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From Cooperative Children's Book Center (CCBC)

Sammy’s had a hard day at school. His little brother, Benji, has had a hard day at preschool. “When Benji’s had a bad day, we tiptoe and speak softly. When I’ve had a bad day, no one tiptoes or speaks softly.” Sometimes it seems everything is about Benji. Sammy can’t take karate lessons because the classes are on the same day Benji has therapy with “Super-Happy-Lady.” But on this day when nothing is going right, Sammy gets comfort from Benji, who comes out from the cardboard fort where he likes to take refuge and burrito-wraps Sammy in his fuzzy blue blanket, just like Mama does for Benji because it comforts him when he’s upset. The author shares that she has one child with autism and one without. It also stresses that no two kids with autism are alike, and that everyone, whether or not they are autistic, has bad days. (Ages 5–8)

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From Publisher's Weekly

July 23, 2018
Sammy, a boy with floppy black hair, had a bad day at school, and back home, he feels overlooked. Sammy's mother tells him to be quietâ€"his brother, Benji, is playing in his small, house-shaped "box," a sign that he, too, is having a rough day. "When I've had a bad day, no one tiptoes or speaks softly," Sammy laments. But when Benji sees that his brother is sad, he comforts him in the best way he knows. In Min's acrylic and colored pencil art, figures and forms resembling cut paper are set against calm brushed backgrounds. Pla doesn't overtly state that Benji is autistic (an author's note explores the topic further) but emphasizes his behaviors and qualities. With a light touch, Pla offers a thoughtful reminder that all siblings need extra love and attention sometimes. Ages 4—7.