YOUARE SO AMAZING! PB – JAMES CATCHPOLE-KAREN GEORGE-LUCY CATCHPOLE

Winner of the Inclusive Books for Children Picture Book Award 2024, shortlisted for the UKLA Book Awards and the LITTLE REBELS Book Award. A funny, whip-smart, friendly picture book that asks readers to imagine how othering it would feel if strangers believed they had to compensate for a person s disability with every interaction. When people meet Joe, they often treat him as Amazing Joe or Poor Joe. But can t he just be . . . Joe? One-legged Joe is amazing . He knows this because wherever he goes people always tell him he s amazing. Amazing for sliding down the slide, for kicking a ball . . . even walking to get an ice cream, or even just eating an ice cream. Of course, being Amazing Joe is better than being Poor Joe . . . This book should be in every library. School Librarian Journal challenges the idea of disability as automatically inspirational . The Guardian funny, warm and informative. The Bookseller A crucial contribution to literature for pre- and primary-schoolers. Disability Arts Online