Showing posts with label gender-neutrality. Show all posts
Showing posts with label gender-neutrality. Show all posts

Sunday, November 29, 2015

Are you a boy or are you a girl?

Are you a boy or are you a girl? 
by Sarah Savage 
illus. by Fox Fisher 
Language: English 
TQUAL Books, 2015. 
Summary: "Tiny has moved to a new town and is about to start at a new school. Tiny tells the reader about liking lots of different toys, activities, and clothes which are not limited by gender stereotypes. When Tiny goes to school, a boy called Buster picks on Tiny several times about Tiny’s name and whether Tiny is a girl or a boy, and is reprimanded by the teacher. Tiny is asked several times throughout the book ‘are a boy or a girl?’, but doesn’t answer until the last page when Tiny says ‘I am me!’. This story shows a child who is interested in a variety of pursuits and is not restricted by gender expectations. However, most of the supporting characters are shown in gender-stereotyped activities and clothing." 
Available: http://sarah-savage.com/boy-girl/

Saturday, May 2, 2015

Kivi & Monsterhund

Kivi & Monsterhund 
by Jesper Lundqvist 
illus. by Bettina Johansson 
Language: Swedish 
Linköping : Olika, 2012. 
[29] sider : ill. i farver 
ISBN: 9789185845767 ; 9185845760 
Summary: När jag hörde talas om att det skulle komma ut en bok som använde det könsneutrala pronominet "hen" blev jag jätteglad. Äntligen kunde transbarn, och alla andra barn - och säkerligen en och annan vuxen också (både trans- och ciskönade sådana), få en karaktär att känna igen sig i. Boken är skriven på rim, historien är spännande för målgruppen och har skojiga bilder av Bettina Johansson. Nu vill jag läsa nästa bok om Kivi - Kivi och den gråtande goraffen! (Devin Lind from Goodreads). 
Available: http://www.olika.nu/kop-vara-bocker/butik/kivi-monsterhund/

Friday, January 30, 2015

Call me tree = Llámame árbol

Call me tree = Llámame árbol 
written and illus. by Maya Christina Gonzalez 
translated by Dana Goldberg 
Language: English and Spanish 
New York : Children's Book Press, an imprint of Lee & Low Books Inc., [2014]. 
24 pages : color illustrations ; 26 cm. 
ISBN: 9780892392940 ; 0892392940 
Summary: "A bilingual poetic tale that follows one child/tree from the depths of Mami/Earth to the heights of the sky, telling a story about being free to grow and be who we are meant to be and honoring our relationship with the natural world." 
Available: http://www.amazon.com/Call-Tree-English-Spanish-Edition/dp/0892392940 
Article: http://www.windycitymediagroup.com/lgbt/Queer-childrens-book-author-Gonzalez-creates-gender-neutral-character/50352.html