Perfectly Norman
A Big Bright Feelings Book
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4.5 • 2 Ratings
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- £5.49
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- £5.49
Publisher Description
An uplifting story about celebrating diversity and embracing what makes you you - from Tom Percival's bestselling Big Bright Feelings series
Be open, be honest, be you! Big Bright Feelings for little people.
'A sweet and truly uplifting story that celebrates diversity in a subtle but unique way, and inspires children to dare to be different and have the courage to stand out.' BookTrust
Norman had always been perfectly normal . . . until the day he grew a pair of wings!
Norman loves his new wings, and has the most fun ever trying them out high in the sky. But then he has to go in for dinner. What will his parents think? What will everyone else think? Norman feels the safest plan is to cover his wings with a big coat.
But hiding the thing that makes you different proves tricky and upsetting. Can Norman ever truly be himself?
This poignant and uplifting story about individuality is filled with stunning artwork in a striking minimal palette. From Tom Percival's bestselling Big Bright Feelings series, it is the perfect book about self-acceptance and being yourself.
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When "perfectly normal" Norman grows a pair of brilliant multicolored wings, he does what anyone would do: he tries them out and discovers he loves flying. But he becomes self-conscious of his difference and decides he must keep his wings hidden beneath a heavy coat. The hot, uncomfortable jacket immediately begins to make Norman miserable, keeping him from swimming and playing his favorite games. Finally, it dawns on Norman that it's the coat that is making him unhappy, not the wings. When his parents (an interracial couple) suggest he take it off, he decides to embrace his extraordinary wings. Percival's message is emphasized through the canny use of color as a storytelling mechanism: Norman's world is in greyscale, and, aside from his yellow coat (which can't fully hide the glow of his uniqueness), Norman also appears in black and white. As the wings come out, Norman and everything he's near turns technicolor. The story could have ended with Norman's self-acceptance, but Norman goes on to inspire other children to get rid of their own coats, and, in one glorious colorful spread, they join him in flight. Ages 3 6.
