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My Princess Boy (2010)

by Cheryl Kilodavis(Favorite Author)

3.74 of 5 Votes: 5

ISBN

0615395945 (ISBN13: 9780615395944)

languge

English

genre

Middle Grade & Children's

publisher

KD Talent LLC

review 1: I had high hopes for this book, but ultimately the execution left me a bit disappointed. I would like to see a children's book with male characters dressing in stereotypically "girly" attire, where it isn't made out to be a big deal, or something that might be made fun of. As the mother of a boy who chooses to wear clothes and shoes that are pink, nail polish, jewelry, and hair accessories at times, I want a book to read to him where he can see this happening without it being presented as something people might have an issue with. For example, the author kept on calling the little boy's clothes "girl clothes". But, if they are his clothes, and he is a boy, then they are boy clothes that just happen to be dresses. This wording confuses her message. This book is ok, just not... more what I was hoping for.
review 2: Cheryl Kilodavis created this nonfiction story about her son that describes a young boy who loves all things princess. He loves pink, and his tutu, wearing dresses and tiaras and things most people would say are primarily for young girls. The author provided this children's book out of personal experiences which makes it real and touching. Cheryl Kilodavis and her husband allow their son to be who he is and explore his interests but she talks about how other people laugh and do other hurtful things. The book is all about acceptance and accepting people no matter what and I can use this book as a teacher to push the idea of gender roles and show students that they are able to express themselves however they choose. Suzanne DeSimone's illustrations were creative and bright and great for young children, but the illustrations depicted people without faces. I found that if the author really wanted to show that this is a little boy more details on the illustrations would have been more effective. We knew that it was a boy because of the title and the story, but we could not visually see that it was a little boy. The pictures could have easily been identified as a little girl if we did not know the context of the story. less

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