SOLVED. Meta Children's Picture book. Titled (and about) a person called "Nobody". Simple black line drawings of this lonely & somewhat misunderstood character. Read in 2000s. [s]

[degelle]

This was a children's book I encountered in the 2000s (so most definitely published before them) that is about the word "nobody" applying to an actual character in a "what if" context. This "Nobody" person is depicted as a person in simple black line drawings on a white background. There isn't a lot of text or color. The main idea of the book explores what "Nobody" is doing rather than the english word "nobody" and depicts him as somewhat misunderstood and lonely.

[Kris]

laudanum at 33, is this a picture book (about 32-48 pages) or a chapter book?

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[Rainbowheart]

Mr. Nobody

[degelle]

Kris wrote: "laudanum at 33, is this a picture book (about 32-48 pages) or a chapter book?

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Definitely a picture book.

[Rainbowheart]

Did you see my suggestion of Mr. Nobody?

[degelle]

Yes! That is as close as I've gotten to finding the book because it's somewhat similar, but it isn't the one I'm looking for. Possibility: I dreamt it?

[Rainbowheart]

Did Nobody look more like a real man, less round?

Adult vs. childlike?

[degelle]

If my memory serves right, he was more humanoid. As far as whether he was an adult or child, that was left pretty vague.

[Rainbowheart]

Kinda vaguely reminds me of the Not Me! character from the Family Circus comic.

What country were you in when you read this book?

[degelle]

United States.

[Rainbowheart]

The Missing Piece?

[degelle]

I have read a lot of Silverstein, but not this one! Definitely in the same vein, but not what I'm looking for. It remains a mystery...

[Daisy]

Could it be related to the Emily Dickinson poem "I'm Nobody! Who are You?"?

[degelle]

Looked up the poem, but no! If my memory serves me right the book is very meta, addressing situations in which "Nobody did it" or "Nobody was there," but in this case "Nobody" is a somebody.

[degelle]

Solved! The book can be found here: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1...

[Rainbowheart]

Awesome, glad you found it!

Nobody looks really cute.