InvisiBill

Illustrated by Dusan Petricic
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$17.99 US
Tundra | Tundra Books
24 per carton
On sale Jul 14, 2015 | 9781770496132
Age 5-9 years
Sales rights: World
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!
  • 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

About

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!

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