Thank you North Star Editions for allowing me the opportunity to read this book!!!

I adore this book. As a woman married to a woman who shares a son with her, I’ve been looking for good, educational pride books for him. I haven’t read this to him yet, but I showed it to him and he thinks it looks awesome and can’t wait to read it! He’s 6 years old, so I think the age range was confusing, it looks like it’s set for 2-5 years of age, but my 6 year old could read this on his own. He may have to ask what a few words mean, but with there being a glossary, he could also look it up himself.

He thought the cover was appealing, and his only negative point was that he wanted the book to be a “click to hear audio” book, with that, he is still excited to read it, even though he has to do the work! XD

I LOVE how the information is given in a bright and positive context!

The book covers what it means to be brave (standing up for change and what is right, even if it’s scary!)
It helps to build empathy by asking, What if you were told that you couldn’t be you? This helps children learn how to put themselves into others’ shoes - a lesson desperately needed in today’s day and age.
I LOVE that this book defines each letter of LGBTQIA+!!! And it continues to define sex (biological sex), Gender Identity, and Sexuality! This is another topic that I think a lot of adults need to be educated on, a sadly large amount of people seem to think that is a word contains “sex”, it is inherently sexual and that is simply not the case.
The next section I believe introduces kids to Laverne Cox and the work that she does. I knew of her from OITNB, and she is one of my favourite people, I am excited to teach my son about her as well as the other people, who were people I don’t remember hearing about previously - Arkham Parsi, Kian Tortorello-Allen, Bayard Rustin, and Edith Windsor.

The book includes the differences between stereotypes and reality, and even had a section that tells kids how to be inclusive while writing a script and even how to organize a charity event! I was shocked! That sounds freaking awesome to tell children that -they can do this stuff too-!!! As adults, we too often underestimate the ability of children to understand the world around them. Children may not have spent as much time on Earth as us, but they are still human and are capable of understanding a TON of information. The book ends with telling the kids what a peaceful protest is and then talking about when gay marriage was made legal.

I want to state again that I love this book, I love every lesson in it, and I think it’s given in a way that is easily digestible for younger kids. I hope to see this book in libraries and book shelves everywhere!!


EDIT: I forgot to add, this book did not work on kindle AT ALL

I love the concept of this book! It does a wonderful job of explaining and teaching easy ways for children to get involved in the LGBTQ+ rights movement by providing actionable steps for them to take. Another highlight of this book is its inclusion of different LGBTQ+ trailblazers from a variety of times and backgrounds. However, this book seems unsure of its audience. It starts off simply with infographics and definitions of key terms but uses terms like "biological sex" in its definitions without providing context, implying that the reader already knows what they mean. The art style is great, but stylistically, it runs into issues, especially with its depictions of a Pride Flag, which are inaccurate due to its limited color palette. Additionally, many of the trailblazers featured in the book are Trans, but neither the Trans Flag nor the Progress Pride Flag is featured. I enjoyed the use of photographs for the individuals featured in the book, but I would have preferred a photorealistic style throughout, as the art style seems more indicative of a book for a younger audience.

Overall, I think this book is a great idea, but it could use some refinement in its execution.