Author

Kay, Verla

Gustavson, Adam (Illustrator)

Place of Publication

Berkeley, CA

Publisher

Tricycle Press

Publication Date

2007

Physical Description

Hardcover: 32 pages

Subject

Gender Reassignment

Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual and Transgendered Issues

Children's Self-Identity

LGBT

Abstract

In this picture-book biography, she introduces stagecoach driver Charley Parkhurst, whose astonishing secret was revealed after death: Hold your horses / Huge surprise . . . / He's a woman in disguise. Rhyming couplets follow Parkhurst from orphaned stableboy to Old West legend, known for coarse behavior and consummate driving skill. The pace is sometimes jarring, but Kay admirably distills the facts with the fewest possible words. Young people will quickly understand the unusual freedoms Charley enjoyed, in contrast to those of other women: They were bound by / Petticoats. / Couldn't drive or / Cast their votes. Realistic, oil paintings evoke the period and create a strong character in rough, formidable Charley.

ISBN

9781582461847

Language

English

Material Type

Book

Call Number

JUNIOR GA 600 KAY 2007

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Author

Ewert, Marcus

Ray, Rex (ill.)

Place of Publication

New York, NY

Publisher

Seven Stories Press

Publication Date

2008

Physical Description

Softcover: [30 p.]

Subject

Gender Reassignment

Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual and Transgendered Issues

Children's Self-Identity

LGBT

Picture Books

Abstract

Every night, Bailey dreams about magical dresses: dresses made of crystals and rainbows, dresses made of flowers, dresses made of windows... Unfortunately, when Bailey's awake, no one wants to hear about these beautiful dreams. Quite the contrary: "You're a BOY!"; Mother and Father tell Bailey. "You shouldn't be thinking about dresses at all." Then Bailey meets Laurel, an older girl who is touched and inspired by Bailey's imagination and courage. In friendship, the two of them begin making dresses together. And Bailey becomes the girl she always dreamed she'd be!

ISBN

9781583228500

Language

English

Material Type

Book

Call Number

JUNIOR GK 716 EWE 2008

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Author

Sunderland, Margot

Armstrong, Nicky (illustrator)

Place of Publication

Oxon, UK

Publisher

Speechmark

Publication Date

2003

Physical Description

Spiral bound, paperback; 182 p. and picture book: paperback, col. ill.; (unpaged).

Series

Helping children with feelings

Subject

Anger

Children's Anger

Children's Emotions

Abstract

Hattie lives by herself on an island. Lots of people try to bring kindness to Hattie, but each time she is very horrid to them, smashing and spoiling everything they try to do for her. So after a while they all stop trying and Hattie is very alone. With the help of the lapping water-over-her-toes, Hattie understands that because she'd been a very sad and frightened little girl in a too hard world, she had become hard too, so that the awful fear and the awful pain would go away. The guidebook is to help children who: hurt, hit, bite, smash, kick, shout, scream or who are out of control, hyperaroused or hyperactive; can only discharge their angry feelings in verbal or physical attacks, rather than being able to think about and reflect on what they feel; are angry because it is easier than feeling hurt or sad are locked in anger or rage because of sibling rivalry; are controlling and punitive; regularly defy authority or are diagnosed with a conduct disorder; commit cold acts of cruelty, hurt animals or do not cry any more; spoil, damage or destroy what others do or make create fear in others because they have locked away their own fears.

Notes

Accompanied by the story book, How Hattie hated kindness, (ISBN 086388461X)

ISBN

0863884652

Language

English

Material Type

Kit

Call Number

CA 250 SUN 2003

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Author

Ali, Ray

Sander, Linda

Kroetsch, Jason

Olson, Eric [ill.]

Publisher

Whole Person Press

Publication Date

2006

Physical Description

64 p.

Subject

Anger

Emotional Health

Abstract

The ABC?s of Anger leads children to discovery! It contains easy-to-read stories involving some aspect of the theme ?anger.? It provides children with an awareness of differing degrees of anger and helps them explore choices for responding when they are anger.

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Each story begins with a letter of the alphabet ? the first letter of both an animal?s name and its behavior. A picture and short story about the character follows as well as a definition of the characteristic being described.

The stories may be read separately or can be combined into themes, such as trigger words, anger intensity words, solution words, empowering words, and feeling words.

ISBN

9781570252440

Language

English

Material Type

Book

Call Number

CA 250 ALI 2006

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