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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URL

http://www.cw.bc.ca/library/pdf/TimeForMe.pdf

Website Notes

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Author

Slakov, June

Janes, Karen

Edition

Revised

Place of Publication

[Vancouver, BC?]

Publisher

BC Cancer Agency

Publication Date

2003

Physical Description

Softcover (spiralbound): 50 p.

Subject

Children with Cancer

Children with Cancer-Coping

Children with Cancer-Coping for the Family

Children with Cancer-Coping for the Parents

Children with Cancer-Coping for the Siblings

Children Coping with Family Illness

Cancer

Abstract

This activity book was written by a former Art Therapist with the Patient and Family Counselling Program and an Oncology Nursing Practice Leader with the BC Cancer Agency. It is designed for children, ages 6 to 12, to help them learn, creative ways of coping when a family member is living with cancer. This activity book can provide a starting point for children and families to talk about cancer. The activities in the book can provide a child with choices in creative tools to learn and grow through the family’s experience with cancer.

ISBN

1896624103

Language

English

Material Type

Book

Call Number

FE 550 SLA 2004

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