Joe 只有一條腿,但在別人眼中,他不是「Joe」,常常不叫他名字,而是把他分成兩種角色:「Amazing Joe」或「Poor Joe」。每當他完成再日常不過的事情像是溜滑梯、踢球、走路去買冰淇淋,甚至只是吃冰淇淋——周圍的人都會驚呼:「你太厲害了!」久而久之Joe開始思考,為什麼他的每個行為都被特別放大?為什麼大家總是用「讚嘆」或「同情」的眼光看他,而不是把他當成一個普通的孩子?難道他不能只是單純的「Joe」嗎?這是一本幽默又深刻的繪本,透過孩子的視角,溫柔卻直接地探討「標籤化」與「過度關注差異」的議題,提醒讀者:真正的尊重,是看見一個完整的人,而不是用差異去定義他們。
Winner of the Inclusive Books for Children Picture Book Award 2024, shortlisted for the UKLA Book Awards and the LITTLE REBELS Book Award.
A funny, whip-smart, friendly picture book that asks readers to imagine how othering it would feel if strangers believed they had to compensate for a person's disability with every interaction.
When people meet Joe, they often treat him as Amazing Joe or Poor Joe. But can't he just be . . . Joe?
One-legged Joe is 'amazing'. He knows this because wherever he goes people always tell him he's amazing. Amazing for sliding down the slide, for kicking a ball . . . even walking to get an ice cream, or even just eating an ice cream. Of course, being Amazing Joe is better than being Poor Joe . . .



