My Brother and Me – Early Reader

In My Brother and Me and early reader story – a young boy and his brother journey through a typical day at school, getting dressed, riding to school, after school activities, and home, beautifully illustrated with mixed media collages and with fill in the word phrases, eg:

“I can button my _ _ _ _ _ .”

Sample Images and Text from My Brother and Me

This is Samir.
He is in class four.

This is me.
I am in class one.

Every morning
we get ready
for school .
I can button my —–

Samir helps me
put on my —–.

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