Want a book that your autistic child can relate to? Does your child have a pet they love? Then this is the book for you.

Sam has a special affinity with his pet mouse, Riley. He can sense his feelings and whereabouts. Being autistic Sam can also talk to Riley better than his family.

When Riley is scared away by a cat, his Pet Rescuers team, Pete and Lyn, and her sister Brenda, come to help. They follow Riley’s paws and mayhem until he jumps into a house where he’s stopped at. Will Pete be reunited with his mouse?

This book can help your child learn the following:

• How to make friends with similar interests
• How team work can help you find confidence to ask for help
• How to use a hobby/interest to ask for help
• How pets can help you find confidence, especially with special needs
• How your hobby/interest can be used as a career later on

Sam is the third book in the Pet Rescuers series. The series covers friendship, family and the difficulties a child an autistic child faces in the outside world, with a positive approach which helps readers to understand.