Spydus Search Results - Gender Identity and Equality

As bright as a rainbow : a book about gender and being yourself / Romy Ash, Blue Jaryn.

Written from a place of deep understanding and love, this beautiful book explores and explains for young children what it means to be gender diverse. There are so many ways to be a girl, a boy, both - or neither. You can just be yourself. Perfect for young children, As Bright As a Rainbow explores gender identity in a warm-hearted and gentle way.
Author: Ash, Romy, 1981-
Published: Gadigal Country, [Sydney, NSW] : Working Title Press, 2024.
Published: ©2024
1 volume (unpaged) : colour illustrations ; 25 x 25 cm

Sandringham Library - (Bayside Library Service) - Junior Picture Books - A - Onloan - Due: 09 May 2024 - 010986263

My own way / Joana Estrela ; adapted by Jay Hulme.

Small children are often asked to choose between a gendered binary - boy or girl, pink or blue. This colourful picture book smashes these stereotypes and encourages the reader to follow their own way! "Girl or Boy?" What brings you joy? "Pink or blue?" It's up to you. With vibrant illustrations and concise, poetic text, this powerful book teaches young children that there are no limits in what you can do and who you can be. You are unique! Translated from the original Portuguese by award-winning transgender poet Jay Hulme, My Own Way is an important, timely and beautiful celebration of identity, difference, and respect.
Author: Estrela, Joana, 1990-
Published: London : Wide Eyed Editions, 2022.
Published: ©2022
1 volume (unpaged) : colour illustrations ; 23 cm.

Sandringham Library - (Bayside Library Service) - Junior Picture Books - E - Available - 010468004

My shadow is purple / Scott Stuart.

My Dad has a shadow that's blue as a berry, and my Mum's is as pink as a blossoming cherry. There's only those choices, a 2 or a 1. But mine is quite different, it's both and it's none. A heartwarming and inspiring book about being true to yourself. This story considers gender beyond binary in a vibrant spectrum of colour.
Author: Stuart, Scott
Published: Dandenong South, VIC : Larrikin House, 2022.
Published: ©2022
1 volume (unpaged) : colour illustrations ; 28 cm.
Premiers' Reading Challenge Early Childhood to Year 2
1 reserve

Sandringham Library - (Bayside Library Service) - Junior Picture Books - S - Onloan - Due: 02 May 2024 - 010603481

My shadow is pink / Scott Stuart.

This is a beautifully written rhyming story that touches on the subjects of gender identity, self acceptance, equality and diversity. Shadow's main character likes princesses, fairies and things 'not for boys'... he soon learns (through the support of his dad) that everyone has a shadow that they sometimes feel they need to hide.
Author: Stuart, Scott
Published: Dandenong South, Victoria : Larrikin House, 2020.
28 unnumbered pages : colour illustrations ; 28 cm.
Premiers' Reading Challenge Years 3 and 4

Brighton Library - (Bayside Library Service) - Junior Picture Books - S - Onloan - Due: 04 May 2024 - 010291213

Mary wears what she wants / Keith Negley.

Once upon a time (but not too long ago), girls only wore dresses. And only boys wore pants. Until one day, a young girl named Mary had a bold idea: She would wear whatever she wanted. And she wanted to wear pants! Inspired by the true story of Mary Edwards Walker, a trailblazing doctor who was arrested many times for wearing pants, this fresh, charming picture book encourages readers to think for themselves while gently challenging gender and societal norms.
Author: Negley, Keith
Published: New York, NY : BALZER + BRAY, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers, 2019
1 volume (unpaged) : colour illustrations ; 23 x 27 cm.

Brighton Library - (Bayside Library Service) - Junior Picture Books - N - Available - 009892711

Go, girls, go! / written by Frances Gilbert ; illustrated by Allison Black.

Piloting fire trucks, trains, tractors, and more, the girls in this book are on the go! Join them for an exuberant journey that celebrates how girls can do - and drive - anything.
Author: Gilbert, Frances, 1969-
Published: New York : Beach Lane Books, 2019
1 volume (unpaged) : colour illustrations ; 27 cm.

Sandringham Library - (Bayside Library Service) - Junior Picture Books - G - Onloan - Due: 14 May 2024 - 010174691

Want to play trucks? / Ann Stott ; illustrated by Bob Graham.

From Ann Stott and Bob Graham, the multi award-winning creator of Silver Buttons and A Bus Called Heaven, comes a story of friendship, perfect for any child who does not conform to traditional gender stereotypes. Jack and Alex meet almost every morning in the sandbox at the playground. Jack likes trucks - big ones. Alex likes dolls - pink ones, with sparkles. And tutus. But Jack doesn't want to play dolls, and Alex doesn't want to play trucks. Luckily for Jack and Alex, the day is saved with a little bit of compromise and the easy acceptance that characterizes true friendship... What about dolls who drive trucks?
Author: Stott, Ann, 1964-
Published: London : Walker Books Ltd, 2018.
1 volume (unpaged) : illustrations ; 25 cm.

Brighton Library - (Bayside Library Service) - Junior Picture Books - S - Onloan - Due: 14 May 2024 - 009800020
Hampton Library - (Bayside Library Service) - Junior Picture Books - S - Onloan - Due: 07 May 2024 - 009800013

The absolutely positively no princesses book / by Ian Lendler ; illustrated by Deborah Zemke.

Some kids like frills and sparkles and bows and lots of pink. And some don't. The girl who started "The Absolutely, Positively No Princess Book" is sure that she wants a story full of nature and adventure. But when a princess barges into the pages with her own opinions about what makes for a good story, the two learn that they each have something to offer. Together they make the best story of all.
Author: Lendler, Ian
Published: [Berkeley, California] : Creston Books, LLC, 2018
1 volume (unpaged) : colour illustrations ; 20 x 20 cm.

Beaumaris Library - (Bayside Library Service) - Junior Picture Books - L - Available - 010155690

Phoenix goes to school : a story to support transgender and gender diverse children / Michelle and Phoenix Finch ; illustrated by Sharon Davey.

With encouragement from her mother, teacher, and a fellow student, Phoenix, who was assigned male at birth but identifies as female, finds the courage to face the first day of school.
Author: Finch, Michelle
Published: London ; Philadelphia : Jessica Kingsley Publishers, 2018.
Published: ©2018.
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 22 cm.

Brighton Library - (Bayside Library Service) - Junior Picture Books - F - Onloan - Due: 03 May 2024 - 010291619

Jacob's new dress / Sarah and Ian Hoffman ; illustrated by Chris Case.

Jacob, who likes to wear dresses at home, convinces his parents to let him wear a dress to school too.
Author: Hoffman, Sarah
Published: Chicago, Ill. : Albert Whitman & Company, 2014.
Published: Chicago, Illinois : Albert Whitman & Company, 2014.
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 26 cm.

Brighton Library - (Bayside Library Service) - Junior Picture Books - H - Available - 010156710