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Born Ready

The True Story of a Boy Named Penelope

The True Story of a Boy Named Penelope

The True Story of a Boy Named Penelope

By Jodie Patterson
Illustrated by Charnelle Pinkney Barlow

By Jodie Patterson
Illustrated by Charnelle Pinkney Barlow

By Jodie Patterson
Illustrated by Charnelle Pinkney Barlow

By Jodie Patterson
Illustrated by Charnelle Pinkney Barlow

By Jodie Patterson
Illustrated by Charnelle Pinkney Barlow

By Jodie Patterson
Illustrated by Charnelle Pinkney Barlow

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Apr 20, 2021 | ISBN 9780593123638 | 4-8 years

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    About Born Ready

    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.

    About Born Ready

    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.

    About Born Ready

    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.

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    About Jodie Patterson

    Jodie Patterson is a social activist, entrepreneur, and writer. She has been lauded for her activist work by Hillary Clinton, The Advocate, Family Circle, Essence, Cosmopolitan, and Yahoo!, among others. She sits on the board of a number of gender/family/human… More about Jodie Patterson

    About Charnelle Pinkney Barlow

    CHARNELLE PINKNEY BARLOW received her BFA in llustration from the University of the Arts, Philadelphia, and her MFA in the Illustration as Visual Essay from the School of Visual Arts, New York. Charnelle’s children’s book illustrations include Everything in Its Place, The Real… More about Charnelle Pinkney Barlow

    About Jodie Patterson

    Jodie Patterson is a social activist, entrepreneur, and writer. She has been lauded for her activist work by Hillary Clinton, The Advocate, Family Circle, Essence, Cosmopolitan, and Yahoo!, among others. She sits on the board of a number of gender/family/human… More about Jodie Patterson

    About Charnelle Pinkney Barlow

    CHARNELLE PINKNEY BARLOW received her BFA in llustration from the University of the Arts, Philadelphia, and her MFA in the Illustration as Visual Essay from the School of Visual Arts, New York. Charnelle’s children’s book illustrations include Everything in Its Place, The Real… More about Charnelle Pinkney Barlow

    About Jodie Patterson

    Jodie Patterson is a social activist, entrepreneur, and writer. She has been lauded for her activist work by Hillary Clinton, The Advocate, Family Circle, Essence, Cosmopolitan, and Yahoo!, among others. She sits on the board of a number of gender/family/human… More about Jodie Patterson

    About Charnelle Pinkney Barlow

    CHARNELLE PINKNEY BARLOW received her BFA in llustration from the University of the Arts, Philadelphia, and her MFA in the Illustration as Visual Essay from the School of Visual Arts, New York. Charnelle’s children’s book illustrations include Everything in Its Place, The Real… More about Charnelle Pinkney Barlow

    Product Details

    Category: Children’s Nonfiction | Children’s Picture Books

    Hardcover | $17.99
    Published by Crown Books for Young Readers
    Apr 20, 2021 | 40 Pages | 10 x 10 | 4-8 years | ISBN 9780593123638

    Category: Children’s Nonfiction | Children’s Picture Books

    Hardcover | $20.99
    Published by Crown Books for Young Readers
    Apr 20, 2021 | 40 Pages | 10 x 10 | 4-8 years | ISBN 9780593123652

    Category: Children’s Nonfiction | Children’s Picture Books

    Ebook | $6.99
    Published by Crown Books for Young Readers
    Apr 20, 2021 | 40 Pages | 4-8 years | ISBN 9780593123645

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    Praise

    “This representation of a Black family and transgender child shines with joy and affirmation… A triumphant declaration of love and identity.” —Kirkus Reviews, starred review

    “A heartening true story for children that offers guidance to caretakers.” —Publisher’s Weekly

    “Readers will be rooting for Penelope from the first page to the last.” —The Horn Book

    Awards

    Cooperative Children’s Book Center Choices SELECTION 2022

    Kansas National Education Association Reading Circle Catalog SELECTION 2022

    Notable Books for a Global Society Award SELECTION 2022

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