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EGMONT CHILDREN'S (2002), Edition: New Ed, 96 pages
Description
A classic children's story from one of our best-loved authors, former Children's Laureate Anne Fine. Bill Simpson wakes up to find he's a girl, and worse, his mother makes him wear a frilly pink dress to school. How on earth is he going to survive a whole day like this? Everything just seems to be different for girls . . . Anne Fine's fun school stories have been delighting children for more than 20 years, winning her awards such as the Smarties Book Award and Carnegie Medal along the way.
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LibraryThing member escapepea
This book tells the tale of the one school day in which Bill Simpson is treated like a girl. It's a shock to him just how differently he is treated because he is considered female. Yet half of the book is entirely normal to anyone who has passed through primary school in the last 30 years. The
Rather than just being a dry list of incidences, there is a lot of humour in this book. Bill hunts for pockets in his dress. Bill takes on the quest for the Wumpy Choo. An art lesson with only pink paint. Anne Fine balances the important lessons in the book with humour that will appeal to the target audience and nearly everyone else.
How people today can claim we treat all our children the same, regardless of gender, while this book is on our shelves and in our memories, I can't imagine. If you're trans and a person doesn't understand why they can't gender you as they did, give them this book.
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glory of this book is that it shows both sides - how people seen as boys are treated, and how people seen as girls are treated.Rather than just being a dry list of incidences, there is a lot of humour in this book. Bill hunts for pockets in his dress. Bill takes on the quest for the Wumpy Choo. An art lesson with only pink paint. Anne Fine balances the important lessons in the book with humour that will appeal to the target audience and nearly everyone else.
How people today can claim we treat all our children the same, regardless of gender, while this book is on our shelves and in our memories, I can't imagine. If you're trans and a person doesn't understand why they can't gender you as they did, give them this book.
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Awards
Nestlé Smarties Book Prize (1989)
Language
Original language
English
Original publication date
1989
Physical description
96 p.; 5.16 inches
ISBN
140520060X / 9781405200608