Author
Mindy Hudon, M.S., CCC-SLP is a speech-language pathologist and the award-winning author of her first graphic novel, Kodi’s Adventures: How I Learned to Defeat the Time Snatcher. As a struggling reader, comics were always the medium that Mindy felt most comfortable reading. For struggling readers, comics don’t just help develop core reading skills, they can also prevent embarrassment by providing children with engaging visuals and short easy-to-read, vocabulary-rich text. Comics are a clever and socially acceptable way to help struggling readers to catch up with their peers while improving their confidence and self-esteem as a reader. Mindy wrote this graphic novel to engage all readers while providing effective executive function strategies that educators and parents can use to help children be successful in time management…a critical life skill! Barbara Szepesi Szucs created magical illustrations and brought my words to life!
About the Book:
The main character Kodi, is a middle school student who is time challenged. It’s the first day of middle school and Kodi is certain things will be different! But, his middle school plans don’t go as he imagined and Kodi finds himself defeated by time... again! What follows is day after day of misery, missed buses, lost papers, incomplete homework, and angry parents and teachers. Kodi knows there is something that is snatching up his time. With the help of his friend Juan and Mrs. Norton, the speech-language pathologist, Kodi takes time into his own hands. Readers will identify with Kodi’s setbacks and successes as he learns how to recognize his “time snatchers,” how to take control of his time, and how to become and effective time manager. Mindy shows how Kodi makes simple changes to get big results!
Supplementary material includes easy, functional strategies to implement into daily sessions—both in the classroom and at home.
Mom’s Choice Award®. Through the program, a panel bound by a strict code of ethics rigorously evaluates submissions and determines the best in family-friendly media, products, and services.
American Book Fest Award Finalist
Reader’s Favorite Bronze Award Children’s Educational
“I think this book is a fabulous resource for both kids and adults. I love the personification of the Time Snatcher-he was the perfect villain! And I noticed how you subtly interwove children with various needs throughout the book.”
Theresa Dodd Harp-The Time Tamers
“I think this book is perfect for middle-schoolers, speech therapists, parents, and teachers! I loved how it described tangible steps to improve time management and stay organized.”
@LanguagewithLori on Instagram
“Time management and planning the role of brain and executive functions, time estimation, and a time challenge, are all discussed in easily understood language concerning Kodi’s daily routine. The book ends with several helpful exercises on time management and organization that readers can do.”
Lois Henderson for Readers' Favorite
“A helpful novel/manual with a role to play in the classroom and therapy office.”
Kirkus Review
Contributing Writer
Mindy has been featured in various parenting and speech-language blogs including MommySpeechTherapy.com, and has been published in newsstand magazines. Mindy has been a contributing writer for the prestigious iParenting.com and for the Walt Disney Internet Group. She is proud to be the speech and language expert advisor for 30Seconds.com where she provides tips on speech and language issues, health, and everyday parenting.