You’re So Amazing!
You’re So Amazing! by James Catchpole is a picture book published by Little, Brown Books for Young Readers in 2024. This 40-page edition is presented in English and offers an authentic and humorous narrative centered around a child with a limb difference who is weary of being labeled “amazing” for simply engaging in everyday activities. The story follows Joe and his friend Simone as they practice playground tricks, highlighting the challenges of societal perceptions regarding disabilities.
Readers will find that this book addresses the assumptions people often make about those with disabilities, presenting these themes in an accessible and honest manner. Through Joe’s journey, the narrative encourages young readers to view disability as a normal aspect of life rather than something extraordinary. This companion to What Happened to You? draws from James Catchpole’s own childhood experiences and aims to foster understanding and empathy among children regarding social themes, emotions, and friendship.
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A Schneider Family Book Award Honor book! In this authentic and humorous picture book, a child with a limb difference is tired of being told how amazing he is for doing normal things.
Joe and his friend Simone are practicing their best playground tricks, but everyone keeps saying how amazing Joe is, even when he tries to let Simone be the star. Will he ever get to be just Joe, whether he’s amazing or not?
This companion to What Happened to You? addresses the assumptions people make about those with disabilities in an accessible, honest, and funny way. Based on James Catchpole’s childhood experiences and written with his wife, Lucy, a wheelchair user, You’re SO Amazing! encourages young readers to think of disability the way disabled people do: as normal.
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