Is it okay for boys to cry? Can girls be strong? Should girls and boys be given different toys to play with and different clothes to wear? Should we all feel free to love whoever we choose to love? In this incredibly kid-friendly and easy-to-grasp picture book, author-illustrator Elise Gravel and transgender collaborator Mykaell Blais raise these questions and others relating to gender roles, acceptance, and stereotyping.
With its simple language, colorful illustrations, engaging backmatter that showcases how "appropriate" male and female fashion has changed through history, and even a poster kids can hang on their wall, here is the ideal tool to help in conversations about a multi-layered and important topic.
Mykaell Blais (he/him) works as a training coordinator for GRIS-Quebec, the Research and Social Intervention Group, a nonprofit community organization and support program for LGBTQ+ kids and young adults. It aims to demystify stereotypes about sexual orientation and gender identity by raising awareness in schools. Being a transmasculine person himself, Mykaell would have loved to read this book in his youth, to celebrate his uniqueness. Learn more at grisquebec.org.
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Todayâs picks are Strong by Rob Kearney, Bye Bye, Binary by @EricGeron, My Moms Love Me by Anna Membrino @annamembo, and Pink, Blue, and You! by Elise Gravel.
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Letâs celebrate everyone's right to be their true selves with our next recommended read PINK, BLUE, AND YOU!: QUESTIONS FOR KIDS ABOUT GENDER STEREOTYPES by author-illustrator Elise Gravel and transgender collaborator Mykaell Blais. #TDSRC đž : Elise Gravel https://t.co/ATW1UUEEzA
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Pink, Blue, and You!: Questions for Kids about Gender Stereotypes by Elise Gravel https://t.co/SgDjUfS2G4 via @goodreads #asdwreads