A north carolina school district has pulled a book called jacobs new dress from their grade 1 curriculum after receiving complaints that it taught children to be transgender. Jacobs new dress, a childrens book about a boy who wears a dress to school, was read to a kindergarten class at lampeter elementary school. One of the learning objectives of this lesson is to teach children to accept and embrace the many ways students may choose to express who they are through clothing and hairstyles. Be aware of how all the people in jacobs life handle the situation. When the next day jacob wears the purple dress he helped his mother make to school, emily found purple clothes in the dress up area and they played on the monkey bars together. Jacobs new dress by sarah hoffman, ian hoffman, chris case.
Mar 23, 2017 in jacobs new dress, a childrens book published in 2014, the title character loves playing dressup at school fighting over who gets to be the princess with his friend emily. But what jacob really wants is to wear a dress to school. Some kids at school say he cant wear girl clothes, but jacob wants to wear a dress to. Jacob loves the dressup corner at preschool and cant wait to wear the pretty pink dress when he plays with his friends. Books that celebrate diversity for 1st graders greatschools. Prek 2 jacob lov es playing dressup, when he can be anything he wants to be. Nc lawmaker bans childrens book that helps children.
Jacobs new dress hoffman, sarah, hoffman, ian, case, chris on. The text is rather straightforward and pace rather well. Jacobs new dress is a childrens picture book written by sarah and ian hoffman and illustrated by chris case which focus a little boy named jacob who loves wearing dresses and wants to wear one at school and trying to convince her parents to allow him to do so. Some kids at school say he cant wear girl clothes, but jacob wants to wear a dress to school. Children who dont identify with traditional gender roles face challenges like this often. Jacob s new dress is the perfect book for a boy like my son. The charlottemecklenburg schools system in north carolina is scrapping plans to use the childrens book jacobs new dress for a first. Story about a dresswearing boy is read to lampeter. Jacobs new dress, book by sarah hoffman picture books. A new picture book by sarah and ian hoffman, jacobs new dress albert whitman, is welcome addition to the small but growing number of books for and about young gender nonconforming and transgender children. At first, jacobs interest in wearing dresses is limited to playing dressup. In jacobs new dress, a childrens book published in 2014, the title character loves playing dressup at school fighting over who.
Goodreads members who liked jacobs new dress also liked. A warmly illustrated picture book meant to comfort both boys who are gender nonconforming and their parentsjacobs moms look of concern when he first asks about the dress is poignant, and his dads words of acceptance well, its not what i would wear, but you look great could easily serve as a model for fathers in similar positions. Schools received complaints that the book taught children to be transgender. Parents need to know that jacobs new dress is about a confident young boy who feels best when hes wearing a dress. By the end of early level i know that everyone is different. Jacob is a young boy with a variety of interests and tastes, amongst which is a fondness for dresses. Mar 01, 2014 the segments with jacobs mom and dad seem aimed at parents as much as at children.
Now jacob has a new dress that he made himself and what he wants most of all is to wear it to school. Find books like jacobs new dress from the worlds largest community of readers. Naturally, jacob wants to wear his new dress to school, but his classmates tell him that hes not supposed to wear girl clothes. The segments with jacobs mom and dad seem aimed at parents as much as at children. A childrens book called jacobs new dress has been banned by a charlottemecklenburg school in north carolina.
This simple, lyrical story celebrates a sunday morning at an inclusive church that embraces all people regardless of age, class, race, gender identity, and sexual orientation. But he also wants to just be himself and wear his favorite thing a dress. March 1, 2014 like any kid, jacob loves to play dress up, being anything he wants to be. Jacobs new dress by sarah hoffman jacob loves playing dressup, when he can be anything he wants to be. In a warmly illustrated picture book meant to comfort both boys who are gendernonconforming and their parents, young jacob asks his mom for a dress to wear to school. Dont forget to go to amazon through amazon smile, smile. Free shipping and pickup in store on eligible orders. You travel through a couple days with jacob and really get a sense of both the internal and external struggles he has to deal with. Preschooler jacob enjoys wearing dresses, but some of his classmates cant understand why a boy would want to.
However, the kids at school have told him he can only wear girl clothes. Sarah and ian hoffman, parents to sam, a gender nonconforming 12yearold, and his sister, recently published a childrens book inspired by their familys story, jacobs new dress. Buy the picture books book jacob s new dress by sarah hoffman at indigo. In their authors note, sarah and ian hoffman explain this picture book about a gender nonconforming child is. Hannah and grace tell you why the book jacob s new dress was banned. Can he convince his parents to let him wear what he wants. See more ideas about childrens books, books and gender. In jacobs new dress by sarah hoffman, jacob wants to wear a dress to school, but some kids say he cant wear girl clothes.
Some kids at school say he cant wear girl clothes, but jacob wants to. Its proven that children benefit from seeing people like them in the media, and there are so few gender fluid characters in the media that every depiction matters. It is the story of a young boy who, when playing dress up, prefers dresses over other outfits. I found this book to be so great because it really speaks.
Aug 19, 2019 a book that reflects the diverse ways that young children express and experience their gender identity. Aug 08, 2018 when christopher yanks off jacob s dress thing, emily says christopher is mean and makes a face at him. The segments with jacob s mom and dad seem aimed at parents as much as at children. The paperback of the jacobs new dress by sarah hoffman, ian hoffman. Jacob loves playing dressup, when he can be anything he wants to bea pirate, a bird, a firefighter. In their authors note, sarah and ian hoffman explain this picture book about a gender nonconforming child is based on their own son. Jacob s mom s look of concern when he first asks about the dress is poignant, and his dad s words of acceptance well, it s not what i would wear, but you look great could easily serve as a model for fathers in similar positions. Aug 01, 2019 in jacobs new dress by sarah hoffman, jacob wants to wear a dress to school, but some kids say he cant wear girl clothes. When christopher yanks off jacobs dress thing, emily says christopher is mean and makes a face at him.
Before reading this book to your students, share that the book is called jacobs new dress and that jacob, the child on the cover of the book, uses the pronouns hehimhis and identifies as a boy. Jacobs new dress is the perfect book for a boy like my son. Aug 05, 2015 morris micklewhite and the tangerine dress kid s picture book read aloud. Jacob s new dress by sarah hoffman 9780807563731 booktopia. Jacob loves playing dressup, when he can be anything he wants to be. In this new era of hatred and bigotry, a north carolina lawmaker is banning a childrens book. Jacobs new dress written by sarah and ian hoffman and illustrated by chris case. Jacobs new dress is an amazingly open and progressive book for kids. A book that reflects the diverse ways that young children express and experience their gender identity. Jacob loves playing dressup, when he can be anything he wants to. They spoke with glaad about raising a gender nonconforming child, the book, and the importance of education through storytelling. The plot is simple and easy to follow so anyone reading this book can understand what it means to be gender variant.
A north carolina school district has pulled a book called jacob s new dress from their grade 1 curriculum after. Buy the picture books book jacobs new dress by sarah hoffman at indigo. Coauthors sarah and ian hoffman, themselves parents of a gendernonconforming child, target the book to help both children who might feel like they dont fit in and their parents, who may be unsure of how to handle such situations. Jacob s new dress is a brilliant and beautifully illustrated book and a mustread for all of us, not just the children, teaching us how to move beyond two boxes, boygirl, and create a world of gender acceptance for every child, for, in the words of jacob s mom, there are all sorts of ways to be a boy. Hannah and grace tell you why the book jacobs new dress was banned. The national coalition against sensorship writes about the recent upset over jacob s new dress being read to a kindergarten class in pennsylvania. Keeping our ideas about gender and stereotypes in mind, lets look at what happens to jacob when he decides to wear a dress to school.
Story about a dresswearing boy is read to lampeter students. Jacobs new dress is a brilliant and beautifully illustrated book and a mustread for all of us, not just the children, teaching us how to move beyond two boxes, boygirl, and create a world of gender acceptance for every child, for, in the words of jacobs mom, there are all sorts of ways to be a boy. This heartwarming story speaks to the unique challenges faced by boys who dont identify with traditional gender roles. The national coalition against sensorship writes about the recent upset over jacobs new dress being read to a kindergarten class in pennsylvania jump to. It s a story about a little boy that likes to wear dresses and that s just part of who he is. It helps us buy supplies without costing you a thing. He likes pretending to be a fireman, a pirate, an animal but his new favorite outfit is a dress he made himself. This is as good a time as any to announce that our sequel to jacobs new dress jacobs room to choose, published by magination presswill be coming out in may. But school administrators this week pulled the book, jacobs new. Mar 24, 2017 at the urging of republican legislators in north carolina, charlottemecklenburg schools one of the largest school districts in the state has decided to remove a childrens book called jacobs new dress from their firstgrade curriculum. The book jacobs new dress provides a wonderful opportunity to discuss identity and gender expression with children. May 11, 2018 are your kids aged 26 dealing with something they do not understand when it comes to gender or diversity. But jacobs mom and dad both come through, and the dress jacob wears to school feels like armor when christopher teases him.
Sarah and ian hoffman, authors of new childrens book. Coauthors sarah and ian hoffman, themselves parents of a gender nonconforming child, target the book to help both children who might feel like. Dont censor childrens book about gender identity forcechange. Some kids at school say he cant wear girl clothes, but jacob wants to wear a dress. These books may help to explain a situation in a way they can understand. Would this book be helpful for a child whose parent is maletofemale. Albert whitman and company, mar 1, 2014 juvenile fiction 32 pages. Jacobs new dress is a childrens picture book written by sarah and ian hoffman, featuring a young boy and his gender nonconforming behavior. In a warmly illustrated picture book meant to comfort both boys who are. Jacob loves playing dress up, when he can be anything he wants to be.
Read jacobs new ress, pausing for discussion questions or thinkpairshare along the way. Jacob loves to play dress up, when he can be anything he wants to be. Ian and sarah hoffman, the authors of jacobs new dress, wrote in the book that when their son sam was in preschool he had long hair. Jacobs new dress by sarah hoffman, ian hoffman, chris. Morris micklewhite and the tangerine dress kids picture book read aloud. School district bans book about boy who wears dresses. Jacobs moms look of concern when he first asks about the dress is poignant, and his dads words of acceptance well, its not what i would wear, but you look great could easily serve as a model for fathers in similar positions. Picture book about gender nonconformity published albert whitman and company. Jacobs new dress book on bullying pulled by charlotte.
Jacob s new dress, a children s book about a boy who wears a dress to school, was read to a kindergarten class at lampeter elementary school. Theyre not bad, but to me, jacobs new dress is what those books were trying to be. A warmly illustrated picture book meant to comfort both boys who are gender nonconforming and their parents jacobs moms look of concern when he first asks about the dress is poignant, and his dads words of acceptance well, its not what i would wear, but you look great could easily serve as a model for fathers in similar positions. May 22, 2014 sarah and ian hoffman, parents to sam, a gender nonconforming 12yearold, and his sister, recently published a children s book inspired by their family s story, jacob s new dress. See which new books our editors chose as this months favorites for kids of all ages. At the urging of republican legislators in north carolina, charlottemecklenburg schools one of the largest school districts in the state has decided to remove a childrens book called jacobs new dress from their firstgrade curriculum. North carolina school system pulls book about a boy in a dress. Ask your students to look at the cover of the book and tell you what they see. Jacob s new dress is an amazingly open and progressive book for kids. Its a story about a little boy that likes to wear dresses and thats just part of who he is. Despite the teasing of his classmate christopher, he persists in his desire to be the princes.