Illustrated English Proverbs…

The Early Bird has easy quizzes about traditional English proverbs – part of the series of Illustrated Traditional Sayings. It’s for anyone with moderate cognitive impairment (or regaining reading skills after stroke). They may be able to read a sentence or two, and they’ll enjoy knowing the answers to the quiz questions and commenting on the photos. It can be fun to share with grandchildren, testing their knowledge too!

However, a lot of the value also comes from the evocative, quirky or heartwarming photographs. These lead to the chance to have a conversation about something that doesn’t require short-term memory. A picture of ‘Every cloud has a silver lining’ might lead to either some philosophical observations – or reminiscence about walking to school in stormy weather as a child.

Each set of seven sayings starts with a ‘quick quiz’ page, with a missing word. You can read this aloud to your loved one (who may well supply all the missing words). Or you can say, “Let’s read on, and find out the answers…then you can test me later!”

40 pages, extra large font, in a a bright, slim, light, 8 x 10 paperback.

No reference to dementia (or other illness) anywhere inside the book, or on the cover. The back cover says simply: “Enjoy these traditional English proverbs, sayings and quizzes. Keep your mind active as you read aloud or read along!”

You can find The Early Bird on Amazon using universal link https://mybook.to/EarlyBirdSayings or ask your library to look for ISBN number: 9781922191571.