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!
MAUREEN FERGUS is an award-winning author of books for kids of all ages. Her books have been translated into a dozen languages, optioned for film and adapted for stage. Her illustrated books include InvisiBill; The Day Santa Stopped Believing in Harold; You're In Good Paws; Petal the Angry Cow; and Weenie Featuring Frank and Beans: Mad About Meatloaf. When not writing, Maureen runs, reads, bikes, bakes, works and hangs out with her husband, three kids and Buddy the Wonder Dog.
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Dusan Petricic is the award-winning illustrator of more than twenty books for children including Rude Ramsay and the Roaring Radishes published by Bloomsbury in September 2004. A former professor of illustration and book design, Petricic’s work appears in The New York Times, Scientific American, The Wall Street Journal, and The Toronto Star. He lives in Toronto.
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NOMINEE
| 2016 Blue Spruce Award
NOMINEE
| 2016 Blue Spruce Award
NOMINEE
| 2016 Marilyn Baillie Picture Book Award
NOMINEE
| 2016 Marilyn Baillie Picture Book Award
NOMINEE
| 2016 Rainforest of Reading Award
NOMINEE
| 2016 Rainforest of Reading Award
FINALIST
| 2016 Shining Willow Award
FINALIST
| 2016 Shining Willow Award
SHORTLIST
| 2016 McNally Robinson Book for Young People Award
SHORTLIST
| 2016 McNally Robinson Book for Young People Award
LONGLIST
| 2016 OLA Best Bets for Children's Fiction
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!
Creators
MAUREEN FERGUS is an award-winning author of books for kids of all ages. Her books have been translated into a dozen languages, optioned for film and adapted for stage. Her illustrated books include InvisiBill; The Day Santa Stopped Believing in Harold; You're In Good Paws; Petal the Angry Cow; and Weenie Featuring Frank and Beans: Mad About Meatloaf. When not writing, Maureen runs, reads, bikes, bakes, works and hangs out with her husband, three kids and Buddy the Wonder Dog.
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Dusan Petricic is the award-winning illustrator of more than twenty books for children including Rude Ramsay and the Roaring Radishes published by Bloomsbury in September 2004. A former professor of illustration and book design, Petricic’s work appears in The New York Times, Scientific American, The Wall Street Journal, and The Toronto Star. He lives in Toronto.
View titles by Dusan Petricic
Awards
NOMINEE
| 2016 Blue Spruce Award
NOMINEE
| 2016 Blue Spruce Award
NOMINEE
| 2016 Marilyn Baillie Picture Book Award
NOMINEE
| 2016 Marilyn Baillie Picture Book Award
NOMINEE
| 2016 Rainforest of Reading Award
NOMINEE
| 2016 Rainforest of Reading Award
FINALIST
| 2016 Shining Willow Award
FINALIST
| 2016 Shining Willow Award
SHORTLIST
| 2016 McNally Robinson Book for Young People Award
SHORTLIST
| 2016 McNally Robinson Book for Young People Award
LONGLIST
| 2016 OLA Best Bets for Children's Fiction
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
