Sammy does not go to school with his older brother--Sammy has to go to school on a special bus. The brothers cannot play in the park together--Sammy lies under the tree and watches the leaves. Sammy's brother is angry because Sammy is autistic and does not know how to be a "normal" brother. Then, one day, Sammy's older brother realizes that he should not demand everything on his own terms and that Sammy's way of doing things may not be so bad after all.

Simply written and beautifully illustrated, this moving book realistically portrays being a sibling of an autistic child. Ages 4-8.

 

This book has been graded for interest at 3-6 years.

There are 32 pages in this book. This book was published 2012 by Skyhorse Publishing .

About the author: Becky Edwards is a teacher who has specialised in teaching autistic children. She lives in Chichester with her husband and two young children. About the illustrator: David Armitage has been working as an illustrator for almost thirty years. His most well known books are the Light House Keeper books which are published by Scholastic and have been in print for over twenty years. David lives in Sussex and divides his time between fine art, illustrating and publishing the schools magazine Aquilla. Becky Edwards lives in Chichester with her family. This is her third picture book for Bloomsbury. Becky's previous book MY BROTHER SAMMY won the Best Children's Picture Book of 1999 awarded by the English Association. Anthony Flintoft lives in Leeds where he works full time illustrating children's books.