Reviews

I'm Not a Girl: A Transgender Story by Maddox Lyons, Jessica Verdi

nerdybookworm23's review

emotional hopeful informative inspiring lighthearted reflective medium-paced

5.0

heydebigale's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful lighthearted fast-paced

5.0

I’M NOT A GIRL by Maddox Lyons and Jessica Verdi & illustrated by Dana Simpson.

My kids loved that this book was written by a kid (Maddox Lyons is a 12 yo trans boy. 💗)

This book honestly made me cry. It was so sweet.

dylaurora's review

5.0

My heart! I saw myself in this book, and it makes me happy knowing other children and adults will too. Gorgeous art and important concept.

heisereads's review against another edition

5.0

Written by a child based on his own experiences trying to tell his parents that he is not a girl. A strong, #OwnVoices, trans story for children to grasp the concept and better understand all kinds of people live in this society. Be sure to read the backmatter notes!
Pair with When Aidan Became a Brother & My Rainbow.

maweets's review against another edition

4.0

I think I am in danger of taking for granted how many positive trans stories I've seen or read in my lifetime. Reading this book had me step back for a moment and think of how many picture books explicitly said the word transgender, how many books explicitly spoke about not feeling like your assigned gender, or how many books -without the use of metaphor- showed kids what a trans experience was like. I honestly cannot think of many that tic all of those boxes. This book is unabashedly accessible in its language, plot, and illustration so that readers leave without any question in their minds about what they just read. I hope that it find its way to other kids who might have questions about their gender in hopes that it might supply them with the vocabulary and resources they might need to help build conversations with themselves and their support systems

fell4's review against another edition

medium-paced

• Loveable characters? Yes

2.5

Good message!

jaelikes's review

4.0

Simple and straightforward.

workinginthelibrary's review against another edition

emotional hopeful informative inspiring lighthearted fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

LOVED this book! it felt very raw and genuine and I wish I had something like this growing up

ashisfalling's review against another edition

emotional inspiring medium-paced

5.0

Literally cried when I finished this book. It is so good

thelibrarykart's review against another edition

4.0

A picture book about a transgender child that actually uses the word transgender! There is an important "mother's note" (the book was written in part by a 12 yr old transgender boy) that many people do not understand. "Some degree of gender-nonconforming behavior is common and does not indicate that a child is transgender. What makes transgender children different from their peers is their insistence on a gender identity they were not assigned at birth."