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A gentle story that teaches how small acts of kindness can help children feel included and allow them to flourish, from esteemed author and speaker Trudy Ludwig and acclaimed illustrator Patrice Barton.

A simple act of kindness can transform an invisible boy into a friend...

Meet Brian, the invisible boy. Nobody in class ever seems to notice him or think to include him in their group, game, or birthday party . . . until, that is, a new kid comes to class.

When Justin, the new boy, arrives, Brian is the first to make him feel welcome. And when Brian and Justin team up to work on a class project together, Brian finds a way to shine.

Any parent, teacher, or counselor looking for material that sensitively addresses the needs of quieter children will find
The Invisible Boy a valuable and important resource. Includes a discussion guide and resources for further reading. 

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EMPATHY; PERSPECTIVE-TAKING

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For the first half of Ludwig’s picture book, a lonesome-looking boy appears rendered in gray and white. Even the teacher has no time for “invisible” Brian, as she is busy dealing with the noisy children in her class. Brian, with his big glasses and toothy smile, gets his hopes dashed when he isn’t picked for the kickball team. He finds solace in his drawings, where fire-breathing dragons scale tall buildings and superheroes have the power to make friends. When new student Justin arrives, Brian befriends him when the others don’t, and they become buddies and even add a third boy to become a trio. Now visible in glorious color, Brian and his new friends present a project to their newly appreciative classmates. The joyful last pages show Brian with the children playing happily in real and imaginary activities. Brian’s childlike drawings, done in ink and collage, are spot-on in representing the way children depict their imaginary world and their very real feelings. “Questions for Discussion” in the back matter provide guidelines for teachers and parents. Preschool-Grade 2. --Lolly Gepson

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  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Knopf Books for Young Readers
  • Publication date ‏ : ‎ October 8, 2013
  • Edition ‏ : ‎ Illustrated
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Print length ‏ : ‎ 40 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1582464502
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1582464503
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 11.5 ounces
  • Reading age ‏ : ‎ 5 - 8 years, from customers
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 8.39 x 0.31 x 10.31 inches
  • Grade level ‏ : ‎ 1 - 4
  • Best Sellers Rank: #2,751 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
  • Customer Reviews:
    4.8 out of 5 stars (4,469)

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Customers find this book excellent for teaching children about acceptance and empathy, with wonderful illustrations and a touching story that's great for classroom use. The book is particularly suitable for 1-4th graders and serves as a good conversation starter, with one customer noting how it resonates with 8-year-olds. Customers appreciate its readability, noting it's not difficult for children to understand, and one customer mentions it's a must-read with young children.
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180 customers mention content, 178 positive, 2 negative
Customers appreciate the book's content, particularly its focus on kindness and feelings, with one customer noting it's especially suitable for elementary school counselors.
This is a great book. I'll start out my year reading this book and pull it out on the middle of the school year. This book touches the heart.Read more
Love this book. It is a great teaching tool and how to teach other people. It is one of my favorites and I will read it every year to my kids.Read more
...to a wonderful discussion about personalities and friendships and kindness and awareness. I loved it so much that I bought to read with my children.Read more
Amazing book. Bought for our entire elementary school staff to read with their students.Read more
117 customers mention story, 115 positive, 2 negative
Customers appreciate the story of the book, describing it as lovely, touching, and great for classroom use, with one customer noting it's well-paced without being too long.
Great story. A boy on our street is being treated badly by the other boys in the street so I wanted a way to help my son (7) understand how it feels....Read more
This is such a wonderful story with such a great life lesson for children to accept everyone and to be kind. We enjoy reading together over and over.Read more
We adapted this sweet story for our children’s sabbath service. It was perfect for a semi-narrated performance for ages 3 through 9....Read more
...Beautiful story, charming illustrations.Read more
76 customers mention educational, 76 positive, 0 negative
Customers praise the book's educational value, noting that it effectively teaches children about acceptance, empathy, and inclusivity, while also helping them understand differences in personality.
This is a great book to teach children about being kind to the shy students and not picking on other kids. Great message.Read more
Love this book. It is a great teaching tool and how to teach other people. It is one of my favorites and I will read it every year to my kids.Read more
This is such a wonderful story with such a great life lesson for children to accept everyone and to be kind. We enjoy reading together over and over.Read more
This is one of our FAVORITE books to read to our children and helps communicate a good message about including everyone....Read more
66 customers mention illustrations, 66 positive, 0 negative
Customers appreciate the illustrations in the book, with one noting how they effectively demonstrate the impact of simple actions.
...Well written, and illustrated. My 9 year old noticed the metaphorical connection between the story and the illustrations! It was very moving.Read more
...It teaches a great lesson, is well written, and has great illustrations. Every teacher should read this to their class.Read more
...Well written, beautiful illustrations - highly recommendRead more
...The illustrations are beautiful and the storyline is easy to follow. The reviews were spot on, it's a great book....Read more
46 customers mention conversation, 45 positive, 1 negative
Customers appreciate the book's conversation value, noting it serves as a great conversation starter and emphasizes friendship, with one customer mentioning it's particularly good for discussions with 5-year-olds.
what a wonderful book about kindness and friendship. The illustrations are amazing. This is a great book for ever on to read!Read more
...It lead to a wonderful discussion about personalities and friendships and kindness and awareness....Read more
One of my absolute favourites for children. A great book for discussion too.Read more
...So many relevant topics embedded within and great conversation starters.Read more
45 customers mention age-appropriate, 42 positive, 3 negative
Customers find the book age-appropriate, particularly suitable for 1-4th graders and young children, with one customer noting it resonates well with 8-year-olds.
Hats off to Justin! Childhood acceptance, leadership, loneliness and isolation are all addressed with a nonjudgmental story and eye-opening...Read more
Good book for kidsRead more
...acceptance and acknowledgement in beautiful illustrations that kids can understand....Read more
I love starting the year in my classroom with this book. A great way to show kids that everyone matters. I highly recommend!Read more
39 customers mention message, 39 positive, 0 negative
Customers appreciate the book's message, particularly its emphasis on kindness and inclusion, with one customer specifically noting its powerful message about looking out for others.
Absolutely love this book and couldn’t recommend more!! Great message and I love the use of the pictures.Read more
Good message. You need to sit down with your kids and explain why the kid is invisible.Read more
Such a sweet story with an important messageRead more
Engaging story with a powerful message; must-read for elementary studentsRead more
27 customers mention readability, 26 positive, 1 negative
Customers find the book highly readable, particularly as a read-aloud for classrooms, and one customer mentions it's easy for students to understand the message.
Great read aloud. Creates class discussion.Read more
Fun bookRead more
...connected to the story, and the discussion that followed was rich and engaging. I'm thrilled to have it in my library!Read more
This book is a gentle read that contains many entry points for learning conversations. Perfect for accidental lessons in a short time frame.Read more
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  • 5 out of 5 stars
    Such a GOOD book!
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    I ordered this book for a class I was going to teach on putting yourself in other's shoes and being kind and the kid's absolutely loved it! Such a good book

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  • 5 out of 5 stars
    Highly recommend it
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    Very good story, my 3 yo loves it

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  • 5 out of 5 stars
    Great for encouraging inclusion!
    Reviewed in the United States on March 15, 2026
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    My 4 year olds preschool class kept leaving certain friends out when they played. We read this book and it helped him to imagine when that happens it makes the other friend feel “invisible” like in the book! Highly recommend. It is great for ages 4-10!

    I enjoyed it too!

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  • 5 out of 5 stars
    wonderful story for grades K-4
    Reviewed in the United States on December 15, 2023
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    I love this book. I hope it gets to be a classic one of these days. It's all about a quiet little boy who is ignored by his classmates and even his teacher. The creative use of color by the illustrator as the story goes on lends this book to great discussions about reality vs. fantasy--"Is the little boy really invisible?" what it means to be invisible and how we treat each other. Every time I read it to classrooms in K-4, I get quite the emotional responses from kids, and they are captivated by this story. It's beautifully written and illustrated. (Retired special ed teacher)

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  • 5 out of 5 stars
    Great book
    Reviewed in the United States on March 15, 2026
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    Its the book. And not a fake. Not sure what to say about a book like this.

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  • 5 out of 5 stars
    Includes characters of color as normal kids
    Reviewed in the United States on September 8, 2020
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    I love so many things about this book, but one thing I particularly appreciate is how she shows minority students as normal kids. I understand that there need to be books about kids with family from China and their unique Chinese-American struggles, but there also need to be books about Asian-American kids who are just regular kids. I also appreciate that the Asian kid in this story is not "The Asian Kid" in the way that so much media portrays them: geeky, recently immigrated, the sidekick, quiet, passive, etc. Nothing wrong with those traits-- it's just that we need to show more characteristics than JUST those. I appreciate seeing an Asian kid as a normal, confident, considerate, and thoughtful leader who can both be a regular American kid while being proud of his ethnic background.

    The symbolism with the color was also very touching! Loved the illustrations and artwork, and have been recommending this book to my friends! If I were still teaching in the classroom, it would be one of the books I kept on display all year!

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    One of the best read alouds for my class but book came damaged.

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  • 5 out of 5 stars
    Great book with a great message
    Reviewed in the United States on October 27, 2024
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    Must have for any classroom or child’s library! This book has such an important message that every child must learn but it is written in a way that is engaging and on their level.

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    Really good story that hits home and makes kids think

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    Buen libro para educar en valores
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    El un libro hermoso, llegó en excelentes condiciones y en el tiempo estipulado.
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  • 4 out of 5 stars
    Un très joli livre - une belle HISTOIRE
    Reviewed in France on September 25, 2018
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    Si ce n'est que je me suis rendue compte que la couverture était abîmée

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    Un très joli livre - une belle  HISTOIRE
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    Un très joli livre - une belle HISTOIRE
    Reviewed in France on September 25, 2018

    Si ce n'est que je me suis rendue compte que la couverture était abîmée

    UNE LECON DE VIE

    DE TRES BELLES ILLUSTRATIONS

    UN COUP DE COEUR

    DES PHOTOS PRISES

    Je les charge sous mon commentaire au plus vite

    pour que chacun/ne puisse être aidé dans son choix.

    Si vous avez une question

    et que je peux vous aider ce sera avec plaisir

    Nous n'avons plus d'alerte lorsqu'une personne met une remarque en commentaire donc pour poser une question il faut :

    1/ cliquer sur les commentaires,

    2/ sur la droite de l'écran il y a une zone texte pour sa question "Avez-vous des questions ? Obtenez des réponses rapides d'autres clients."

    EDIT 1 ETOILE le vendeur ne comprend pas ou ne veut pas comprendre

    je dois retourner le colis en allemagne en payant les frais de port....

    pour un livre abîmé avant le transport...

    J'ai tenté plusieurs mails MAIS LA J'ABANDONNE

    EDIT 5/10 : Amazon m'a remboursé je remets les étoiles

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