Feelings Friendship Male characters Positive role model
Leon and Bob
Summary:
Leon moves to a new house in town with his mother while his father is in the army. Leon is lonely, but his imaginary friend Bob keeps him company and makes him brave, and finally brave enough to meet a real friend.
Edited by:
Dublin City University
Author(s):
James, Simon
Illustrator(s):
James, Simon
Publisher:
Walker Books
City:
London
Year:
2003
Pages:
32
ISBN:
9780744598032
Age Range:
6 - 10
Language:
EN
Original Language:
EN
Keywords:
Feelings, Friendship, Male characters, Positive role model
Comment:
The book depicts a young boy’s vulnerability through sparse words and illustrations. Leon is lonely, afraid, and misses his father. The depiction of boyhood as vulnerable is positive, acknowledging and emphasising that boys can and do feel like this. Leon, though vulnerable, is also quietly brave, though this bravery is not stereotypical, and instead allows him to make a real friend, also called Bob.