A Sparkling New Picture Book on Gender Expression and Allyship
Here’s my third and final review for this week’s mini-theme of picture books about gender creative boys—this one focusing on the importance of allies.
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Picture Book Is a Glad Celebration of Gender Creativity
I’m going to lean in to the theme of picture books about gender creative children this week, with a look at a sweet recent picture book about a gender creative boy bear and his emotions.
Classic Picture Book About Gender Creative Boy Is Back in Print
One of the first picture books about a gender creative boy, published in the 1970s but long out of print, is now available in a new edition produced by its illustrator, Marian Buchanan. She recently shared with me some details about the lengthy journey to its reprinting and why it still holds lessons for today.
Plenty of Hugs (and a Two-Mom Family) in Sweet New Picture Book
A charming new picture book is a gentle celebration of the loving relationship between a toddler and parents. The family in it just happens to have two moms—and it gives us a rare picture-book depiction of a mom with a masculine-of-center gender expression.
New Picture Book Helps Dispel Gender Stereotypes
Gender stereotypes surround our children, no matter how much we may try to shield them. A new picture book tries to counter some of the constraining gender messages they may receive.
Transgender and Gender Creative Children Star in New Picture Books
Three new children’s books each offer different approaches as they highlight different aspects of gender identity and expression.
Butch and Pregnant: What to Wear
Continuing this week’s theme of pregnancy on the masculine side of the gender spectrum, let’s ask: What does the discerning yet pregnant butch or otherwise masculine-identified person wear?
Post of the Week: “If the shoe fits…” — On Kids and Gender Expression
Halloween often brings up the topic of kids and gender expression, so I thought I’d highlight a recent post from Pajamamamas about navigating her almost-six-year-old son’s shoe choices.
Parenting as a Butch
I’m always thrilled at how really, truly diverse the LGBT community is, beyond just the broad categories people tend to think of when they typically think of “diversity.” We subdivide down into a glorious array of shared identities and individuality. Two writers proved that recently by each offering a different perspective on parenting as a butch.
New Kids’ Web Series Explores Gender Identity and Expression with a “Charmin” Host
Sez Me is a new Web video series for kids that aims to “[celebrate] differences and diversity with a focus on the GLBTQ community” and ” the involvement of adults who represent non-traditional gender expressions (self-identified drag queens, masculine women, feminine men, gender queers, and trans people).” Sounds like a great idea — but is it any good?