My Gender, My Rules
Hardcover – Picture Book, November 4, 2025
little bee books · Hardcover · November 4, 2025
Published in partnership with GLAAD, this read-aloud picture book helps adults begin important conversations about gender in a supportive and affirming way.
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- Who it’s for
- A read-aloud introduction to gender, self-expression, self-advocacy, and respecting others.
- Themes
- Gender expression, Self-advocacy, Respecting others
- Genres
- LGBTQ+ Issues, Self-Esteem & Independence, The Body
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Published in partnership with GLAAD, this read-aloud picture book helps adults begin important conversations about gender in a supportive and affirming way. Gender is one way that we express ourselves. Your gender belongs to you, and YOU get to make ALL the rules. There are eight BILLION people living on Earth. That's eight billion unique laughs, smiles, ways to dress, think, act, and play. Gender is one way people express themselves.
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Some folks feel they are girls, some boys, some both, and some neither. Gender is different for everyone, and there's no wrong way to express it. This book, published in partnership with GLAAD, is a helpful and empowering way to have a first conversation with children about gender and how they feel about themselves. Filled with expert definitions and information about the world around us, this essential book reminds every reader that when it comes to gender, they make the rules for themselves. Written and illustrated by Andy Passchier, creator of the award-winning Gender Identity for Kids: A Book About Finding Yourself, Understanding Others, and Respecting Everybody! and many other books on gender and personal identity, this resource for all kids, of any gender helps explain the basics of gender and how to advocate for yourself and respect others. Starred review from Booklist!
Gender and Self-Expression
A read-aloud introduction to gender, self-expression, self-advocacy, and respecting others.
Come here for
- A first conversation about gender and self-expression
- Expert definitions and information about the world around us
Expect
- Supportive guidance for adults beginning conversations with children
- The reminder that each person makes their own rules about gender
Where it sits
| LGBTQ+ Issues | 92% |
|---|---|
| Self-Esteem & Independence | 32% |
| The Body | 23% |
Percentages are BookFrontier’s reading of the book.
Publisher categories
- The Body
- LGBTQ+ Issues
- Self-Esteem & Independence
- Authors
- Andy Passchier
- Publisher
- little bee books
- Published
- November 4, 2025
- Format
- Hardcover
- Theme
- Gender expression · Self-advocacy · Respecting others
- Reading lane
- The Body