Oscar Got the Blame

by Tony Ross

Oscar gets in trouble.

Genres: Picture Books, Childrens

Paperback

First published January 1, 1987

About the author

Librarian Note: There is more than one author by this name in the Goodreads database.

Tony Ross is a British illustrator and author of children's picture books. He was a student at the Liverpool School of Art and Design. Ross has had quite a few occupations, such as cartoonist, graphic designer, art director at an advertising agency, senior lecturer in art and head of the illustration course at Manchester Polytechnic.
Ross won the 1986 Deutscher Jugendliteraturpreis, picture books category, for Ich komm dich holen!, (I'm coming to get you! - Andersen, 1984. He was runner-up for the 1990 Kate Greenaway Medal from the Library Association, recognising the year's best children's book by a British subject, for Dr. Xargle's book of Earth Tiggers.

Meet the illustrator
What is your favourite animal?
A cat
What is your favourite boy’s name?
Bill
What is your favourite girl’s name?
Roxanne
What is your favourite food?
Lobster
What is your favourite music?
Irish
What is your favourite hobby?
Sailing

Reviews

[Sophie Crane · Rating 5 out of 5]

This is a children's book, its fun and colourful, comical and entertaining! If that sounds like the kind of thing your child will like - then try this book! The illustrations are lovely, as is the story - and its something you can have a laugh and a joke about with your child! ('Oh, are you sure you ate all your dinner? Are you sure Billy didn't help you?" - you get the kind of thing, you're no doubt a parent or close relative or friend)

[Jusna Begum · Rating 3 out of 5]

Oscar and has a best of friend called Billy but Billy is invisible and no one believes he exists. Billy misbehaves and Oscar gets all the blame. When Billy put frogs in Granny's slippers - Oscar got the blame. Oscar thinks it’s just not fair when your invisible friend is such a bad and you get the blame.

I remember really liking this book as a child because I would have made up friends too. Its a book that pupils can make connections too especially in early years. i think this book can be used in English as guided reading to promote predictions and discussion in year 1. it can also be used in PSHE as a way of understanding not to do bad things or stay with bad friends because you will get punished. It can be a challenge for pupils to try and read between the lines and think who Billy the character is actually portraying, is it perhaps the bad, naughty side of Oscar. Images can be used here to support ideas e.g. the devils horns on the last page. This book can also be used as a way of seeing emotions and describing emotions linking them to personal experiences.

[Eeva H.]

Itse asiassa luin tämän koreaksi. Kirjan nimi: 오스카만 야단 맞아!
Nyt alkeistason korean kursseja kolme käyneenä piti lainata pari lasten kuvakirjaa kirjastosta ja katsoa, miten mahtaa sujua. Toinen oli liian vaikea, mutta tästä sentään otti tolkkua, kun tsekkasi joitakin sanoja sanakirjasta. Jotain edistystä siis.

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Olen sentään jotain tänä vuonna lukenut, vaikka en ole saanut tänne aikaiseksi kirjata.
Jos nyt näin ennen vuoden loppumista tänne ne väkertäisi. Hurjaan (hah) 15 kirjan tavoitteeseeni en kuitenkaan päässyt. Lukujumi on siis jatkunut yhä.

[Hannah Higson · Rating 5 out of 5]

Spent a great week with Yr1/2s on this book. They loved the idea of having an imaginary friend and creating their own. The repetition worked well for the yr1s to help them remember the narrative and eventually manage to write their own version. The outcome was some very naughty ideas that I hope they wouldn’t do to their own parents.

[Allie · Rating 1 out of 5]

This is definitely a book of the late 80s early 90s. I think if it were written these days it would actually deal with the idea of an invisible friend, blame, fairness, self-control, etc. This book just introduces an invisible friend and takes the concept nowhere.

[Sevi Sather · Rating 1 out of 5]

Creepy.

[Ms Doxey · Rating 4 out of 5]

Lovely, funny book for year 1 +

[Lexi T · Rating 4 out of 5]

Great plot twist.

[Effie Biney]

Book about a boy who had an imaginary friend Billy. Whenever Billy did something naughty he got the blame. Initially, it seemed as if Oscar was just being naughty and creating this imaginary character to take the blame, because there was no sign of Billy until the very end.

[Helena · Rating 4 out of 5]

Ihan mukava tarina. Eläväinen kuvitus!