Not All Heroes Wear Capes: The incredible story of how one young man found happiness by embracing his differences

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Written by Ben Brooks, the bestselling author of the Dare to Be Different books, and paired with vibrant comic-style illustrations throughout, this is the perfect guide for the budding superhero in your life!

Payments made using National Book Tokens are processed by National Book Tokens Ltd, and you can read their Terms and Conditions here. No matter how big or small it might be, your power can be used to change the world for the better too. Inspirational, empowering and moving – this is an extraordinary memoir with a powerful message: you are strong enough to become your own hero. He regularly travels the world and is now a hero to thousands of children and families within the craniofacial community and beyond.

Along the way, he includes prompts to encourage self-kindness, acceptance and self-belief, so that readers, too, can become their own heroes. Publication dates are subject to change (although this is an extremely uncommon occurrence overall).

All of our books are 100% brand new, unread and purchased directly from the publishers in bulk allowing us to pass the huge savings on to you! He also enjoys going running and doing yoga, finding time to keep fit with a healthy dose of balance and humour . We're always happy to answer any questions or queries you might have, please get in touch using one of the methods below.

These cookies help provide information on metrics the number of visitors, bounce rate, traffic source, etc. Publishing director Laura Higginson bought world language rights directly from the author, for publication on 20th July 2023. It doesn’t matter who you are, what you look like, or where you come from – finding and celebrating what you love about yourself will open the world up to you. I was abandoned at birth with a facial difference, and as I got older, I began to hate my face and the world I lived in.

All of this is geared at helping us become more aware of what heroism could be – making a difference.Inspirational, empowering and moving - this is an extraordinary memoir with a powerful message: you are strong enough to become your own hero.

Happy Place Books has signed campaigner Jonathan Lancaster’s inspiring debut memoir Not All Heroes Wear Capes, “the incredible story of how one young man found happiness by embracing his differences". From small acts of kindness to inventions that have saved the lives of hundreds of people, every person in this book has found their passion - or their superpower. Jono Lancaster was born with Treacher Collins Syndrome - a condition that affects facial appearence - and at only two weeks old, he found himself in foster care. This book is my story, the way I found self-love and the important lessons I have learned along the way.I bought this in physical form but was enjoying it so much that I wanted to listen while I walked my dogs, so I got the audio book too. To calculate the overall star rating and percentage breakdown by star, we don’t use a simple average. This review was written by Stephen Connor I am a Y6 teacher in a wonderfully diverse inner-city school in Derby, and am also the reading lead in KS2. Hotjar sets this cookie to know whether a user is included in the data sampling defined by the site's pageview limit. Jono Lancaster was born with Treacher Collins Syndrome - a condition that affects facial appearance - and at only two weeks old, he found himself in foster care.