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4.18 AVERAGE
A great book to explain what being transgender is to young children. Obviously very simplified and binary but a great resource as a starting point. This book could be reallu helpful for children who are questioning their gender, siblings or friends of trans people as well as children of trans adults.
I love that it's written by a trans girl about her own experiences, trans people should be the ones to share these stories.
I love that it's written by a trans girl about her own experiences, trans people should be the ones to share these stories.
Every book has its specialized reader. How great that this book exists.
'I am Jazz' explains being transgender in a matter-of-fact, non-provocative way that makes the issue understandable to people of all ages. I thought the book was really well-done.
When I read it, I didn't know it was based on a real person. I am shocked that the character in this picture book was changed into a white person when the real jazz is a person of color. Why would that be? It makes me sad that the publisher or author didn't think it was useful to present Jazz as she really is. It reminds me of how Martin Luther King was turned into a white person for his giant statue in Washington D.C.
I have read other reviews that were disappointed that princesses and pink were used to represent all things girly in this book. I think that is a fair criticism. Yet, given that this book is aimed at reaching the youngest readers who need to understand what transgender is, I understand why the author was trying to create contrast between genders. Possibly, that is why activities or colors that are gender neutral were not used as character descriptors.
This book could be useful for anyone with a transgender person in their family, classroom, school, or life. It could also be useful in creating kindness through dispelling ignorance.
This is one of the most banned books currently. Every book doesn't have to be for every reader.
It's important books like this exist.
'I am Jazz' explains being transgender in a matter-of-fact, non-provocative way that makes the issue understandable to people of all ages. I thought the book was really well-done.
When I read it, I didn't know it was based on a real person. I am shocked that the character in this picture book was changed into a white person when the real jazz is a person of color. Why would that be? It makes me sad that the publisher or author didn't think it was useful to present Jazz as she really is. It reminds me of how Martin Luther King was turned into a white person for his giant statue in Washington D.C.
I have read other reviews that were disappointed that princesses and pink were used to represent all things girly in this book. I think that is a fair criticism. Yet, given that this book is aimed at reaching the youngest readers who need to understand what transgender is, I understand why the author was trying to create contrast between genders. Possibly, that is why activities or colors that are gender neutral were not used as character descriptors.
This book could be useful for anyone with a transgender person in their family, classroom, school, or life. It could also be useful in creating kindness through dispelling ignorance.
This is one of the most banned books currently. Every book doesn't have to be for every reader.
It's important books like this exist.
This children's picture book is a straightforward, largely compassionate introduction to being transgender. The book is based on and written by an actual person, Jazz Jennings, who is now in her twenties and is an activist for the LGBTQIA community. As a mother, I appreciated that the parents were affirming and encouraging of their daughter. Recommended to me by a coworker.
I know that I (an adult) am not the target demographic for this, but I wanted to read this after reading Jazz's memoir, along with the fact that it was free on Libby. It would be a good book for children to understand the basics of people who are transgender. Since it is for children, it does not really go in depth other than that Jazz has a "girl's brain in a boy's body." One thing I did find odd is that Jazz is not as pale as in the storybook. The art was visually appealing, though.
A rather short book that is focused on explaining how a transgirl feels and what does it mean to be transgender. I feel like it is pretty good at explaining basics and it does not fall too much into the idea that transgirls need to be more girly than other girls (as in sometimes transgirls are not allowed to be interested in soccer, because it is a boy thing). If you have never spoken to your child about what being a transgender person means - this is a great starting point.
I've always liked Jazz. Great kids book explaining what being transgender is like. I love the illustrations too.
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Similar to other readers, I loved the content- a short autobiography from the perspective of a transgender girl. However, I also had a problem with her being portrayed as much whiter than she is, and the “path” to her realizing she was transgender as her simply liking “girly things.” Boys can like stereotypically girly things and still identify as a boy and vice versa, so I am confused as to why they simplified such a complex topic down to such basic gender stereotypes. Overall, I did enjoy the book and would definitely add it to my personal library (I borrowed it from a local library)
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Such an important book to have out there. I'm glad that Jazz's parents took her wishes seriously and helped her transition. The only thing is that it feels somewhat uncomfortable to have a real and particularly vulnerable girl's face and identity be at the center of what is unfortunately such a hot topic. I didn't know who Jennings was before I checked out this book - googling her made me realize she has been heavily in the spotlight. But that's not terribly relevant to the book itself, and we do need books for trans children to see themselves in.
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Minor: Transphobia