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    InvisiBill

    Author Maureen Fergus
    Illustrated by Dusan Petricic
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    Hardcover
    $17.99 US
    Tundra | Tundra Books
    10.38"W x 8.28"H x 0.42"D  
    On sale Jul 14, 2015 | 40 Pages | 9781770496132
    Grades K-4
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    Bill just wanted someone to pass him the potatoes.

         Unfortunately, no one even noticed--not his mother (a very busy woman with an important job), not his father (a very important man with a busy job), not his very intelligent older brother, not even his very athletic little sister.

         If someone had noticed, the wonderful, terrible thing that happened might never have happened.

         But it did.

         InvisiBill is the hilariously absurd, tongue-in-cheek story of an ordinary middle child who feels so overlooked by his busy, distracted family that he becomes invisible ... or InvisiBill!
    MAUREEN FERGUS is an award-winning author of books for kids of all ages. Her books have been translated into a dozen languages, optioned for film and adapted for stage. Her illustrated books include InvisiBill; The Day Santa Stopped Believing in Harold; You're In Good Paws; Petal the Angry Cow; and the Weenie Featuring Frank and Beans series. When not writing, Maureen runs, reads, bikes, bakes, works and hangs out with her husband, three kids and Buddy the Wonder Dog. View titles by Maureen Fergus
    Dusan Petricic is the award-winning illustrator of more than twenty books for children including Rude Ramsay and the Roaring Radishes published by Bloomsbury in September 2004. A former professor of illustration and book design, Petricic’s work appears in The New York Times, Scientific American, The Wall Street Journal, and The Toronto Star. He lives in Toronto. View titles by Dusan Petricic
    • NOMINEE | 2016
      Blue Spruce Award
    • NOMINEE | 2016
      Marilyn Baillie Picture Book Award
    • NOMINEE | 2016
      Rainforest of Reading Award
    • FINALIST | 2016
      Shining Willow Award
    • SHORTLIST | 2016
      McNally Robinson Book for Young People Award
    • LONGLIST | 2016
      OLA Best Bets for Children's Fiction
    “InvisiBill is a brilliant portrayal of the frustrations that come with feeling young and powerless in everyday scenarios. It’s less about wanting to feel necessarily special or unique, and more about the desire simply to be heard and valued as a person, regardless of age .... With shades of Judith Viorst’s Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day and Robert Munsch’s Purple, Green and Yellow, InvisiBill is a book equal parts silly and humane.” - National Post

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    Bill just wanted someone to pass him the potatoes.

         Unfortunately, no one even noticed--not his mother (a very busy woman with an important job), not his father (a very important man with a busy job), not his very intelligent older brother, not even his very athletic little sister.

         If someone had noticed, the wonderful, terrible thing that happened might never have happened.

         But it did.

         InvisiBill is the hilariously absurd, tongue-in-cheek story of an ordinary middle child who feels so overlooked by his busy, distracted family that he becomes invisible ... or InvisiBill!

    Author

    MAUREEN FERGUS is an award-winning author of books for kids of all ages. Her books have been translated into a dozen languages, optioned for film and adapted for stage. Her illustrated books include InvisiBill; The Day Santa Stopped Believing in Harold; You're In Good Paws; Petal the Angry Cow; and the Weenie Featuring Frank and Beans series. When not writing, Maureen runs, reads, bikes, bakes, works and hangs out with her husband, three kids and Buddy the Wonder Dog. View titles by Maureen Fergus
    Dusan Petricic is the award-winning illustrator of more than twenty books for children including Rude Ramsay and the Roaring Radishes published by Bloomsbury in September 2004. A former professor of illustration and book design, Petricic’s work appears in The New York Times, Scientific American, The Wall Street Journal, and The Toronto Star. He lives in Toronto. View titles by Dusan Petricic

    Awards

    • NOMINEE | 2016
      Blue Spruce Award
    • NOMINEE | 2016
      Marilyn Baillie Picture Book Award
    • NOMINEE | 2016
      Rainforest of Reading Award
    • FINALIST | 2016
      Shining Willow Award
    • SHORTLIST | 2016
      McNally Robinson Book for Young People Award
    • LONGLIST | 2016
      OLA Best Bets for Children's Fiction

    Praise

    “InvisiBill is a brilliant portrayal of the frustrations that come with feeling young and powerless in everyday scenarios. It’s less about wanting to feel necessarily special or unique, and more about the desire simply to be heard and valued as a person, regardless of age .... With shades of Judith Viorst’s Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day and Robert Munsch’s Purple, Green and Yellow, InvisiBill is a book equal parts silly and humane.” - National Post

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