Summer by the Water

A book in the SENIOR STORIES™ series of color photography with simple text and questions designed to stimulate interaction and conversation between seniors with Alzheimer’s and their caregivers.

The readers will take a visual trip to the beach to see waves, boats, shells, and sand sculptures as well as a child building a sandcastle, a man fishing, and more. The text invites the senior readers to tell what they like about the beach in summer—which kind of boat they would prefer, what they’d eat at a beach picnic, whether they’d like a swim out to a raft…Seniors might tell their own summertime memories, or tell a new story about a photo, or just enjoy looking at the images!

Summer by the Water is a book that can be shared by two people or enjoyed alone. For a person with dementia, these evocative pictures may momentarily jog a memory like a refreshing swim on a hot day or the beauty of a summer sunset, reawakening a lost experience. These images of life’s pleasures have the potential to stimulate conversation by rekindling warm feelings, which are captured in the pages of this special book.

The author hopes both seniors and caregivers enjoy sharing the summertime scenes.

Soft Cover