Introducing Teddy: A Gentle Story About Gender and Friendship

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One sunny day, Errol finds that Thomas the Teddy is sad, and Errol can t figure out why Then Thomas the Teddy finally tells Errol what Teddy has been afraid to sayIn my heart, I ve always known that I m a girl Teddy, not a boy Teddy I wish my name was TillyAnd Errol says,I don t care if you re a girl teddy or a boy teddy What matters is that you are my friend Download Introducing Teddy: A Gentle Story About Gender and Friendship author Jess Walton – kino-fada.fr Rating 4.5 STARSIntroducing Teddy is a perfect book, in my opinion, to read to a young child It explains just enough for a child to grasp the understanding of transgender, without getting into huge concepts It is also just a lovely story with amazing illustrations.The too good to be true easy vibe of this story is a sweet surprise for me I think it s important to show challenges and compromises in children s literature but sometimes it s ok to just show complete acceptance too We need both, and we also need .4.5 5 Super sweet and touching, and I m so glad my library got this in on my request so that it s now available for the kids and adults that need it.I m a fan of this quiet story about a teddy named Thomas who nervously tells his best friend Errol that, in his heart, he is Tilly the Teddy Hurrah for Tilly and her loving friends both new and oldI know that gender transitioning is tough, but sometimes young children need to know a simple explanation for someone close who has those feelings inside, just as Teddy the bear does And just as Teddy the bear finally shares how he feels, he asks for change, to be called Tilly A couple of small switches, like putting the bowtie in her hair makes a simple point too, about expectations of others, or the outer needs of someone who wants what hasn t been allowed before It s a lovely book, I know that gender transitioning is tough, but sometimes young children need to know a simple explanation for someone close who has those feelings inside, just as Teddy the bear does And just as Teddy the bear finally shares how he feels...Awesome picture book about a trans teddy bear Really liking all the LGBT and particularly T visibility in kids lit lately My only qualm since part of the idea here is that we should call people by the names they prefer, wouldn t Introducing Tilly make a better title Similarly, I thought the excelle...At first, I didn t like this book because it seemed to oversimplify things But then I remembered this was meant for kids and really for the adults who need to explain a complicated matter to kids I m glad a conversation can be had if the situation arises.I get a lot of people asking me for recommendations for trans literature for all ages and I think this is the youngest one I ve found A picture book about a boy and his teddy Oh wow, am I glad that I picked this up It s a short read of course, but it s hugely profound Told in the standard, simplified narrative of a picture book for children, this story follows the tale of a teddy who is miserable until his companion, the boy in the story, asks him what s wrong It explores the fear of the I get a lot of people asking me for recommendations for trans literature for all ages and I think this is the youngest one I ve found A picture book about a boy and his teddy Oh wow, am I glad that I picked this up It s a short read of course, but it s hugely profound Told in the standard, simplified narrative of a picture book for children, this story follows the tale of a teddy who is miserable until his companion, the boy in the story, asks him what s wrong It explores the fear of the teddy, that the boy will no longer be friends with him It explores pronouns, gender and naming people And, just as importantly, it explores the no drama ways to respond to this whenever it comes up I particularly liked Ada, a friend who builds robots in her spare ...sweet precious talks about gender and friendship THE MOST PRECIOUS PAGE IS WHEN THE BEAR CHANGES THEIR BOW TIE TO A HAIR TIE i wept thank u.A copy of this novel was provided by Bloomsbury Australia Allen and Unwin for review.Introducing Teddy was, in one word gorgeous I also think that everyone should read it, so here I have a nifty list just for you, detailing all the reasons why Introducing Teddy should be on your TBR.1 It s LGBTQIA kid lit.I am an advocate for LGBTQIA lit in YA as most of you probably know , but I also know that there is a need for LGBTQIA middle grade lit, and also kid lit So to see Introducing A copy of this novel was provided by Bloomsbury Australia Allen and Unwin for review.Introducing Teddy was, in one word gorgeous I also think that everyone should read it, so here I have a nifty list just for you, detailing all the reasons why Introducing Teddy should be on your TBR.1 It s LGBTQIA kid lit.I am an advocate for LGBTQIA lit in YA as most of you probably know , but I also know that there is a need for LGBTQIA middle grade lit, and also kid lit So...

Introducing Teddy: A Gentle Story About Gender and Friendship
  • English
  • 26 September 2019
  • Hardcover
  • 32 pages
  • 1681192101
  • Jess Walton
  • Introducing Teddy: A Gentle Story About Gender and Friendship