Reviews

Introducing Teddy: A Gentle Story About Gender and Friendship by Dougal MacPherson, Jess Walton

bookpotato's review

inspiring lighthearted relaxing fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

flohbeutel's review against another edition

5.0

So ein schönes Buch #wubattacke. Außerdem möchte ich jetzt auch heiße Schokolade und Kekse.

nicolang's review

emotional hopeful inspiring lighthearted fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Loveable characters? Yes

kayladaila's review

informative lighthearted medium-paced

4.5

alldebstinations's review

hopeful inspiring lighthearted reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.5

cweichel's review

4.0

I like the simple straightforward way gender is dealt with here. Aside from the fact that we are talking about a Teddy Bear acknowledging it's true gender, the responses from the friends feels genuine. My suspicion is that adults make way more fuss about this than children would.

onceuponabookcase's review

4.0

3.5 Stars.

Originally posted on Jo's Scribbles.

Introducing Teddy is a story about friendship, acceptance and being true to yourself. Errol and Thomas the Teddy have always been friends, but when Thomas the Teddy gets sad, Errol wants to help, though Thomas is worried that Errol won't want to be friends anymore. Errol promises to always be friends, and Thomas reveals that he is in fact a girl teddy, and wants t be herself and for her name to be Tilly. Author Jessica Walton wrote this book to explain to her son why her father transitioned to the woman she always was. With books like Introducing Teddy, it's never too early to introduce children to different gender identities.

vineyivy's review

5.0

Loved this book so much!

abgoelz's review

5.0

When the book says its a 'gentle story' they really mean it!

caieta's review

5.0

This was sweet and Teddy has really, really good friends. Teddy is like my Madi! I liked the drawings, too.