Not Like Every Day
Finding Calm During School Lockdown Drills
$42.43
- Hardcover
40 pages
- Release Date
30 September 2025
Summary
For Henry, lockdown drills can be scary. Staying quiet and still is tough, but with the support of his teacher, he’s able to stay calm. This reassuring story explores the complex emotions surrounding school lockdown drills and includes helpful resources from a school psychologist and safety expert.
I wish today was like every other day. But it isn’t. Today my stomach is twisted in the middle like a bunch of tissue paper butterflies.
During his school’s lockdown drill, Henry tr…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780593652220 |
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| ISBN-10: | 0593652223 |
| Author: | Stephanie V.W. Lucianovic, Gabrielle Grimard |
| Publisher: | Random House USA Inc |
| Imprint: | Random House Books for Young Readers |
| Format: | Hardcover |
| Number of Pages: | 40 |
| Release Date: | 30 September 2025 |
| Weight: | 422g |
| Dimensions: | 15mm x 418mm x 241mm |
| Audience Age: | 4-8 |
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“A compassionate resource for those seeking to support children through school safety preparations.” —Kirkus Reviews
“A comprehensive, compassionate approach to helping young readers cope with fear and anxiety around safety drills.” —Booklist
About The Author
Stephanie V.W. Lucianovic
Stephanie V.W. Lucianovic writes books in the San Francisco Bay Area surrounded by a couple of cats, a couple of kids, and a husband. She has written multiple picture books, including Zombie & Brain Are Friends, Touch the Sky, and The End of Something Wonderful. She is also the author of the middle grade novels The League of Picky Eaters and Hummingbird Season. Stephanie grew up in Minneapolis where tornado drills were common but always scary for her.
Gabrielle Grimard has been drawing since she was a very young child. Born in Montreal, she studied Fine Arts at Concordia University. She began her career as a muralist, painting numerous walls in commercial buildings in the Montreal area. She is the critically acclaimed illustrator of Stolen Words, which was one of Kirkus Review’s “Best Picture Books to Give Strength.” Her debut author-illustrated picture book, Lila and the Crow, was called “an artful take on resilience” by Kirkus, and was named a Best Book for Kids & Teens by Canadian Children’s Book Centre, and a Toronto Public Library’s First & Best List book.
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