The Boy Who Cried Fabulous
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First edition
The Boy Who Cried Fabulous (Tricycle Press, March 2004 ISBN 1-58246-101-5) is a children's book by Lesléa Newman and is illustrated by .[1]
Visually set in a mid-20th-century America, it is about an enthusiastic boy called Roger who keeps getting sidetracked when walking home or to school by all the "fabulous" things he sees. At first he is scolded by his parents, who forbid the word "fabulous", leading him to come up with other celebratory adjectives. But after a time they come to appreciate their son's unique way of seeing the world.
The Publishers Weekly review describes Ferguson's "burnished" paintings as depicting a whimsical realm and a Roger reminiscent of Jimmy Olsen.[2]
References[]
- ^ The Boy Who Cried Fabulous at WorldCat
- ^ The Boy Who Cried Fabulous review, Publishers Weekly, 04/12/2004
Categories:
- 2004 children's books
- American picture books
- Picture book stubs