That Always Happens Sometimes

★ “A deeply satisfying tale of a square peg who finds a way to triumph.” —Kirkus Reviews, starred review

★ “Relatable for kid readers, nicely nostalgic for adults, and all-around wonderful.” —Booklist, starred review

★ “[A] delightful book guaranteed to bring on both laughs and greater understanding of the many Maxs in the world.” —BookPage, starred review

“A heady moment for a memorable voice.” —Publishers Weekly

“A humorous and empathetic tribute to the neurodivergent kids out there who march to the beat of their own drums.” —The Horn Book

“An excellent book for exploring neurodiversity through an engaging story about one child’s everyday experiences.” —School Library Journal

Kiley Frank is a writer and freelance editor living in upstate New York. Her debut picture book, Tomorrow is Waiting, received many accolades. She worked in publishing for six years before leaving the NYC area. You can find her reading to her four children and coaching a battle of the books team for middle schoolers.

K-Fai Steele is an author-illustrator who grew up in a house built in the 1700s with a printing press her father bought from a magician. She wrote and illustrated A Normal Pig and All Eyes on Ozzy! and has illustrated several other books. She was a James Marshall Fellow at the University of Connecticut, a Brown Handler Writer in Residence at the San Francisco Public Library, and an Ezra Jack Keats/Kerlan Memorial Fellow at the University of Minnesota.

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