Helps my wallet’s desire to OWN ALL THE BOOKS (a little.I still buy a lot of books, eek!) We also use the Overdrive app to borrow free e-books and audiobooks on our tablets an easy, fun way to introduce new books, especially on car rides! You can find more resources at A Mighty Girl, which does a great job of compiling more extensive, comprehensive lists of books and resources, including their list of 25 Body Image Positive Books for Mighty Girls. My family happens to live walking distance from a library so we do a lot of book borrowing of those 3 categories. Three gaps in my personal collection are books that speak more directly to Transgender and Gender Non-Conforming body issues, books that highlight stories of Individuals with Disabilities, and books that speak directly about issues of race, racism, and resistance, but you can find some great suggestions at those hyperlinks. Someone really said I’m a “transphobe” and “have blood on my hands” for writing a conservative children’s book about a singing elephant- Ashley St.Since these books are just pulled from my own personal collection, this list is not all-inclusive and there are some major gaps. The story Elephants Are Not Birds arrives at a similar conclusion society will arrive at when it comes to the idea of gender identity, boys are not girls and elephants are not birds.

The lies and logic from Culture the Vulture parallel what our culture is attempting to feed the youth of today.

Most can see that there is a distinct difference between an elephant and a bird but in this story we'll see that even those lines are blurred when the lies of Culture the Vulture are accepted as truth.Ĭulture the Vulture convinces Kevin that his ability to sing is one that only birds have, so logically this means that he is a bird. Clair have partnered together to tackle the intense topic of gender in our book Elephants Are Not Birds, which follows the story of an Elephant named Kevin.

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