Brianna banana, new cheese girl

key selling points

• in this funny and feel-good story, quirky brianna ross finally gets to be helper of the day, which draws the attention of the popular cheese girls. but brianna soon learns being a cheese girl is not much fun.
• readers who have experienced big feelings, social struggles, emotional dysregulation or difficulties with attention will find brianna a sympathetic and relatable character. although brianna doesn't have a diagnosis through which to understand her challenges, her family and school do their best to offer support, guidance and kindness as she navigates the everyday ins and outs of school.
• brianna's day starts with her bringing a form from her doctor to have her teacher fill out to describe her learning style, which hints at brianna moving toward a diagnosis of some kind of learning difference.
• author lana button has a passion for social-emotional literacy and found inspiration for this story from her experiences as an early childhood educator and parent. growing up, her own nickname was lana banana!
• illustrator suharu ogawa's playful illustrations bring brianna's unique and humorous voice to life.
• this high-readability book features a dyslexia-friendly font, cream paper and increased line spacing to increase accessibility for dyslexic and other striving readers.