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A Friend for Henry
A Friend for Henry | Jenn Bailey
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In Classroom Six, second left down the hall, Henry has been on the lookout for a friend. A friend who shares. A friend who listens. Maybe even a friend who likes things to stay the same and all in order, as Henry does. But on a day full of too close and too loud, when nothing seems to go right, will Henry ever find a friendor will a friend find him? With insight and warmth, this heartfelt story from the perspective of a boy on the autism spectrum celebrates the everyday magic of friendship.
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A Friend for Henry by Jenn Bailey and illustrated by Mika Song is a wonderful RF RA book. Henry has autism and he is very picky about finding a friend. The story unfolds to Henry eventually finding a friend who accepts him for he is. This book won the Schneider Family Book Award Honor Book. It covers inclusion and the important message of being kind to one another.
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carolinem UDL principles 3.1 which is activate or supply background knowledge can be very useful for this book. ESOL strategies 11 and 3 which placing language into meaningful text and encourage self talk works well with this book. 4y
carolinem This YouTube video is an interview with Jenn Bailey and Denise Santomaueo and the video talks about the reading behind Jenn writing this book. Also the. Videos explores autism and how teachers can promote inclusion with this book. https://youtu.be/xz0JY8ZrlxU 4y
deiacovab I was actually looking for a book that won that particular award so thank you for sharing! I‘ll have to pick it up 😊 4y
DrSpalding Wonderful post Caroline. Didn‘t this win this year? I am adding this to my stack!❤️📚 (edited) 4y
carolinem @deiacovab @DrSpalding The book is worth reading! 4y
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A Friend for Henry | Jenn Bailey

“Henry waited at the bottom for his friend.”

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Makenziebrumfield
A Friend for Henry | Jenn Bailey

this book shows children that you don‘t have to be like everyone else and to find their own “circle”.

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Makenziebrumfield
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Genre: Contemporary Realistic Fiction
This is a very cute story about a boy named Henry who just can‘t seem to find a friend that suits him. However, he finally finds a friend just like him named Katie and they begin to do everything together.

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This an adorable book filled with diverse and realistic characters. I really felt for the main character. Sometimes it is hard to be a quiet kid. Totally worth the read.