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• Call Me Tree

  Gonzalez, Maya Christina,

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  A bilingual poetic tale that follows one child/tree from the depths of Mami/Earth to the heights of the sky, telling a story about being free to grow and be who we are meant to be and honoring our relationship with the natural world.…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• I Am Jazz!

  Herthel, Jessica,

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  Presents the story of a transgender child who traces her early awareness that she is a girl in spite of male anatomy and the acceptance she finds through a wise doctor who explains her natural transgender status.

• Jacob's New Dress

  Hoffman, Sarah,

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  Jacob, who likes to wear dresses at home, convinces his parents to let him wear a dress to school too.

• I'm a Girl!

  Ismail, Yasmeen,

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  When a rough and tumble little girl, who is sometimes mistaken for a boy, meets a boy who likes wearing princess dresses and playing with dolls, a wonderful friendship is born.

• My Princess Boy

  a Mom's Story About a Young Boy Who Loves to Dress Up

  Kilodavis, Cheryl

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  A four-year-old boy loves dressing up in princess clothing. "A nonfiction picture book about acceptance ... to give children and adults a tool to talk about unconditional friendship."

• One of a Kind Like Me

  Único Como Yo

  Mayeno, Laurin,

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  Danny knows exactly what he wants to be for tomorrow's parade, but will he find the princess costume of his dreams in time? A uniquely bully-free book about creative gender expression.

• Sparkle Boy

  Newman, Lesléa,

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  Three-year-old Casey wants what his older sister, Jessie, has--a shimmery skirt, glittery painted nails, and a sparkly bracelet--but Jessie does not approve. After two boys tease Casey about his appearance, Jessie evolves to a place of…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Introducing Teddy

  a Gentle Story About Gender and Friendship

  Walton, Jess,

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• A Boy Named Queen

  Cassidy, Sara,

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  Evelyn befriends Queen, the new boy in town, who does not seem to get fazed by bullies and lives by his own rules, and soon begins to learn new things about the world and herself.

• The Pants Project

  Clarke, Cat,

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  Eleven-year-old Liv fights to change the middle school dress code requiring girls to wear a skirt and, along the way, finds the courage to tell his moms he is meant to be a boy.

• Lily and Dunkin

  Gephart, Donna

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  Lily Jo McGrother, born Timothy McGrother, is a girl. But being a girl is not so easy when you look like a boy. Especially when you're in the eighth-grade. Norbert Dorfman, nicknamed Dunkin Dorfman, is bipolar and has just moved from the…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• George

  Gino, Alex,

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  When people look at George, they think they see a boy. But she knows she's not a boy. She knows she's a girl. George thinks she'll have to keep this a secret forever. Then her teacher announces that their class play is going to be…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Other Boy

  Hennessey, M. G,

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  Shane Woods is 12 years old and finally starting testosterone. But he isn’t out to his classmates, and when a bully finds information from his old school that could reveal his secret, Shane must show everyone he’s still the same boy he was…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Gracefully Grayson

  Polonsky, Ami

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  Grayson, a transgender twelve-year-old, learns to accept her true identity and share it with the world.

• Who Are You?

  the Kid's Guide to Gender Identity

  Pessin-Whedbee, Brook,

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  This brightly illustrated children's book provides a straightforward introduction to gender for anyone aged 5+. It presents clear and direct language for understanding and talking about how we experience gender: our bodies, our expression…Read moreRead more of this annotation