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Introducing Teddy: A Gentle Story About Gender and Friendship
32 pp.
| Bloomsbury |
May, 2016 |
TradeISBN 978-1-68119-210-9$16.99
|
EbookISBN 978-1-68119-211-6
(3)
K-3
Illustrated by
Dougal MacPherson.
A teddy bear previously gendered a boy by human Erroll nervously announces that she's not Thomas but instead a girl teddy named Tilly. Luckily, Erroll provides unconditional support, and they can quickly go back to their tea parties and playground adventures. Soft ink and colored-pencil illustrations match the gentle tone of this simply stated and warmhearted gender-identity narrative.