The Day my Brother Got Famous is an absolutely lovely story of inclusion and family. The third in Jen Carney’s ‘The Day My _______ Got Famous‘ series, it brings readers right back into the heart of Ferris’s family. Exploring themes of fostering, SEND and acceptance in diversity, it provides wonderful role models for how to show care even within the ups and downs of family life and challenging siblings.
In this instalment, Ferris is looking forward to spending time working on his submission for a comic drawing competition. Plans change when he has to spend the week at Space Camp supporting his foster brother, Arthur. He knows it’s the right thing to do and he really wants to help Arthur but he’d much rather be trying to become a famous artist – and he’s needed at home. His family have applied to adopt his little sister, Keeley, and Ferris is desperate to be there to show the adoption social worker what a great big brother he is and just how much Keeley’s loved. This is a lot of responsibility for a young person but Ferris handles it admirably (even with a few hiccups along the way).
The story includes many strategies for supporting children with additional needs, including Makaton. Illustrations of how to do signs and encouragement for the reader to try it are empowering and show that this form of communication is easy and natural. The Day My Brother Got Famous is a fantastic book for building empathy and helping readers to feel seen.
A huge thank you to Puffin Books and Jen Carney for a copy of this lovely book!
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