Something Else (book)

Something Else is a 1994 children's picture book written by Kathryn Cave and illustrated by Chris Riddell.

Something Else

Front cover
Author	Kathryn Cave
Illustrator	Chris Riddell
Cover artist	Riddell
Language	English
Genre	Children's literature
Publisher	Puffin Books
Publication date	1994
Publication place	United Kingdom
Pages	32 pages
ISBN	978-0-14-054907-2
OCLC	315757482

Cave and Riddell were awarded the very first international UNESCO prize for Children's and Young People's Literature in the Service of Tolerance for Something Else.

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.