Born Ready The True Story of a Boy Named Penelope |
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| Author:
| Patterson, Jodie |
| Illustrator:
| Barlow, Charnelle Pinkney |
| ISBN: | 978-0-593-12365-2 |
| Publication Date: | Apr 2021 |
| Publisher: | Random House Children's Books
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| Imprint: | Crown Books For Young Readers |
| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | USD $20.99 |
Book Description:
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Jodie Patterson, activist and Chair of the Human Rights Campaign Foundation Board, shares her transgender son's experience in this important picture book about identity and acceptance. Penelope
knows that he's a boy. (And a ninja.) The problem is getting everyone else to realize it. In this exuberant companion to Jodie Patterson's adult memoir,
The Bold World, Patterson shares her son Penelope's frustrations and triumphs on his journey to...
More Description Jodie Patterson, activist and Chair of the Human Rights Campaign Foundation Board, shares her transgender son's experience in this important picture book about identity and acceptance.
Penelope knows that he's a boy. (And a ninja.) The problem is getting everyone else to realize it.
In this exuberant companion to Jodie Patterson's adult memoir, The Bold World, Patterson shares her son Penelope's frustrations and triumphs on his journey to share himself with the world. Penelope's experiences show children that it always makes you stronger when you are true to yourself and who you really are.