When You're A Boy

“When You’re a Boy” by Blake Nuto is one book that should be on every reader’s radar. As father and son go on a hike, the exploration turns into a deep discussion on what it means to be a boy.

“𝘞𝘩𝘦𝘯 𝘺𝘰𝘶’𝘳𝘦 𝘢 𝘣𝘰𝘺,

𝘺𝘰𝘶’𝘳𝘦 𝘵𝘰𝘭𝘥 𝘩𝘰𝘸 𝘵𝘰 𝘣𝘦

𝘭𝘪𝘬𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘸𝘩𝘪𝘵𝘦-𝘳𝘰𝘢𝘳𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘰𝘤𝘦𝘢𝘯𝘴.

𝘉𝘶𝘵 𝘐’𝘷𝘦 𝘭𝘦𝘢𝘳𝘯𝘦𝘥

𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘧𝘪𝘦𝘳𝘤𝘦𝘯𝘦𝘴𝘴 𝘰𝘧 𝘧𝘭𝘰𝘸𝘦𝘳𝘴,

𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘨𝘭𝘰𝘳𝘺 𝘰𝘧 𝘤𝘰𝘭𝘰𝘳,

𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘣𝘦𝘢𝘶𝘵𝘺 𝘰𝘧 𝘥𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘮𝘪𝘯𝘨.”

With a beautiful message of kindness, patience and contentment, each line will stir your soul and you will yearn to read more while the illustrations add to the mystical touch. I just cannot wait to read this in class! A must-read especially if you have boys under your care.

Book drops 18 November 2025. A big thank you to Jolly Fish Press for the review copy; opinion is of course mine and completely uninfluenced.