Pink, Blue, and You!: Questions for Kids about Gender Stereotypes

★ 加拿大總督文學獎得主著作
★ ９成讀者滿五星好評
★ 美國圖書月刊星級好評
★ 打破性別刻板印象，展開親子或師生對話
 
        非常吸引人，繪圖呈現方式有助於使這本書受到讀者的喜愛……深思熟慮、引人入勝且視覺上明亮。” - 學校圖書館雜誌，加星號評論        
 
        男生、女生是不是一定得玩不同的玩具，穿不同的衣服？男孩可以哭嗎？女孩可以勇敢堅強？我們對性別議題的想法從何而來？這又對我們的世界觀形成什麼障礙？
 
        從巧妙的提問開始，書中引領大小讀者思考性別議題，並挑戰傳統對於性別的刻板印象、這些印象存在的原因，以及它們是否真實且公平。
 
        《Pink, Blue, and You!》用簡單的語言、繽紛可愛的插圖，告訴讀者在歷史上，所謂「適合」男孩或女孩的定義如何發生變化。書中描繪的人物也別有深意，種族、膚色、年齡與家庭結構都不同，讓小小讀者可以察覺出多元文化背景對同一個議題可能產生如何不同的看法。
 
        兒童對世界總是充滿好奇與問題，但成年人常不知如何跟孩子討論複雜議題。本書為親子創造討論性別議題的起點。以簡單英文問答，背景知識，提供常見的生活情境下多角度思考，讓親子有更深入的對話，簡單、易懂且直接。

Simple, accessible, and direct, this picture book is perfect for kids and parents or teachers to read together, opening the door to conversations about gender stereotypes and everyone’s right to be their true selves.

Is it okay for boys to cry? Can girls be strong? Should girls and boys be given different toys to play with and different clothes to wear? Should we all feel free to love whoever we choose to love? In this incredibly kid-friendly and easy-to-grasp picture book, author-illustrator Elise Gravel and transgender collaborator Mykaell Blais raise these questions and others relating to gender roles, acceptance, and stereotyping.

With its simple language, colorful illustrations, engaging backmatter that showcases how ＂appropriate＂ male and female fashion has changed through history, and even a poster kids can hang on their wall, here is the ideal tool to help in conversations about a multi-layered and important topic.

Elise Gravel is the creator the Olga series and the Disgusting Critters series as well as I Want a Monster, The Cranky Ballerina, and What is a Refugee?, which School Library Journal called effective and compassionate. Elise studied graphic design at Le Collège d’Enseignement Général et Professional and has since published numerous picture books including La clé à molette (La Courte Échelle Publishers), which won the Governor General’s Literary Award for illustration. Her books have been translated into twelve languages. Elise is inspired by social causes and lives in Montreal with her husband and two children.

Mykaell Blais (he/him) works as a training coordinator for GRIS-Quebec, the Research and Social Intervention Group, a non-profit community organization and support program for LGBTQ+ kids and young adults. It aims to demystify stereotypes about sexual orientation and gender identity by raising awareness in schools. Being a transmasculine person himself, Mykaell would have loved to read this book in his youth, to celebrate his uniqueness. Learn more at grisquebec.org.