots of smarts and social smarts.”

“You Are a Social Detective, 2nd edition, is a perfect introduction to teaching children how to make sense of the social world around them. The book makes the invisible hidden rules and expectations visible. It has explicit examples of social situations to engage students. The book also shows children how to observe the social environment, and how to use context clues to change their behaviors in order to change the thoughts and feelings of others. Mostly, I like the illustrations and the pages for students to practice. The diversity of children allows students to relate to the characters in the scenes and envision themselves successful in their reality of social interactions with others.”