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elizabethlk 's review for:
I Am Jazz
by Jazz Jennings, Jessica Herthel
I am Jazz is a cute introduction to what it means to be trans to help kids understand. I think it's a solid introduction, and worth a read, but best to be combined with other LGBTQIA+ kid-friendly books.
The story is laid out nicely, and the tone is straightforward and informative, but still lets you see into Jazz's feelings and experiences. The illustrations are very cute. The book addresses a topic that I think kids deserve to have discussed with them.
The illustrations also seem to lighten her skin-tone a fair bit, which I was less than fond of. The narrative also seems to really reinforce the gender binary in a way that I didn't think was helpful, and would potentially be hurtful.
I do think this was a good place to start with kids regarding trans identity, but I also think that it's the kind of book that requires following up with other books to accompany it.
The story is laid out nicely, and the tone is straightforward and informative, but still lets you see into Jazz's feelings and experiences. The illustrations are very cute. The book addresses a topic that I think kids deserve to have discussed with them.
The illustrations also seem to lighten her skin-tone a fair bit, which I was less than fond of. The narrative also seems to really reinforce the gender binary in a way that I didn't think was helpful, and would potentially be hurtful.
I do think this was a good place to start with kids regarding trans identity, but I also think that it's the kind of book that requires following up with other books to accompany it.