Albert Einstein

I love this book for several reasons. It is the story of Albert Einstein's childhood, and how he behaved differently from the people around him, but at the same time, was thinking very big thoughts that would eventually contribute to the world. It explains instances where Albert Einstein did not seem to fit in (ex: sports), and how he would be interested in things that most people took for granted. I think it is a good book to help children be more accepting and understanding of people who behave differently. I also love the illustrations in this book. They are very cute and colorful and a little on the art-deco side. It's really a beautiful book. The story is kept quite simple so that small children will stay interested, but at the same time learn a little about Einstein and how his childhood was.

There once was an absent minded little boy, always forgetting everything. He wasn't very neat either, in fact you could say he was rather messy. He didn't even tie his shoes. And you know what? Some people said he didn't know how. His teacher was always frustrated with him, because he had trouble paying attention in school. It seems his mind wandered a lot. He was always thinking of other things. He didn't like geography. He didn't history. I don't think he even liked school. But he did like numbers. He liked to watch ants. He liked to look at the sky. He was Albert Einstein and Mr. Lepscky has done him justice in this wonderful children's book with gorgeous illustrations by Paolo Cardoni. Not only will you have the satisfaction of helping your child read when you finger through the pages of this book, but you will be teaching him a bit of history and you'll be teaching him that even kids who are different matter. This is an important book. It's a beautiful book. It's one that belongs in every child's library.

My very intelligent son is Dx'ed with PDD NOS and is inclusioned in regular school. This book has helped him and his teachers to appreciate his differences and gives us all hope for his future. There is nothing depressing about this book! Of course Einstein was different and that difference made him great. What seemed like a deficit in his personality to some people is what also made him capable of thinking outside the box and discovering incredible ideas in physics. My thanks to Lepscky and Cardoni for an excellent book on tolerance!

I couldn't disagree more with the reviewer who called this book"depressing". This book has transformed my son. He hasAsperger Syndrome, AKA high-functioning autism, and this book is inspiring for him, and also his friends. Other children accept his oddities and idiosyncrasies much better after they read this story and realize that one of the greatest minds of all time was so similar to my son. Rather than being critical because it explores Einstein's uniqueness, readers should recognize that there is more to a human life than grades and homogenous childhoods.

My son has Asperger's Syndrome, which looks remarkably like what Einstein had. This book showed my son (and me) that it's okay to think differently than other people and that different isn't bad. The book is extremely simplistic, but it's meant for younger kids, not kids looking for a biography to report on.