They She He Me: Free to Be!

Author(s)

Maya Christina GonzalezMatthew SG

Illustrator(s)

Age Group

6-9

Publisher

Reflection Press

ISBN

978-1945289095

Year

2017

Pronouns serve as a familiar starting point for kids and grown-ups to expand ideas about gender and reflect on personal expression with fun imagery that provides a place to meet and play. This book shows many gender presentations under each pronoun and invites even more. A go-to place to help keep the conversations alive, break down assumptions of who is “she” or “he” and expand beyond the binary to include “they” and more.

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