The Blue Tomato, a story about fitting in and self acceptance

Author and illustrator Amber Aü tells ReadingZone what inspired her debut picture book, The Blue Tomato (Little Tiger), in which Blu searches for a way to become red like the other tomatoes.

The story can be shared to encourage young children to explore and talk about feelings of difference and encourage discussions about being yourself and valuing your own identity.

In this short video, Amber tells us how her own feelings of difference helped inspire her new picture book and shares the first few pages from the story..

More about The Blue Tomato     Review:  "Blu is desperate to fit in and The Blue Tomato offers a lovely starting point for discussions about feeling like an outsider and the importance of just being yourself." - Sue, ReadingZone