''Something Else'' is a 1994

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written by Kathryn Cave and illustrated by

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. Cave and Riddell were awarded the very first international

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prize for Children's and Young People's Literature in the Service of Tolerance for ''Something Else''.1997 Winners UNESCO Prize for Children's and Young People's Literature in the Service of Tolerance
/ref> The book was later made into a TV comic series by TV Loonland since 2001.

Plot

Something Else (the name of the protagonist and Something's best friend) is excluded from everything because he looks different. He does not play the same games, eat the same food or draw the same pictures. Then one day Something turns up and wants to be friends. However, Something Else does not want to be friends with this creature as he believes that they are ''not'' the same and he refuses to eat sandwiches with 'Urgy stuff' in them. He sends Something away and then suddenly realizes that he acts like all the other people who always sent him away. Eventually Something Else and Something become best friends.

Translations

* German: ''Irgendwie Anders'' * Greek: ''Το Κάτι Άλλο'' * Italian: "Qualcos'altro" * Hebrew "משהו אחר" * Slovenian: "Drugačen" * Finnish: "Karvaiset Kaverit" * Spanish: "Diferente" * Dutch: "Andertje" * Swedish: "Hårigt grabbar Persian

Theatrical adaptation

The book was adapted for the stage by Tall Stories Theatre Company, touring between 2002 and 2010.

References

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