Bronze Winner – Right Start Awards 2025
Meet Minna and learn about the concept of masking in this informative and inclusive picture book on neurodiversity.
Minna’s Masks teaches children aged 3-5 all about the awesome abilities that neurodiverse individuals have and gives them a safe space to feel accepted.
This inspirational book is written by neurodiverse author Louise Gooding, author of Wonderfully Wired Brains, and sensitively explores a range of neurodivergent experiences. Louise Gooding has been nominated and shortlisted for several awards, including The Week Junior Book Awards and the ALCS Educational Writers' Award.
Through Minna’s story, readers will learn about masking, which people use to help them fit in or adjust to situations where they may otherwise feel insecure, as well as important lessons about empathy and compassion.
This educational book for children features:
Louise Gooding (Author)
Louise Gooding lives in Switzerland with her partner and three children. After years working in children's entertainment, Louise channelled her creativity into books. Having a neurodiverse family herself, Louise wrote this book to increase the visibility of disabled and neurologically different people in children's books.
Melissa
