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Eddie Longpants is big. Really big. He has long legs and huge feet and gangly arms that dangle down from his shoulders and bump into everything. Every day at school, his classmates find new ways to bully him. One day they call him a giraffe, the next a flagpole or a stepladder. When things get too painful, he takes refuge under his favorite tree. But a turn of events at recess one day helps Eddie win over his tormentors. In the end Eddie and his classmates realize that being big isn't so bad after all, especially when you have a big heart. Eddie Longpants is a strikingly fresh and gentle book about learning to appreciate differences in ourselves and others.
Über den Autor / die Autorin
MIREILLE LEVERT is one of Quebec's most talented children's book author-illustrators. Her previous books include
Lucy's Secret, Rose by Night and
Tulip and Lupin Forever, and she has won Governor General's awards for
Island in the Soup and
Sleep Tight, Mrs. Ming. Mireille lives in Montreal where she works as an illustrator.
Zusammenfassung
Eddie Longpants is big. Really big. He has long legs and huge feet and gangly arms that dangle down from his shoulders and bump into everything. Every day at school, his classmates find new ways to bully him. When things get too painful, he takes refuge under his favorite tree.
But one day the bullying goes too far and the teacher notices. Then Eddie shows his tormentor that there's more than one way to behave. In the end Eddie and his classmates realize that being big isn't so bad after all, especially when you have a big heart.
Zusatztext
•Short-listed for the Marilyn Bailie Picture Book Award, 2006
•CCBC Our Choice, 2006
"A story told with gentle innocence. Eddie Longpants is about appreciating differences and, as such, it stands out in a crowd." —School Library Journal
"The medium is as gentle delivered as the message of tolerance for those who are different." —Globe and Mail
