It Feels Good to Be Yourself by Theresa Thorn
Appropriate Age Range: 4-8 years
What this book is all about:
In It Feels Good to Be Yourself, readers are introduced to four different characters with different gender identities, providing its readers with the vocabulary to discuss and understand gender identity and other helpful terms of ways one may identify or express themselves.
Why you might want to read it:
This book provides a straightforward and developmentally appropriate exploration of gender identity giving children the chance to gain a greater understanding of themselves and others.
3 questions for you to ask your children after reading it:
There were a lot of new words introduced, do you have any questions about them?
One of the words introduced was gender expression which is how you present yourself to the world, what is one way that you express your gender?
Do you think people should be told they can or cannot do something because of their gender?