This is a great story for kids about how it only takes one person to start change. Corey wears an orange cape to school every day, even though he gets bullied and his cape is stolen. Everyone avoids Corey until one brave boy asked Corey why he keeps wearing a cape when he knows he will get bullied and it will be stolen. Corey shares the story behind his cape. The story spreads throughout the school like wildfire! More and more kids start wearing capes, until all the kids except the bully were wearing capes. Now the bully is the odd one out and is getting picked on. Corey gives him a cap, a true show of friendship and forgiveness. I love that this story shows how it really only takes one person to start to effect change!

Wow, I am glad I was finally able to find a copy of this book. This one made me cry. Corey is so kind and thoughtful and I am glad that the rest of the kids supported him once they knew the story behind the cape.

Although, it shouldn't take a story for us to be thoughtful and supportive.

This was a lot better than his other books. I like the fact that he shows courage and understanding toward his bully. Very important lesson to be learned from this book. Very sweet story.

'The Boy in the Orange Cape' by Adam Ciccio with illustrations by Emmanuel Volant is a picture book for young readers with an inspiring message.

Corey wears an orange cape every day to school. Billy makes fun of him for it and keeps taking the orange cape, but Corey keeps showing up with a new orange cape. When Corey tells his friends why he wears one, he gets support and Billy learns a lesson in bullying.

It's a sweet story of a young boy who won't be deterred, even in the face of bullies, and the kind of support that is inspiring. The illustrations are sweet and lovely.

I received a review copy of this ebook from Clavis Publishing and NetGalley in exchange for an honest review. Thank you for allowing me to review this ebook.

Thank you NetGalley for providing me with a copy of this book in exchange for my honest review.

Adorable and vibrant cover art.

Great story. Fabulous illustrations. And a great topic for kids and parents alike.
My kids and I enjoyed reading this together.

I'll definitely be looking out for other work by this author.

I want to express my gratitude to Netgalley and Clavis Publishing to give me the chance to read and review this illustrated book.

In this book we meet Corey, a boy that loves to wear an orange cape. He suffers bullying for a schoolmate, because of this item of clothing, yet he continues to wear it. We know the reason for his persistence on having an orange cape on when we are going into the story. I can't say it now, for the reason that it is something beautiful and that the reader needs to discover.

I always say that illustrated books are a wonderful idea to introduce children to the reading world, but books like this are interesting and important to all people.

The main moral that you learn on it is: “All people are unique and you need to know it one by one, but over all the things you need to be kind and be respect to each other”.

I only want to say that Adam Ciccio is a good writer of children's books, that they are not only for kids.

Also, the illustrator Emmanuel Volant make a perfect task with the characterization of the characters and the illustrations that accompany the story telling.

To sum up, a perfect illustrated book to buy or gift to children (or illustrated books lovers).

Corey wears an orange cape to school everyday- dispute being bullied and having his cape stolen. His friends take a stand against the bully once word gets out about why Corey wears the cape. This is a powerful story with an amazing message.

@Thanks NetGalley for giving me the access to read this wonderful story. It was such an emotional journey. I loved every line of this book. I give 5 stars to this wonderful book wrote by Adam Ciccio.

It takes courage to be kind. Sometimes there is a reason to be different. Corey is the boy in the orange cape. He gets teased about his orange cape but he doesn't let that bother him. He has a very good reason. When he is asked why by another class mate, he is in for a very nice surprise the next day.

There is so much to the act of courage and our kiddos need good example of what that looks like. Corey will be the next super hero for the super hero in your life. In fact I ordered this book for my super heroes. Highly recommend.

A special thank you to Clavis Publishing and Netgalley for the ARC and the opportunity to post an honest review

The Boy in the Orange Value was such a sweet story of how one could who is always bullied still is able to find kindness in his heart to help others. The story is precious.

I loved everything about this story, illustrations and message. Young boy wears an orange cape to school and school bully makes fun of him, tears it off, and discards/trample/tosses and shreds it. Although bully has alienated classmates from young boy, courageous other boy asks young boy why he wears the orange cape each day only to be humiliated again and again by bully. Young boy explains (poignant) and the next day courageous other boy comes to school wearing a striped cape. Soon all the other children are coming to school wearing all colors and patterns of capes, and bully is alienated. Young boy gives bully one of his orange capes so he will not be left out.

DOES ANYONE REMEMBER WHEN PEOPLE CARED ABOUT EACH OTHER? IT SEEMS SO LONG AGO.

Thank you Adam Ciccio, NetGalley and Clavis Publishing for providing an escape and restoring my faith in humanity, if only for the length of this beautiful book.

This is a cute little book about a rabbit called Corey who wears an orange cape to school every day. He gets bullied by another animal because of the cape, but soon all the other animals start to wear capes so that Corey feels better. The bully then wants to wear a cape too. This is a lovely story and the book has nice, colourful illustrations. My daughter enjoyed this book.

Many thanks to the author, publisher and netgalley for a copy of this book in exchange for an honest review.

Each day brave Cory wears his beloved orange cape to school despite the bullying he receives from Billy, the school bully. Doing so makes him stick out like a sore thumb. The kids stare at him, think he's weird, and call his orange cape silly. Billy follows Cory around and rips his cape right off daily. Does that deter Cory from wearing another one the next day? No way. He proudly returns like a caped Superhero, and he is one. The other kids watch this happen but are afraid to intervene on Cory's behalf.

Then they discover why Cory is so adamant in wearing his orange cape every single day. Once they find out the reason the students rally around him in support, and in true solidarity they decide to come to school wearing capes also. Can you guess who is left out of the plan? Billy! I love that sweet Cory offers the bully forgiveness and bestows kindness towards him.

The message of the book is positive and I love that empathy and acceptance are woven throughout. The artwork is very well done and I was happy that the characters were portrayed as animals. I highly, highly recommend this book. It's a message that kids need to hear and internalize.

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The premise is simple — one character is the odd man out because they wear an orange cape, gets bullied, someone asks why they wear a cape, it’s because mum is sick, and then suddenly everyone is wearing a cape. Character extends forgiveness and kindness to bully, bully becomes nice. End of story.

I thought this book was just average. The illustrations are fine, the storyline has been said a million times before. I don’t have any strong feelings good or bad about any of it.

This is the story of a boy (actually a rabbit) named Corey who wears an orange cape to school every day and is subject to bullying by Billy (a dog) who thinks the cape is weird. Each day, Corey wears a new cape, and each day Billy takes it, just as he did the first day. One day a curious boy (a raccoon) asks Corey about the cape, and Corey tells him he wears it as a show of support for his sick mother. From that point on, the curious boy and all Corey's other school mates wear capes and other items of clothing to support him, and Billy learns a lesson about being the odd one out.

After reading Ciccio's A Beary Rainy Day, I have to admit I was hoping for a little more. I liked the art and the general anti-bullying, pro empathy/friendship idea of the story. It’s a solid idea, it just needed fleshing out a bit. The story felt too generic, with nothing that made it stand out from all the other books with similar messages. I was also put off by the story referring to the characters as ‘boy’, when they were clearly animals. If you say ‘boy’, I’m expecting a human child. I think developing the story a little more would have helped, instead of going from “Corey’s weird” one day, to “everyone’s dressed like Corey and supportive of him” the next. I work with young children. They don’t have that kind of sudden turn-around. They have to be taught to build empathy towards peers. It’s a process … not an event.

It’s a book with good potential. I just think it could use a little tweaking to the story.

★★★

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I'm a retired librarian and I know a great read-aloud when I see it! Oh, the story is just perfect! In this day of all the upheaval and bickering, I found this book to show children how sweet it is to face your "bullies" and to win them over! Cory wore an orange cape today and he is bullied every day after that. He continues to wear his capes and finally a sweet friend helps Cory out by getting every kid in school to wear a cape. The bully is the only one without a cape so Cory offers one to him ! So sweet! All my librarian friends reading this will go wild reading this book to students! Can you imagine making different color (paper) capes as described in the book and letting students in the audience play the part? Fun story and great way to teach problem solving!

This is a very sweet story about staying true to who you are (and staying kind) despite being bullied. It is a book for ages 5 and up that has a moral, but delivers the lesson in a way that feels gentle.

The illustrations are LOVELY. Beautiful use of color and creative depictions of children as different animals.

Empathy and kindness are the centerpieces of this story, and it would be perfect for bedtime, nap time, or any time you and your child want to read a relaxing book with a positive message.

One thing to note is a possible trigger warning (SPOILER AHEAD)
Corey is wearing the cape because his mother is sick. That fact only mentioned once briefly in the story, but If someone in your family is battling an illness or you've recently experienced a loss of a family member, this book may be sensitive for your child.

I received an eARC from NetGalley and the publisher in exchange for an honest review.

The Boy in the Orange Cape tells an important message about bullying. A young boy wears a cape to school everyday and, while the other kids tease him and a particular bully takes the cape away daily, he continues to show up with an orange cape on. What the others do not know is that Corey has an important reason for wearing a cape. When they other students find out, they begin to show their support as well - leaving the bully left out until Corey shows him kindness as well.

The message is lovely. The illustrations are sweet as sugar and very well rendered. They were confusing at times, however, when the dialog presented a concept of action yet all the characters were positioned in a very static position. There was little movement shown other than an occasional extension of the cape. For example on the page where it indicates the bully ripped the cape off daily, a sweet-faced doggie (the bully) stands at a bus stop with one hand in his pocket and the other on his own lunchbag. There is no indication of even mild bullying if one was looking at the illustrations alone. This may have been an intentional style choice to keep the book gentle which is understandable and even commendable.

Bottom line, I would definitely recommend the book due to it's lovely message of courage and redemption. I read this book to my grandkids as an ARC provided by NetGalley.

Disclaimer: I received this book from the publisher via NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.

This book is about school yard bullying and being different, and empathy and power by the numbers. The book has a positive message of not afraid to be different, and the drawings are sweet.

I read this to my second-grader and pre-k kids, and they enjoyed it. The message was clear, and it helped build empathy. My kids asked at the end why the bully was mean which led to a good discussion. This would be a good book to use in the lower grades for social and emotional learning.