You Need to Chill
By (Author) Juno Dawson
Illustrated by Laura Hughes
HarperCollins Publishers
Farshore
28th April 2023
1st September 2022
United Kingdom
Children
Fiction
Childrens / Teenage personal and social topics: Gender identity
Childrens / Teenage personal and social topics: Prejudice and intolerance
Childrens / Teenage personal and social topics: LGBTQ+
Childrens / Teenage personal and social topics: Bullying and harassment
Picture books: character books
Childrens / Teenage fiction: Family and home stories
Childrens / Teenage fiction: Humorous stories
823.92
Paperback
32
Width 245mm, Height 275mm, Spine 2mm
200g
The sparklingly funny debut picture book from Juno Dawson, bestselling writer and activist.
Sometimes people say to me: What happened to your brother, Bill
Thats when I look them in the eye and say: Hun, you need to chill.
When Bill cant be found at school one day, the imaginations of the other children run wild. Is he on holiday Is he lost in the park Has he been eaten by a shark! Its up to Bills sister to explain
A timely, perfectly positive and reassuring read. Steven Lenton
GLORIOUS and heartwarming with so much love between the two covers. Just beautiful! Alex T Smith
Juno Dawson debut picture book is a witty and fun-filled rhyming story about family, identity and allyship. Bold, joyful and warm-hearted, its message of love and inclusivity shines through on every page.
Juno Dawson is the internationally bestselling author of Young Adult novels and non-fiction, including Clean and This Book Is Gay, as well as a novelist, screenwriter, journalist, and a columnist for Attitude magazine. Her work has appeared in Glamour, Dazed, Grazia and the Guardian, and she was chosen by Val McDermid as one of the ten most compelling LGBTQ+ writers working in the UK today.
A timely, perfectly positive and reassuring read. Steven Lenton
GLORIOUS and heartwarming with so much love between the two covers. Just beautiful! Alex T Smith
Fun and important story full of love and inclusion Kip Alizadeh
Witty, chatty take on gender and acceptance . . . lovely rhyming tale Imogen Carter, Observer
Praise for Junos other titles:
A brave, funny, indignant look at what it means to grow up as LGTBQ. Metro, on This Book is Gay
The book every LGBT person would have killed for as a teenager, told in the voice of a wise best friend. Patrick Ness, on This Book is Gay
A positive, honest and utterly essential read for everyone. Booktrust, on Whats the T
Bold, joyful, and warm-hearted, its message of love and inclusivity shines through on every page. Stephen Myler, RT Guide, on You Need to Chill
A witty and fun-filled rhyming story about family, identity and allyship. Bold, joyful and warm-hearted its message of love and inclusivity shines through on every page. RT Guide
Juno Dawson is the international bestselling author of Young Adult novels and non-fiction, including the bestselling Clean and This Book is Gay, as well as a novelist, screenwriter, journalist, and a columnist for Attitude Magazine. Her writing has appeared in Glamour, Dazed, Grazia and the Guardian, and she and was chosen by Val McDermid as one of the ten most compelling LGBTQ+ writers working in the UK today. Laura Hughes studied illustration at Kingston University and is the Oscar's Book Prize 2018 winner behind There's a Pig up my Nose. Laura is also the illustrator and artist behind Daddy's Sandwich, nominated for the Kate Greenaway Medal 2016. She has worked with several publishers including Bloomsbury, Harper Collins US and Faber & Faber. She lives in east London with her cat.