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4.18 AVERAGE
4.18 AVERAGE
Read for Banned Books Week. A beautiful book that is perfect for children ! Jazz is presented as a normal girl just with something a little extra.
hopeful
informative
inspiring
fast-paced
fast-paced
For: readers looking for an intro book about being trans and trans youth.
Possible red flags: LGBTQ+ representations; feeling left out; bullying.
Possible red flags: LGBTQ+ representations; feeling left out; bullying.
informative
inspiring
lighthearted
fast-paced
Reading 2020
Book 152: And Tango Makes Three by Justin Richardson and Peter Parnell, I Am Jazz by Jessica Herthel, and Prince & Knight by Daniel Haack
Reviewing three picture books together for one book. Reading from the 10 Most Challenged Books of 2019 for #bannedbooksweek and this book also fulfills my #30booksin30days (book 23) and #youbetYA2020 (book 18) challenges.
All three of these books are picture books and represent three unique stories. Tango is the telling of a story of real penguins at the Central Park Zoo. Two male penguins want to sit and hatch their eggs like the other penguins couples using a rock as a substitute. When the zoo gives the couple an extra egg from another couple Tango is hatched, and they become a family of three. This story was so cute, my rating 5⭐️.
Jazz was born a boy, but knows she is supposed to be a girl. Told from the real experiences of Jazz Jennings, who is now a spokesperson for transkids all over the world. Another sweet story, 4 ⭐️
Prince and Knight are battling a dragon, what they find in their duel with the beast is a friendship and a love they were looking for in their lives. 4 ⭐️
Book 152: And Tango Makes Three by Justin Richardson and Peter Parnell, I Am Jazz by Jessica Herthel, and Prince & Knight by Daniel Haack
Reviewing three picture books together for one book. Reading from the 10 Most Challenged Books of 2019 for #bannedbooksweek and this book also fulfills my #30booksin30days (book 23) and #youbetYA2020 (book 18) challenges.
All three of these books are picture books and represent three unique stories. Tango is the telling of a story of real penguins at the Central Park Zoo. Two male penguins want to sit and hatch their eggs like the other penguins couples using a rock as a substitute. When the zoo gives the couple an extra egg from another couple Tango is hatched, and they become a family of three. This story was so cute, my rating 5⭐️.
Jazz was born a boy, but knows she is supposed to be a girl. Told from the real experiences of Jazz Jennings, who is now a spokesperson for transkids all over the world. Another sweet story, 4 ⭐️
Prince and Knight are battling a dragon, what they find in their duel with the beast is a friendship and a love they were looking for in their lives. 4 ⭐️
I think this was a lovely and accessible children's picture book about a transgender child. Jazz is just like you and me, she was just born in the wrong body. I think this would be a good book to read with your child and have a discussion. People are different! It's okay! It makes me sad that this is a top 10 challenged/banned book. In no way is it explicit and really just covers the basic of basics about being transgender. It is about love and acceptance and being who you are.
This is a really good book about being trans.
I quite enjoyed the illustrations. It didn't gloss over some of the issues trans children face, but also didn't make them the focus. The book starts out very positive, and portraying a normal girl leading her life.
I quite enjoyed the illustrations. It didn't gloss over some of the issues trans children face, but also didn't make them the focus. The book starts out very positive, and portraying a normal girl leading her life.