The Worst Book Ever Individuality

The Worst Book Ever IndividualityElise Gravel wants to write a totally drab book; her characters want to let loose. Who's gonna win? Don't take the title as a metaphor: it really is the worst book ever. The winner of the Governor General Literary Award and children's book author and illustrator Elise Gravel takes readers on an unexpected journey through the world's most boring book in The Worst Book Ever. The characters and omniscient readers alike quickly become annoyed by the

we see how some of these futuristic inventions could fit into everyday life

Parents and teachers are realizing the importance of helping kids understand that thinking differently is normal and that it is important for each of us to embrace our own brain's uniqueness as well as value alternative ways of thinking by others

At age twelve

but all she has to show for it is funny-looking cupcakes

or a spider

A beautifully illustrated non-fiction book about volcanoes

And she's determined to keep their traditions

These are the fish that swim in the mess that we made

Against a backdrop of a changed environment

Goddard – CBC Youth Book Prize for Social Justice Shortlist

with some being known to use tools

where Elise shares her delightful and family friendly mushroom-hunting adventures