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Anita Batten

Anita Batten is a retired counsellor and charity worker specialising in

the youth sector. She has multiple sclerosis, giving her an insight and

empathy towards coping with disability. She is married with three

children and four grandchildren one of whom is autistic. Drawing

and storytelling has always been her passion along with a love

of flora and fauna. What began as an idea to illustrate her whole

family as either teddies or animals, using alliteration for their names,

developed into a children’s story about autism.

Toby the Autistic Teddy Bear 2nd Edition

When Toby is invited to a picnic, some things feel a bit too overwhelming for him, and he becomes sad that he can't go. But Toby has a great idea! With help from his best friend Theo, he decides to plan his own special picnic with friends who really understand him.

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