![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Her friends and family love her but think she should dress as a boy when she's in public. Jazz is a girl caught in a boy's body and she tells her story without preaching. Clear and straightforward yet breezy and fun, this book tells the story of a transgender child. I am Jazz by Jessica Herthel and Jazz is what all "special issues" books should be. Jazz's story is based on her real-life experience and she tells it in a simple, clear way that will be appreciated by picture book readers, their parents, and teachers. This confused her family, until they took her to a doctor who said that Jazz was transgender and that she was born that way. She loved pink and dressing up as a mermaid and didn't feel like herself in boys' clothing. I found it deeply moving in its simplicity and honesty."-Laverne Cox (who plays Sophia in "Orange Is the New Black")įrom the time she was two years old, Jazz knew that she had a girl's brain in a boy's body. ![]() I wish I had had a book like this when I was a kid struggling with gender identity questions. "This is an essential tool for parents and teachers to share with children whether those kids identify as trans or not. The story of a transgender child based on the real-life experience of Jazz Jennings, who has become a spokesperson for transkids everywhere I Am Jazz by Jessica Herthel, Jazz Jennings, Shelagh McNicholas (Illustrator) ![]()
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