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Bart Is Different

By Barroux
Brief Description
Bart the spider has always been different. He's not like the other spiders, though he looks just like them. He runs about, he jumps, he doesn't listen at school and is scolded by the teacher. Bart is a dreamer, creating amazing patterns with his thread. But... Read More
Format: Hardback
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A witty celebration of creativity and finding your true self

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Bart the spider has always been different. He's not like the other spiders, though he looks just like them. He runs about, he jumps, he doesn't listen at school and is scolded by the teacher.

Bart is a dreamer, creating amazing patterns with his thread. But nobody wants to play with him, and he stands at the edge of the playground, lonely and misunderstood.

Then his only friend, the wind, changes everything. "Have confidence and be yourself," the wind tells Bart. Helped and inspired by the wind, Bart discovers that he has an incredible, unique talent...

When he shows his very first picture, Smiling in the Wind, his family and classmates are astonished. Bart has found his true self and happiness, and when he grows up, he becomes a famous artist! Yes, Bart is truly different!

Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781915659637

Publisher: Otter-Barry Books

Format: Hardback

Date Published: 04 June 2026

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Otter-Barry Books

Illustration: Colour illustrations throughout

Audience: Children

DIMENSIONS

Width: 215.0mm

Height: 290.0mm

Weight: 300g

Pages: 32

About the Author

Barroux has won many international honours, including the 2005 Prix Enfantasie and the 2015 Prix Medecins Sans Frontieres. Born in Paris, he grew up in Morocco and has also lived in Canada and New York. His most recent books areFree as a Bird (2024) andI Love You, Blue (2022). He is also illustrator of Hollis Kurman'sHello: A Counting Book of Kindnesses(2020) andCounting in Green(2023), all published by Otter-Barry Books. He lives in Paris.

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