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By Web Desk
May 1, 2021 5:42 PM
TERRE HAUTE, Ind. (WTWO/WAWV) â Understanding the role that teachers and counselors play in the social and emotional development of young children, United Wayâs Success By 6 Impact Council distributed the book âThe Invisible Boyâ by Trudy Ludwig to all kindergarten teachers and libraries across the six-county United Way service area.
âThe Invisible Boyâ centers around a little boy named Brian, who feels invisible during the school dayâthe other students donât seem to notice him or think to include him in their activities. But when a new student arrives, Brian is the first to make him feel welcome. And when Brian and the new student team up to work on a class project together, Brian finds a way to shine.
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The Invisible Boy by Trudy Ludwig, a picture book published in 2013. Justin is new, and when the other kids make fun of his food and his chopsticks, Brian, a shy, lonely white boy who longs to be included by his classmates, decides to leave him a note, telling him he isn’t like those kids; he’d love to try bulgogi. Justin, whose food has not kept him from making other friends in the class, starts including Brian in activities based on this act of kindness, and all ends well, all because Brian said he’d be willing to eat bulgogi, objectively an incredibly flavorful and popular meal.