Henry, Like Always by Jenn Bailey and Mika Song - ADVISABLE

Henry, Like Always by Jenn Bailey, illustrated by Mika Song. 44 pages. CHAPTER BOOK Chronicle/Blue Apple, 2023. $15. 9781797213897 

BUYING ADVISORY: EL (K-3) - ADVISABLE 

AUDIENCE APPEAL: AVERAGE 

Henry loves his classroom - Room 10 - the days are predictable. He loves the big calendar in the classroom and he knows just what happens every day. But when the teacher announces that there will be a parade on Friday, Henry is confused! Parade isn't on the calendar! 

Based on the picture book A Friend for Henry https://kissthebookjr.blogspot.com/2020/02/a-friend-for-henry-by-jenn-bailey.html I love that he's a little older and that Katie is still his friend. Mika Song's illustrations are darling. The fact that Henry is on the autism spectrum is not stated in the story but is mentioned on the front cover flap. Henry is white. 

Lisa Librarian