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Are You a Boy or Are You a Girl?
Sarah Savage
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Description for Are You a Boy or Are You a Girl?
Hardback. Tiny prefers not to tell other children whether they are a boy or girl. Tiny also loves to play fancy dress, sometimes as a fairy and sometimes as a knight in shining armour. Tiny's family don't seem to mind but when they start a new school some of their new classmates struggle to understand. Illustrator(s): Fisher, Fox. Num Pages: 32 pages, Full colour illustrations throughout. BIC Classification: 5AC; YBC; YX. Category: (J) Children / Juvenile; (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 216 x 279. .
'A lovely, sensitive, much-needed book that helps all children ask the big questions about identity and gender.' - Juno Dawson, author of This Book is Gay Tiny loves costumes! Tiny likes to dress up as an animal, or a doctor, or a butterfly. Tiny also prefers not to tell other children whether they are a boy or a girl. Tiny's friends don't mind, but when Tiny starts a new school their new friends can't help asking one question: Tiny, are you a boy or are you a girl? This brightly illustrated book will open a dialogue with children aged 3+ about gender diversity in a fun and creative way. Featuring a gender neutral protagonist, the book imparts an important message about identity and being who you want to be. Tiny's story will assist parents, family and teachers in giving children the space to express themselves fully, explore different identities and have fun at the same time.
Product Details
Publisher
Jessica Kingsley Publishers
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
Weight
28g
Number of Pages
32
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781785922671
SKU
V9781785922671
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 15 to 20 working days
Ref
99-20
About Sarah Savage
Sarah Savage is a campaigner for transgender rights and awareness, and the co-founder of the Trans Pride Brighton charity and weekend event. She has also featured in a documentary series called My Transsexual Summer, which has been syndicated worldwide. She is based in Brighton, UK. Fox Fisher is an illustrator, non-binary Trans campaigner, co-founder of Trans Pride Brighton and runs the My Genderation film project. Fox has an MA in Design and Illustration and met Sarah when they both starred in My Transsexual Summer (C4).
Reviews for Are You a Boy or Are You a Girl?
The creators introduce a serious theme in an accessible and fun way. Questions at the back of the book can prompt productive discussion about many aspects of gender. I recommend this for personal and classroom libraries.
Raise Them Righteous The real value for children and parents in this book stems from its simplicity, it puts the story across in a grounded manner and invites open discussion. The authors, Fox Fisher and Sarah Savage have collaborated to produce what I feel is an amazing book.
Sophie Smallman
Being Sophie blog
Books on gender identity for young children are still very few and far between. Children who do not identify as boys or girls will find Are You a Boy or Are You a Girl? immensely reassuring. It will be extremely valuable too in schools, in families, and in other settings - for helping young children understand gender diversity and question gender stereotypes. At the end there are a number of useful discussion starters, for example 'Does it matter if Tiny is a boy or a girl?' and 'What would you ask Tiny if you met them?', followed by information about organisations that provide support on gender identity issues. A sensitive and important book, written by campaigners for transgender rights.
Anne Harding
The School Librarian, School Library Association
A lovely, sensitive, much-needed book that helps all children ask the big questions about identity and gender.
Juno Dawson, author of 'This Book is Gay' When a child selects a book and sees someone like themselves within its pages, they know they are not alone. It is a seemingly small gesture, to us grownups, that enables a child to feel safe and secure. This breezy and beautifully illustrated book describes gender in playful, innocent terms, allowing children the space to discover themselves and to explore their surroundings joyfully. A must for any library.
Juno Roche, writer and campaigner
Raise Them Righteous The real value for children and parents in this book stems from its simplicity, it puts the story across in a grounded manner and invites open discussion. The authors, Fox Fisher and Sarah Savage have collaborated to produce what I feel is an amazing book.
Sophie Smallman
Being Sophie blog
Books on gender identity for young children are still very few and far between. Children who do not identify as boys or girls will find Are You a Boy or Are You a Girl? immensely reassuring. It will be extremely valuable too in schools, in families, and in other settings - for helping young children understand gender diversity and question gender stereotypes. At the end there are a number of useful discussion starters, for example 'Does it matter if Tiny is a boy or a girl?' and 'What would you ask Tiny if you met them?', followed by information about organisations that provide support on gender identity issues. A sensitive and important book, written by campaigners for transgender rights.
Anne Harding
The School Librarian, School Library Association
A lovely, sensitive, much-needed book that helps all children ask the big questions about identity and gender.
Juno Dawson, author of 'This Book is Gay' When a child selects a book and sees someone like themselves within its pages, they know they are not alone. It is a seemingly small gesture, to us grownups, that enables a child to feel safe and secure. This breezy and beautifully illustrated book describes gender in playful, innocent terms, allowing children the space to discover themselves and to explore their surroundings joyfully. A must for any library.
Juno Roche, writer and campaigner