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Girls have the right to play football, wear blue, and aspire to be president! Boys can learn ballet, like hugs and cry when they're sad. A funny, beautifully illustrated and heartwarming list of the rights of boys and girls, presented as a flipbook to be read from either end. Endorsed by Amnesty International. Girls as well as boys have the right to be scruffy, ruffled, agitated, to choose the job they want, not to be every day princesses, to love who they prefer: boys or girls (or both). Both boys and girls have the right to cry, to play with dolls, to love who they prefer: girls or boys (or both). A fun flipbook about being free to be yourself, and not having to be a gender stereotype, sure to appeal to both boys and girls.

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9781915071200

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'Fiction for the six-plus crew is often highly gendered, so Elisabeth Brami and Estelle Billon-Spagnol's non-fiction manifesto ... is incredibly welcome as a title that draws attention to gender stereotyping. It encourages readers to remember that gender stereotypes affect everyone; that just as girls should have the right to have any job they like and stand up for themselves, boys too must have the right to cry and to be hugged and the right not to be a superhero every day ... The vibrant and funny illustrations take the potentially preachy edge off this important book for the under-10s.' - The Irish Times 'An important book that deserves a special place in every classroom across the globe as a reminder of our equal rights, and to encourage us not to be restricted by expectation or particular stereotypes, but to do what we enjoy doing.' - RTE Junior Book Club

"'The book is cleverly designed to be easy to read but also to be affirming for those who might not fit into gender normative roles.' - Manhattan Book Review 'So fun to read!' - Raising Readers to Become Leaders 'Would make for a great jumping-off point on gender equality for young readers.' - The Baby Bookworm 'Fiction for the six-plus crew is often highly gendered, so Elisabeth Brami and Estelle Billon-Spagnol's non-fiction manifesto ... is incredibly welcome as a title that draws attention to gender stereotyping. It encourages readers to remember that gender stereotypes affect everyone; that just as girls should have the right to have any job they like and stand up for themselves, boys too must have ""the right to cry and to be hugged"" and ""the right not to be a superhero every day""... The vibrant and funny illustrations take the potentially preachy edge off this important book for the under-10s.' - The Irish Times 'An important book that deserves a special place in every classroom across the globe as a reminder of our equal rights, and to encourage us not to be restricted by expectation or particular stereotypes, but to do what we enjoy doing.' - RTÉ Junior Book Club 'A fantastic book for encouraging kids to be exactly who they want to be.' - Picturebook Playdate"

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Elisabeth Brami was born in Warsaw. After graduating from studies in humanities and literature, she became a psychologist. She became an author for young people in 1990. Since then, she has not stopped writing and she has been translated into many languages. Estelle Billon Spagnol was born in France. After studying law, Billon-Spagnol entered the police force, but at the age of thirty she turned 180 degrees and has since published twenty books as an illustrator, author or both. She now lives, writes and draws in Paris.

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