Raisin’ Brains: Surviving My Smart Family will give you a peek into the sometimes wacky world of giftedness. It’s filled with lots of quirky examples of strange characters--most of whom are directly related to me.
You’ll read about my slightly unusual mother, Myrna, who made us tuna fish and jelly bean sandwiches for lunch and who made home-sewn underwear for the five of us--bulletproof, satin blue, double thick underwear. One size fits all. You’ll meet an entire cast of bizarre characters, such as my uncle, the genius, who tied a helium balloon to the bridge of his glasses to keep them from rubbing on his nose while he mowed the lawn. Or my daughter, Magnolia, who once lived with a family of rabbits.
Raisin’ Brains: Surviving My Smart Family won the ForeWord Magazine Book-of-the-Year Gold Award for Humor as well as a Mom's Choice Award! It’s on the American Mensa Parents’ Book List and the SENG Recommended Reading List. Whether you’re interested in gifted education, can relate to large and peculiar families, or just need a good therapeutic laugh, pick up a copy at your local bookstore or go to Great Potential Press, Inc. to order straight from the publisher.
Multi-award winner!
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Check out these reviews!
Davidson Institute for Talent Development, December, 2002:
"Hats off to you, Ms. Isaacson, for sharing your stories and your wisdom...this book scores a perfect 10."
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"!!!!Exceptional"
Minnesota Outlook, Jan/March, 2003, Reviewed by Wendy Skinner:
"You'll bust a gut laughing about this Montana Mom's adventures with her five, yes, count 'em, five gifted kids."
Midwest Book Review, Fall, 2002:
"Raisin' Brains is delightful and highly recommended reading."
Arkansans for Gifted and Talented Education Newsletter, Spring, 2004:
"It is the touching and hilarious humor in "Raisin' Brains" that makes the book such a good parent recommendation."
South Carolina Psychological Association:
"Entertaining and enlightening...helpful and reassuring...with...special issues of the G/T child...I highly recommend it."