Blob
Hardcover – Picture Book, September 14, 2021
HarperCollins · Hardcover · September 14, 2021
A humorous picture book featuring a blob (n. a creature that can be anything they want) about embracing who we are and the many things we can be.
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- Who it’s for
- A playful picture book pairs a wonderfully changeable blob with a gentle reminder about being yourself.
- Themes
- Self-acceptance, Identity exploration, Self-expression
- Genres
- Funny Stories, Self-Esteem & Resilience, Imagination & Play
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A humorous picture book featuring a blob (n. a creature that can be anything they want) about embracing who we are and the many things we can be. Blob is a creature of indeterminate kind. Blob can be a giraffe, cotton candy, and even an octopus. It’s not until a certain someone continuously calls them “Bob” that Blob starts to question who they really are.
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After a series of funny yet enlightening discoveries about all the possible things they can be, Blob realizes that the best thing to be is . . . Blob. (With the L.) Author, artist, and auntie Anne Appert creates an irresistible story sure to please fans of What If, Pig?, Tiny T. Rex, and other hilariously charming and meaningful picture books.
Room to Be
A playful picture book pairs a wonderfully changeable blob with a gentle reminder about being yourself.
Come here for
- A shape-shifting creature with a funny, open-ended imagination
- Light humor alongside a thoughtful idea about identity
Expect
- An accessible picture-book read with a warm, playful tone
- A reassuring finish that puts Blob’s own name back in place
Where it sits
| Self-Esteem & Resilience | 72% |
|---|---|
| Imagination & Play | 55% |
| Funny Stories | 51% |
Percentages are BookFrontier’s reading of the book.
Publisher categories
- Girls & Young Women
- Funny Stories
- Friendship
- Runaway Stories
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- Self-Esteem & Resilience
- Violence & Safety
- Bullying
- Stranger Safety
- Authors
- Anne Appert
- Publisher
- HarperCollins
- Published
- September 14, 2021
- Format
- Hardcover
- Theme
- Self-acceptance · Identity exploration · Self-expression
- Reading lane
- Girls & Young Women