Customer Reviews

The Boy Who Cried Fabulous

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This story is so enjoyable for both the reader and the listener! Parents will relate to the boy in the book who wastes time and is constantly late for everything and children will love the rhyme of the story and the repetitious use of the word "fabulous". The old-fashioned illustrations are charming and this is definitely a book my 4 year old and I will be reading for some time.

This a beautifully illustrated book. I'm amazed at the amount of time that Peter must have spent illustrating this book. The story is great, but it is the illustrations that makes the book.

Roger is a boy who understands the simple things in life, like a beautiful street and an interesting store. His parents and teacher, however, don't find him being late too fabulous. His outlook on life soon turns everybody around to his cheery point of view. As a children's bookseller, I see hundreds of new picture books every year, but this one definitely stands out, as fabulous!

I bought this book for a friend of mine who's adolescent grandson has gay tendencies, and needed to see and read about similar behaviors; to encourage him to feel as if he wasn't "the only one"! It was such an innocent, subtle and non-suggestive read, that I would recommend it for any child. 2 Thumbs up to the authors for educating children about diversity!

I love the period in which it's set, I love it's passion, I love it's message, I love it's fancy-free spirit and rollicking energy. I love the writing and I love, love, love the art. I'd say it's incredibly well conceived and presented...but the better word is, of course: "Fabulous!" Thanks for this totally terrific piece of work!

Scott J. Langteau, author of Sofa Boy and The Question.

lovingly written, lovingly illustrated, beloved by my three kids - this book is fun, sweet, playful, celebratory and even educational.

This book is a great book to use when teaching first graders about word choice in writing. I would recommend it to all first grade teachers!

The Boy Who Cried Fabulous is a must-have for teachers of writing and vocabulary. I've used this book numerous times as an anchor text for lessons on Word Choice, Word Usage, Descriptive writing, and Using Challenging Vocabulary. After experiencing this picture book, students of all ages seem to understand how overusing certain words is not only annoying, but an ineffective technique. It's a terrific tale told well.

The illustrations in this book are wonderful. The rhyming is also very catchy. I would recommend this book to anyone who has a 'fabulous' child. All children are different from one another and that's what makes this world beautiful.

This is truly an excellent picture book. Useful for teaching descriptive words to grades 1-4. Also a very subtle book that can be used to teach acceptance of others' differences.