Annie's Plaid Shirt
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| Rating | : | 4.98 (513 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0692512454 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 32 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2014-11-16 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
Her inspiration for writing Annie's Plaid Shirt came from feeling pressure throughout her life to conform to society's rules about gender. She's also a former special education teacher. . Even as a baby she reportedly yanked pink bows out of her hair. Just a few of her favorite things are cats, chocolate, and of course, plaid shirt
But will her mom agree?Annie's Plaid Shirt will inspire readers to be themselves and will touch the hearts of those who love them.Themes of gender norms, identity, individuality, tolerance, and self-esteem.. ANNIE'S PLAID SHIRT is a Mom's Choice Awards® GOLD Recipient!A Foreword Reviews INDIEFAB Book of the Year Awards Winner!A Next Generation Indie Book Awards Finalist! 5 STARS from San Francisco Book Review!Annie loves her plaid shirt and wears it everywhere. But one day her mom tells Annie that she must wear a dress to her uncle's wedding. Annie protests, but her mom insists and buys her a fancy new dress anyway. Annie is miserable. She feels weird in dresses. Why can't her mom understand?Then Annie has an idea
She is an active school-aged child, fully confident in her ungirly self-expression. --San Francisco Book ReviewBeginning with the cataloging and dedication pages where we see Annie getting her favorite shirt out of the laundry basket, she is never without it. 5/5 Stars. I LOVED this story! It's a simple story, empowering, and Annie is endearing. While the story stands without the illustrations, artist Rachael Balsaitismakes the story playful and shows Annie's independence. The watercolor illustrations by Rachael Balsaitis have a manga flavor that perfectly captures Annie's put-upon faceOn the final page, the photos show the author and the illustrator in their own favorite plaid shirts, and even the end papers are plaid.This picture book affirms Annie's right to nonconformity in gender expressionIt will appeal to all children and serve as a discussion starter about problem solving, social expectations and individuality. --Carolyn Caywood, American Lib
Great Book I am a Speech-Language Pathologist and I read this with some of my students. It kept the students engaged and it was short enough to finish in one session. No one could guess what would happen at the end, which made the ending more fun. We worked on prediction, reading comprehension, decoding, and inferencing. We even got to talk about our feelings on gender and social norms. I will definitely use this book again and even with the children in my life.. A book that teaches good values to a young audience. Annie’s Plaid Shirt, written by Stacy Davids, and beautifully illustrated by Rachael Balsaotos, is far more than the assertion of a young girl striving for individualism and self-expression. Yes, there is Annie, seeking independence, even if it is contrary to accepted social convention. But more than that, we see a small family communicating meaningfully and successfully mitigating a shared challenge. These are good values to impart on a young readership. Nicely done.. "A message of empowerment" according to DeeDee Fox. Annie loves her plaid shirt. She loves everything about it. In fact, she loves her plaid shirt so much that she wears it every day. But when Annie's uncle is getting married her mother tells her she must wear a dress to the wedding. Her mother takes Annie and her brother shopping. Her brother gets a suit, but Annie can't find a single dress in which she feels comfortable.Author Stacy B. Davids' Annie's Plaid Shirt is a book which will resonate with young readers on the importance of staying true to one's self. With a message of individuality and empo