Sparkle Boy

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Casey loves to play with his blocks, puzzles, and dump truck, but he also loves things that sparkle, shimmer, and glitter When his older sister, Jessie, shows off her new shimmery skirt, Casey wants to wear a shimmery skirt too When Jessie comes home from a party with glittery nails, Casey wants glittery nails too And when Abuelita visits wearing an armful of sparkly bracelets, Casey gets one to wear, just like Jessie The adults in Casey s life embrace his interests, but Jessie isn t so sure Boys aren t supposed to wear sparkly, shimmery, glittery things Then, when older boys at the library tease Casey for wearing girl things, Jessie realizes that Casey has the right to be himself and wear whatever he wants Why can t both she and Casey love all things shimmery, glittery, and sparkly Here is a sweet, heartwarming story about acceptance, respect, and the freedom to be yourself in a world where any gender expression should be celebrated Sparkly things are for everyone to enjoy Best Read [ Sparkle Boy ] by [ Lesléa Newman ] For Kindle ePUB or eBook – kino-fada.fr Quite a few books have been written recently that feature boys who want to dress in girls clothes This one is different in several ways First, author Leslea Newman has chosen not to make it about specifically wanting to wear girls clothes instead, Casey wants things that are sparkly , shimmery , and glittery If his sister Jessie was wearing a t shirt, jeans or shoes that had lights or bling, Casey may very well have wanted to wear those ...Lovely book As the mom of a boy who liked to sparkle when he was younger, I m glad this book is in the world.The author of Heather Has Two Mommies continues her tradition of breaking down topics adults have difficulty with into picture books that make it easy for children to understand Gender identity, gender roles, sexual stereotypes and even sibling rivalry get the treatment here.There s just so much to love about this book I love that it depicts a multicultural family without that being the main topic of the story A Spanish term for grandmother Abuelita is used without it really being highlighted other than as a single glossary term on the verso page of the book.I love that it depicts some sibling rivalry issues in a completely normal way Jessie is older and loves sparkly things Casey, her younger brother, likes age appropriate things, like blocks, puzzles, dumptru There s just so much to love about this book I love that it depicts a multicultural family without that being the main topic of the story A Spanish term for grandmother Abuelita is used without it really being highlighted other than as a single glossary term on the verso page of the book.I love that it depicts some sibling rivalry issues in a completely normal way Jessie is older and loves sparkly things Casey, her younger brother, likes age appropriate things, like blocks, puzzles, dumptrucks, and such, but he also wants to have the same sparkly things his sister does I love that their parents are completely unconcerned by his preferences Casey is a young boy and likes doing boy things, but he also likes to be sparkly, too After all,There s no harm in thatI love that this story also shows an extended family member, in this case, the children s grandmother, being just as loving and accepting as their parents.I love that it shows a family working through their issues in ...I just don t see why we need another book about gender conforming people being jerks to a genderqueer gender nonconforming person Let s please stop teaching children that the default scenario is for gender expansive children to be treated with invalidation and cruelty.A young boy loves the sparkle and shine that his older sister gets to wear, in clothing, in nail polish, and in a bracelet from a grandmother She doesn t like it, thinks boys should not wear such things They re only for girls As the story goes, the family is supportive and finally, the sister is too when she sticks up for her brother who wears a shimmery skirt on a library trip and gets teased It may be an opening to talk about differences and choices The story is rather matter of fact and A young boy loves the sparkle and shine t...Not technically LGBT, since the main character doesn t declare a gender identity or orientation, but the fact that this boy likes sparkly things makes this a perfect book for families raising gender creative or gender nonconforming kids.I like the illustrations and the message is an important one, but it does come off as didactic, which I don t love.Casey is a little boy who loves all things sparkly When his older sister Jessie wears a sparkly skirt, he wants one, too When she paints her nails, he wants to, too When she gets a sparkly bracelet, he wants one, too Although Jessie doesn t understand it, their parents and grandmother accept it as Casey being Casey When he is bullied at the library, Jessie finds a way to look beyond the accepted and take her brother as he is Similar to Morris Micklewhite and the Tangerine Dress, this is a Casey is a little bo...Sparkle, sparkle, little boy.This story structure has been done to death Younger sibling is doing something harmless that older sibling doesn t approve of Siblings go somewhere An outsider criticizes younger sibling for doing said behavior Older sibling gets mad and sticks up for younger sibling out of solidarity Older sibling now accepts behavior in younger sibling as if they had never had problems with it to begin with The end.I don t find this realistic, and I don t find the change in t Sparkle, sparkle, little boy.This story structure has been done to death Younger sibling is doing something harmless that older sibling doesn t approve of Siblings go somewhere An outsider criticizes younger sibling for doing said behavior Older sibling gets mad and sticks up for younger sibling out of solidarity Older sibling now accepts behavior in younger sibling as if they had never had problems w...

Sparkle Boy
  • English
  • 23 December 2017
  • Hardcover
  • 32 pages
  • 1620142856
  • Lesléa Newman
  • Sparkle Boy