Invisible Jerry by Adam Wallace, illustrated by Guiseppe Poli. PICTURE BOOK. Candlewick Books, 2018. $18. 9781925335781
BUYING ADVISORY: EL (K-3) - ESSENTIAL
AUDIENCE APPEAL: HIGH
Nobody notices Jerry, no matter what he does. People bump into him without apologizing. Nobody picks him to be on their team. Nobody laughs at his jokes. Then he meets Molly. She adds color to his life, she makes things fun and she is a great friend.
This is a really cute, easy read picture book. I loved how the illustrations followed the story. To start with Jerry is sad and lonely. That is reflected in the illustrations. When Jerry meets Molly, his whole life brightens, and that is reflected in the illustrations as well. It has wonderful illustrations in watercolor. I recommend this books to anyone, and young readers can even read it alone. However, great discussions can come out of reading this story out loud to young children. I think it would even be a good read-a-loud to open a discussion on how we treat others.
Ellen-Anita, Librarian
Dear Ellen-Anita,
ReplyDeleteThank you so much for your beautiful review. I am thrilled that you love our book. Thank you very much for sharing this book with others. I hope it helps all those who feel invisible and for those that don't, I hope it helps them see those that do.
All the best,
Giuseppe
Yes, thank you so much, Ellen-Anita! What a lovely review!
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