A children’s book featuring Opening Minds through Art (OMA) artwork is receiving national attention.
Why Can’t Grandma Remember my Name, was featured in an article in the December 12, 2016, print edition of Time Magazine. The article highlights five books written to help children deal with “terrible, horrible, no good, very bad things in life.”
Why Can’t Grandma Remember my Name, by Kent L. Karosen and Chana Stiefel, is a children’s book explaining Alzheimer’s disease using artwork created by children juxtaposed with art created by OMA artists. It demonstrates the creativity that is within all of us, regardless of age or cognitive status.
The book explains in a clear and straightforward manner how to love and live with someone who has dementia. Each page is brightly illustrated with paintings created by kindergarten and first graders as well as art created by elders with dementia in the OMA program. This easy to understand book provides families with a tool to explain to children why grandma can’t remember their names. Elizabeth “Like” Lokon, the founder of OMA, said, “It is such an honor to have OMA artists’ work be included in this book. This inclusion shows that people with dementia can continue to contribute to the education of children.”
Royalties from the sale of the book benefit the Fisher Center for Alzheimer’s Research Foundation in the quest to find a cure. The book can be purchased from Amazon.com.
Why Can’t Grandma Remember my Name, was featured in an article in the December 12, 2016, print edition of Time Magazine. The article highlights five books written to help children deal with “terrible, horrible, no good, very bad things in life.”