My princess boy

Cheryl Kilodavis

Book - 2010

This is a nonfiction picture book about acceptance. It tells the tale of a 4-year-old boy who happily expresses his authentic self by enjoying "traditional girl" things like jewelry, sparkles, or anything pink. It is designed to start and continue a dialogue about unconditional friendship and teaches children and adults how to accept and support children for who they are and how they wish to look. Inspired by the author's own son, and by her own struggles to understand, this is a mother's story about unconditional love and aceptance at home and at school.

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Subjects
Genres
Picture books
Published
New York : Aladdin 2010.
Language
English
Main Author
Cheryl Kilodavis (author)
Other Authors
Suzanne DeSimone (illustrator)
Edition
First Aladdin hardcover edition
Item Description
"As a community, we can accept and support our children for whomever they are and however they wish to look."
Originally published: Seattle, Wash. : KD Talent, ©2009.
Physical Description
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 23 cm
ISBN
9781442429888
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Review by School Library Journal Review

K-Gr 2-Kilodavis introduces the difficult themes of bullying and being different, based on the experiences of her four-year-old son. The book tells of a boy who "plays dress up in girly dresses" and is laughed at when he wears them to school but has the support of his family. It is tenderly written and simple enough to be understood by young children. Readers learn about the child's experiences, good and bad. At the end, powerful questions are directed to them for thought and discussion: "If you see a Princess Boy..Will you call him a name? .Will you like him for who he is?" DeSimone's illustrations are colorful, bright, and positive. Children may ask why the people depicted have no faces, which may spark discussions about how we are all the same. This is a book about unconditional love, social acceptance, and a strong family. It is also a call for diversity, tolerance, and an end to bullying and judgments. It will be well placed in elementary school counseling offices as well as in school and public libraries.-Alison Donnelly, Collinsville Memorial Public Library, IL (c) Copyright 2011. Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.

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Review by Horn Book Review

If you see a Princess Boy...will you laugh at him?" A boy who likes "pretty things" and wears "girly dresses" stars in this treacly lesson in acceptance. Though addressing gender identity in young children is admirable (and challenging), Kilodavis--whose own son was her inspiration--doesn't prevail over taboo due to her text's oversimplification and didacticism. Pink-heavy illustrations showing featureless characters are off-putting. (c) Copyright 2011. The Horn Book, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.

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