Noah graduated from Lesley University in 2018, with a BFA in illustration and a minor in creative writing.

This picture book belongs in every school and library: it is not just essential for those with gender nonconforming children in their lives, it is also a critical tool for discussing issues of gender identity and expression in a way that is empathetic, respectful, and affirming.Perhaps the most insidious is the misleading appeal that we learn to be kind to people who are different, an appeal to our good nature that works to disarm our critical faculties; seeking out the truth and opposing a harmful ideology does not entail being unkind or intolerant to its victims. This book says that the people present at a child's birth "make a guess" about what the child's gender is.

This book provides no real explanation or context for what gender means, why it is significant to people, or why anyone would feel a need to identify as something other than their sex at birth. The long-awaited second instalment in Samantha Shannon's Sunday Times and New York Times-bestselling series Tunuva Melim is a sister of the Priory. The text can feel a little repetitive in areas, but it’s not out of place with such important and complex topic, and the ultimate lesson is about loving yourself and feeling free to express who you are in whatever way makes you feel comfortable. It is of utmost importance we encourage children to find their place in the world-- this book has the power to change a child's life for the better.An elegant and gorgeously illustrated book about gender identity for young readers and their families! When our friend's 11 year old (AFAB) affirmed his identity as a boy, we gave them a copy of the book to share with their friends and it really helped them as well.

Children should be allowed to be children without their gender being questioned (or encouraged to change) for liking pink, or football, or "boy things" or "girl things. It undermines parental choice in caring for their children and their ability to refuse experimental and unsafe medical interventions.JJ especially enjoyed the rich colors of the art (and that she shared a name with one of the characters).