What Happened to You?

By James Catchpole, Karen George (Illustrator)

Book #1 in the What Happened to You? series

A boy tired of questions about his leg just wants to play.

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32 pages

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Bookroo's summary

Joe, a spirited child with one leg, faces endless questions about his disability. All he wants is to play Pirates, but curiosity overshadows his fun. As frustration builds, will his peers learn to see beyond his missing leg and join his imaginative game? Discover a heartfelt tale that challenges perceptions and celebrates the joy of play.

From the publisher

Imagine you were asked the same question again and again throughout your life . . . Imagine if it was a question that didn’t bring about the happiest of memories . . . This is the experience of one-legged Joe, a child who just wants to have fun in the playground . . . Constantly seen first for his disability, Joe is fed up of only ever being asked about his leg. All he wants to do is play Pirates. But as usual, one after the other, all the children ask him the same question they always ask, What happened to you? Understandably Joe gets increasingly angry! Until finally the penny drops and the children realize that it’s a question Joe just doesn’t want to answer . . . and that Joe is playing a rather good game . . . one that they can join in with if they can stop fixating on his missing leg . . . Because children are children, after all. Based on experiences the disabled author had as a young child, WHAT HAPPENED TO YOU? genuinely reflects a disabled child’s perspective for both disabled &amp; able-bodied readers.