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Henry, Like Always: Book 1

by Jenn Bailey

A school-week change through Henry’s eyes

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Awards & Recognition

  • Award recognition

    Schneider Family Book Award Winner

    The metadata identifies this book as a winner of the Schneider Family Book Award.

  • Editorial selection

    NPR 2023 Books We Love Pick

    Selected as a 2023 NPR Books We Love pick.

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A school-week change through Henry’s eyes

Henry values the familiar routines of Classroom Ten, so a week with a parade unsettles the order he expects: Share Time shifts, and the instruments are too loud. The short-chapter story follows his response to these changes through child-centered images such as “stomach volcanoes” and days that feel “a little too orange.” As the first book in a beginning chapter series based on *A Friend for Henry*, it brings autism and the everyday patterns of school into an early-reader format. Its focus on routines, sensory experiences, and navigating an altered schedule gives the school setting a specific place in Henry’s story.

Good fit for readers who enjoy

  • Newly independent readers ready for short chapters and simple text
  • Children on the autism spectrum and peers interested in stories about school experiences
  • Parents, teachers, and librarians seeking children’s fiction featuring an autistic protagonist

Themes

Autism and neurodiversitySchool routines and changeSensory experiencesFriendship and belonging

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Book overview

A Schneider Family Book Award Winner
A Theodor Seuss Geisel Honor Book
A NPR 2023 Books We Love Pick
A School Library Journal Best Book of 2023
A 2023 Chicago Public Library Best of the Best Book

A beginning chapter book series based on the award-winning picture book, A Friend for Henry! Henry likes Classroom Ten. He likes how it is always the same. But this week, Henry's class will have a parade, and a parade means having Share Time on the wrong day. A parade means playing instruments that are too loud. A parade means this week is not like always.

Join Henry as he navigates the ups and downs of marker missiles, stomach volcanoes, and days that feel a little too orange. From the creators of the Schneider Family Honor-winning picture book A Friend for Henry, this warmly funny book starring a child on the autism spectrum is a reassuring read for school-bound kids of all stripes.

GREAT FOR BEGINNING READERS: With short chapters and simple text, this book is perfect for newly independent readers who are just moving into longer books.

BACK TO SCHOOL: Familiar school scenarios--from new schedules to making new friends--are portrayed with humor and understanding in this series that will appeal to and reassure any child starting or continuing in school.

DIVERSE STORIES: Representing neurodivergent kids is a vital aspect of expanding diverse representation across books for all ages. Henry, Like Always provides a mirror and a window for kids on the autism spectrum and their friends to see themselves in the stories they read.

AN AWARD-WINNING TEAM: Jenn Bailey and Mika Song were awarded a Schneider Family Honor Award for their picture book A Friend for Henry. See how the story continues in this classic-feeling early reader series based on the same character!Perfect for:
  • Newly independent readers
  • An excellent resource for parents of kids on the spectrum
  • Librarians, teachers, and booksellers looking for a children's book that offers a window into the experience of autism
  • A reassuring read for kids with varying levels of social anxiety
  • Gift-givers looking for a sweet and relatable book about friendship
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