Different
Book 3 of Big Emotions Series
Age 4+
Picture Storybooks Personal & Social Issues: Self-Awareness & Self-Esteem
Celebrate difference in a world of conformity, from the award-winning author and illustrator of When Sadness Comes to Call
Celebrate being different, and discover the power of finding someone who feels a little bit different too…
One morning, Mia wakes up feeling different. She tries to fit in and be like everyone else, but nothing feels quite right, and no one else seems to have noticed... Mia feels out of place and alone, until one day, someone finally sees her. Someone who feels different too! Together, they discover that being different is exactly the thing that makes them special.
Creators
Eva Eland is an award-winning author and illustrator with an MA with distinction in children’s book illustration from the Cambridge School of Art. She has also studied at the Gerrit Rietveld Academy and the School of Visual Arts in New York. Her first picture book, When Sadness Comes to Call, won the Klaus Flugge Prize and the V&A Award. Her books have also been longlisted for the Kate Greenaway Award and shortlisted for the World Illustration Awards. Eva grew up in Delft, Netherlands, and now lives in Amsterdam with her husband and two children.
Reviews
There’s something quietly radical here. Rather than urging children to become ‘normal,’ Eland gently untethers them from the idea that normal was ever the goal. Different isn’t a problem to solve — it’s a truth to embrace
Books for Keeps
The striking and engaging artwork will ensure it is picked up and its positive message of self-affirmation will be well received
The School Librarian
