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32 pp.
| Little Bee |
May, 2019 |
TradeISBN 978-1-4998-0804-9$16.99
(3)
K-3
Illustrated by
Joshua Heinsz.
"Boys play monster trucks with glee. / Girls bake cakes and serve hot tea." Gehl's energetic rhyming text and Heinsz's lively illustrations begin by setting up stereotypical gender ideas--then put on the breaks: "Except when they don't." The illustrations show kids doing and wearing what they like, gender expectations be damned. Sure it's single-issue, but the "be exactly who you are!" message is always welcome.