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Author: Catchpole, James, George, Karen, Catchpole, Lucy

Reading age: from c 3 years

Published on 4 May 2023 by FABER & FABER in the United Kingdom.

Paperback | 32 pages
250 x 249 x 7 | 206g

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