DOI:  10.53136/979122181938010 
                                                        
                                                            Pagine: 133-146
                                                        
                              
                                                                                                
                                
                                                            
                             Data di pubblicazione: Giugno 2025
                            
                                                        Editore: Aracne
                                                        
                                                                    
                                    
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                    Examining the potential of the illustrated book in shaping perceptions of difference beyond disability stereotypes, this essay delves into the poetics of Beatrice Alemagna. Through the analysis of The Five Misfits (2014), it becomes clear how the author privileges metaphor to celebrate uniqueness and imperfection, challenging social norms and promoting an inclusive approach to otherness, intrinsic to children’s literature.