It Feels Good to Be Yourself: A Book About Gender Identity

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This lovely unit is all about encouraging children to have a positive view of themselves and learning how to deal with tough situations. From the time we were young, we may have been taught that we are not enough as we are. People would not accept us the way we are. They wanted us to think, look and behave in different ways. It is fundamental human desire for connection and social relationships because we are, at our core, relational beings. Many of us chose to compromise, afraid that we would otherwise be left alone, isolated and helpless. aGrigni, Noah, |0https://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n2018049168 |eillustrator. |1http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q61778547. iIllustrator: |nnat |aBay Staters |2lcdgt |4http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/ill |0http://id.loc.gov/authorities/demographicTerms/dg2015060098 i125600239 |b1240058413775 |dssbjn |g- |m |h19 |x4 |t3 |i24 |j57 |k190613 |n09-14-2023 16:22 |o- |sJ |a306.76 |rTHO

Erin Sandefur, a member of the Livingston Parish Library Board of Control, asked her colleagues to look into content she deemed inappropriate. Sandefur said a state official, who she declined to name, brought the issue to her attention. aGender identity |0https://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh91003756 |vJuvenile literature. |0https://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh99001674In her closing note, Thorn explains that her transgender daughter has taught her about withholding judgment. That wholehearted acceptance is an experience Thorn wants for all kids, everywhere. This expansive, straightforward framing of gender emphasizes curiosity, joy, and positive self-expression.

Engaging, well-chosen images and a clear, coherent text illuminate the importance of empathy for the world’s inhabitants. Although the societal process of mis-gendering is complex and tangled, Thorn simplifies it for children by saying: I had a 4th grader that firmly believed that she was a cat, a few boys (2nd grade) who thought they were robots and all of them just trying to figure out who they are in the world, within themselves, and in relation to others. Children should be allowed to be children without their gender being questioned (or encouraged to change) for liking pink, or football, or "boy things" or "girl things." As someone who found the library to be a place of immeasurable power in a world that often tells children that they are powerless, I will never stop fighting to ensure that this library system retains that status,” Kelsey Sibley said.

Having confidence makes children feel good about themselves, helps them negotiate difficult situations and makes them feel able to share their thoughts and feelings with others. aSex role |0https://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85120663 |vJuvenile literature. |0https://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh99001674

i125720774 |b1440002822963 |dbajnf |g- |m |h11 |x4 |t4 |i1 |j57 |k190627 |n08-22-2023 16:51 |o- |sJ |a306 |rTHO Note: A copy of this book was provided to The Baby Bookworm by the publisher in exchange for an honest review.)iIllustrator: |aTransgender people |2lcdgt |4http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/ill |0http://id.loc.gov/authorities/demographicTerms/dg2015060006 Find peace in being alone. It is better to be alone and confident in who you are, than to be in the company of others by lying out of fear. Only once you have overridden the fear of being alone, will you be able to let go of the need for social approval. This will allow you to build genuine relationships. Clear, readable, kid-friendly, gorgeous -- basically everything I could want for this book! I think one of the easiest selling points is actually the title because it's such a perfect statement that encapsulates so many parts of identity. For children it truly is a matter of the more words they hear the more words they know. Noah Grigni, the illustrator, mentions in their note at the end that they grew up without access to words like transgender. It's not like hearing those words makes you trans, just like reading books with queer representation doesn't turn you gay (if only!); but for those kids who feel isolated and unseen because something inside them doesn't quite fit it can open up an entirely new world. Even for cisgender kids, knowing the world is wider than their perspective is so important! We've also included a couple of Home Learning Tasks to further support your UKS2 All About Me teaching. These activities ask children to think about a time when they made amends and provide an opportunity to reflect on how to voice opinions. How to boost children's confidence From two Nobel Peace Prize winners, an invitation to look past sadness and loneliness to the joy that surrounds us.

i125637330 |b1090061393898 |dmpcjt |g- |m |h6 |x0 |t1 |i2 |j57 |k190617 |n07-14-2023 16:47 |o- |sj |a305.3 |rT496i a(OCoLC)1045204881 |z(OCoLC)1105081992 |z(OCoLC)1143536229 |z(OCoLC)1202005817 |z(OCoLC)1202008934 |z(OCoLC)1202617967 i126418585 |b1230003390217 |dtlwjn |g- |m |h8 |x2 |t2 |i4 |j57 |k190918 |n07-03-2023 18:39 |o- |aJ PEOPLE PEOPLE THO iAuthor: |aCalifornians |2lcdgt |4http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut |0http://id.loc.gov/authorities/demographicTerms/dg2015060021 In a world where we are told that we can be anything we want to be, we cannot be anyone that we want to be. You can be a writer, an artist or an astronaut but you have no choice but to be yourself. Maybe I should say that this is the only wise choice. You cannot pretend to be someone or something that you are not, plenty of people try but they ultimately fail. If you do succeed, you certainly won’t be happyYou might feel like a boy. You might feel like a girl. You might feel like both boy and girl--or like neither. You might feel like your gender changes from day to day or year to year. i12931044x |b31813006266141 |dbechi |g- |m |h5 |x0 |t1 |i2 |j300 |k200207 |n10-26-2023 22:53 |o- |aJ 305.3 THORN,TH