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I See Me: Gender Identity

A list of picture books about children discovering who they are and what they want to be. Try these books with children who are exploring gender, children who have questions about their friends and family or children who just want to play with the toys they love.

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38 items

  • What pronouns do you identify with?
    Book, 2021New York : Little, Brown and Company, 2021. — E LOCKE
  • Celebrate who you are every day.
    Book, 2024New York : Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers, [2024] — E AMER
  • Answers the most common questions about gender in a plain and age-appropriate way.
    Book, 2019New York : Henry Holt and Company, [2019] — E 305.3 THORN
  • What does intersectionality mean and how can we make room for everyone?
    Book, 2019New York City : Dottir Press, 2019. — E JOHNSON
  • Trinity wants long hair like her dolls, so her mom creates something beautiful for her.
    Book, 2020New York : Kokila, [2020] — E NEAL
  • Can we play and get along?
    Book, 2023New York : Abrams Books for Young Readers, 2023. — E NEWMAN
  • A child gets ready in the morning, just like everyone else.
    Book, 2023New York : Henry Holt and Company, 2023. — E WILD
  • Max asks his new teacher to call him by a different name.
    Book, 2019New York, NY : Reycraft Books, [2019] — E LUKOFF
  • Who Are You?

    the Kid's Guide to Gender Identity

    Pessin-Whedbee, Brook,
    A nonfiction book with answers to children's questions about gender.
    Book, 2017London ; Philadelphia : Jessica Kingsley Publishers, 2017. — E 305.3 PESSIN-WHEDBEE
  • Born Ready

    the True Story of a Boy Named Penelope

    Patterson, Jodie, 1970-
    Penelope is a boy, but will everyone believe him?
    Book, 2021New York : Crown Books for Young Readers, [2021] — EB PATTERSON
  • Aiden is worried about how his new sibling will be received when they're born and wants to make sure they enter the world with love and acceptance.
    Book, 2019New York : Lee & Low Books Inc., [2019] — E LUKOFF
  • But what will he wear?!
    Book, 2021New York : Little, Brown and Company, 2021. — E BROWN
  • Wear what feels right.
    Book, 2018New York, NY : Little Bee Books, [2018] — E SILVERMAN
  • There's no such thing as boy or girl toys, games or sports.
    Book, 2019New York, NY : little bee books, [2019] — E GEHL
  • The knight does not want to be a princess, despite their parents' wishes.
    Book, 2021New York : Feiwel & Friends, 2021. — E KASHA
  • Jazz knows just who she is.
    Book, 2014New York, New York : Dial Books for Young Readers, an imprint of Penguin Group (USA) LLC, [2014] — E HERTHEL
  • Ho'onani has a goal of leading the all boys hula group, even though she's a girl. Based on a true story.
    Book, 2019Toronto : Tundra Books, [2019] — E GALE
  • Riley knows exactly what outfits will work for each occasion.
    Book, 2018New York : Beach Lane Books, [2018] — E ARNOLD
  • If you could dress as anything, what would it be?
    Book, 2016Oakland, California : Blood Orange Press, 2016. — SPA E MAYENO
  • Jacob takes a chance and wears his dress to school.
    Book, 2014Chicago, Illinois : Albert Whitman & Company, 2014. — E HOFFMAN