What Happened to You?

by James Catchpole

Hardcover, 2021

Status

Available

Collections

Favorites, Picture books

Publication

Faber & Faber (2021), 32 pages

Description

Joe, a young boy trying to play pirates at the playground, keeps getting interrupted with questions about what happened to his leg, and gets more and more fed up until the kids finally understand they don't need to know what happened.

User reviews

LibraryThing member Salsabrarian

While Joe is playing his favorite game involving imaginary sharks, a kid asks him what happened to his leg. Soon the other kids are asking questions and guessing what happened to his leg, veering to the ridiculous ("Did it fall off in the toilet? Was it lions?") which clearly annoys Joe. Eventually

the kids are steered back to the excitement of the game and Joe never does mention what happened. I can see a guided conversation with preschoolers after a read-aloud, discussing how bodies are all different and beautiful and creating empathy. An author's note to parents offers suggestions on addressing when curious children have very direct questions about others' visible disabilities.

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LibraryThing member sloth852

A good book for understanding how to sensitively connect with people with bodies that deviate from the norm.

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