This is an inspirational book written by a father to his son, after the child experienced bullying in school. My Shadow is Pink is a cute story about a little boy who finds that his shadow is not blue like other boys, but rather pink. Inspired by the best selling Melbourne author's own son, My Shadow is Pink is a beautifully written rhyming story of love and self-acceptance that touches on the subjects of gender identity, equality and diversity. Not sure I like the pink/blue dichotomy, because it did feel like it was reinforcing the gender binary and thus undermining the central thesis of the text.

He must start school, and this worries him, but he is determined to dress like his shadow dresses and wear a dress for his first day. To calculate the overall star rating and percentage breakdown by star, we don’t use a simple average.J'adore l'histoire, malheureusement j'ai reçu le livre tout tordu, le paquet l'était aussi, c'est donc sûrement plus la faute du livreur que du vendeur mais je préviens quand même.

You can change your choices at any time by visiting Cookie preferences, as described in the Cookie notice. The boy’s pink shadow, though, is his very being, and he must learn to love it and live with it and go back to school proud of his different-ness.The bestselling LGBTQ+ graphic novel about life, love, and everything that happens in between: this is the fifth volume of the Heartstopper series. The long-awaited second instalment in Samantha Shannon's Sunday Times and New York Times-bestselling series Tunuva Melim is a sister of the Priory. The reader follows the journey of a young boy who has been born into a family with a long history of blue shadows. The pink shadow likes things that are for “girls only” and “not for boys,” but that is what the little boy likes best. Inspired by the best-selling Melbourne author's own son, My Shadow is Pink is a beautifully written rhyming story of love and self-acceptance that touches on the subjects of gender identity, equality and diversity.

He regularly appear on podcasts and in media, speaking about parenting, discovering your authentic self and learning to accept yourself and your children. If a child wants to play with a doll or a truck it really shouldn't matter they should be allowed to explore and understand who they are without judgment. Why did she have a blue shadow (which is fine, but really highlighted the fact there was only one pink shadow in the book)?I have heard a few of his female friends say he can’t like Frozen or ‘girly’ things so I was looking for a story to reinforce that he can like and be whatever he wants to.

Opowieść, która dodaje odwagi dzieciom i ich rodzicom, ale też nieprzesadnie lukruje rzeczywistość, pokazując, że cienie są nie tylko różowe.My biggest wish is for my boys to never doubt the love and acceptance at home, and my hope is that they will not be hurt by those who are afraid of their own shadow. I do agree with some of the other readers that pink and blue is a bit stereotypical, but that is how most of the society sees those colors so I don't mind those colors as much. With the love and acceptance of his father, he learns that everyone at times, has a shadow they wish was different .