Sometimes it's Hard to be Me
A Child's Struggle with Change
by Trish Hammond

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Today is going to be a lopsided day… Do you wear special pajamas on weekends? Does your breakfast food start with the same letter as the day of the week? Does it bother you to look at crooked pictures, work with someone unfamiliar, learn in a new space, or have your day turn out differently than you planned? What if a book is placed out of order, or someone else uses your spot? For most of us, changes in routine are easy. But for others, the day can stretch out like chewed up bubble gum… The simple text and humour in Sometimes it’s Hard to be Me teaches us that it’s okay to be different. Differences are what set us apart from others and make us unique.

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Trish Hammond is an elementary school principal. Her many years in the field of education, have led her to write resources for children that explore the issues of mental and emotional health. She is the author of three other educational picture books: I Have Squirrels in my Belly -A Child's Struggle with Anxiety, I Have Bees in my Brain - A Child's Struggle with Inattentiveness, and I Have Geckos on my Glasses, a poem that teaches a lesson about honesty. She is a mother to three grown children and resides in Ontario, Canada.

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Contributors

Author

Trish Hammond

Illustrator

Pia Reyes

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