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Feminist Kids

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I wanted to like this, because the subject is obviously beneficial and should be discussed with kids, but it's just really lackluster. And incredibly heavy-handed! There's a certain level of being overt expected in an educational book, but the kids in this book don't act or speak anything like real kids. Hell, they don't even speak like adults discussing feminism! It's a very "as you well know" sort of style.

And this did not keep my child's attention at ALL, which is a pretty bad sign. If you can't get your target audience to stick with it, then the message isn't going anywhere.

So, sadly, this is a skip, for me. IT's not TERRIBLE, but there's better books that talk about feminism, tolerance, and inclusivity.

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Anna wants to be a carpenter. Javier wants to be a nurse. Slices of life are seen throughout this picture book. You see birthday parties, playing and more. The “little stories” challenge gender stereotypes which shows the reader to be judged by what someone likes to do or wear. It’s a cute book with interesting thoughts. I am it sure that understood this as a book about being a feminist.

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I love the idea of this book, but it just didn't work for me. The format of the conversations....it felt like something was missing.

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This book was everything I wanted it to be. It had me turned pages without even realizing. It was so good!

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Feminist Kids shows scenarios and conversations between children that show the principles of feminism. We see that there are no "boy things" and "girl things", there aren't careers or activities that belong to either gender, both boys and girls can equally enjoy certain hairstyles and colors and boys and girls can spend time together. While I enjoyed reading through the book, I felt that there were too many characters and it would have worked better if the explanation of what makes someone feminist had appeared at the beginning of the book, prior to the scenarios. This would have helped with understanding the theme of all the examples given. 
The illustrations are designed to look like they have been drawn and colored in crayons by children. I think it worked well in this book. It isn't my favorite style of illustration but I think it will appeal to children. There was the right amount of interesting things to see on the page without feeling overwhelmed.
As far as picture books about feminism go, we can never have too many. I loved how many different children are illustrated here in different skin colors, body shapes, hair styles, and clothing choices.

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