ABC-Deconstructing Gender
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- $9.99
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- $9.99
Publisher Description
Celebrate what makes you Unique with this colorful and empowering ABC book that breaks gender stereotypes.
Daryl is so affectionate. Alex is gentle with the family cat. Sage and Kaylin are super strong. And Ira yearns to do ballet like their older brother. Demystify gender stereotypes while learning your ABCs in this bright, celebratory debut picture book by stationery company Ash + Chess, who bring not only their quirky artistic flavor but also their personal perspectives as a queer couple to this empowering book for younger kids. Affirming and inviting phrases are brought to life in bold, neon colors and patterns in this inclusive book.
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Molesso and Needham, the creators behind stationery company Ash + Chess, employ bold colors and psychedelic patterns for an abecedarian that describes a cast portrayed with varying abilities and skin tones. Each page associates a letter of the Latin alphabet with a descriptor, and many establish the characters' pronouns. Q, for example, represents "queen": "Ari likes to dress up like a queen with his sibling." A page later, R stands for "roughly": "Yuriko doesn't mind playing roughly with her dog." While some pages represent activities and reactions that stretch across traditional gender roles, others ("energetic" and "focused," for example) feel solidly neutral, exemplifying how binary gender roles are stuck in the past. Good-vibes graphics that incorporate the colors of the Pride and trans flags show affectionate figures interacting, emphasizing the empowering message of the book's dedication: "To everyone out there who has found the courage to be themselves and to those who have yet to." Ages 4–8.
