Written By: Trudy Ludwig
Illustrated By: Patrice Barton
Published By: Alfred A. Knopf
Copyright: 2013
Number of Pages: 56
Genre: Modern Fantasy
"The Invisible Boy" is an interesting story about a little boy named Brian who feels like he is invisible because no one pays him any attention in class, on the playground, or in the lunchroom. But is he really invisible?
"The Invisible Boy" has illustrations that look more like pencil drawn or watercolor painted. Throughout the book, Brian the invisible boy, is just drawn by a gray outline of his body and has no color, while everything else is filled in with color. This really portrays how the little boy felt and gets the point across. My favorite illustration is when Brian is finally drawn with color. After going through the whole book of being colorless, Brian feels noticed and is given color.
Grade: Kindergarten
Content Area: Character Education
Standard: Kindness
This book "The Invisible Boy" is a great way to make young children aware of how our actions make others feel. After reading this book in class, the teacher could have each student write a sentence of how they can help make another student feel noticed and then challenge them to do it before the week is over. If they completed their task, then they could receive the "Justin" award which was the name of the kid who helped Brian to feel noticed. Overall this would be an activity to help children remember to be kind to everyone.
"The Invisible Boy" is a recommendable book that is easy to portray the importance of kindness to all children. Brian felt invisible because no one talked to him, sat with him, or chose him to play on their team, until a boy named Justin came and was kind. This could reach and apply to all learners and help promote being kind to classmates, as this seems to be a bigger and bigger problem today in schools at all ages.
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