
James Catchpole, Karen George (Illustrator)
2023 40 pages(Little, Brown Books for Young Readers)
9780316506472
0316506478
What happened to you? Was it a shark? A burglar? A lion? Did it fall off? A boy named Joe is trying to play pirates at the playground, but he keeps being asked what happened to his leg. Bombarded with questions and silly suggestions, Joe becomes more and more fed up…until the kids finally understand they don’t need to know what happened. And that they’re wasting valuable playtime!
Why I like this book: this book includes a disabled character without being about disability. It shows children playing on a playground and empowers them, whatever the circumstances.