As Bright as a Rainbow

A book about gender and being yourself
Brief Description
Written from a place of deep understanding and love, this beautiful book explores and explains for young children what it means to be gender diverse. There are so many ways to be a girl, a boy, both - or neither. Created by writer Romy Ash and... Read More
Format: Hardback
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As Bright as a Rainbow

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Written from a place of deep understanding and love, this beautiful book explores and explains for young children what it means to be gender diverse.

There are so many ways to be a girl, a boy, both - or neither.

Created by writer Romy Ash and illustrator Blue Jaryn, this beautiful picture book shows us that there is no right way to be any gender. You can just be yourself.

Perfect for young children, As Bright as a Rainbow explores gender identity in a warm-hearted and gentle way.

Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781922033062

Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers (Australia) Pty Ltd

Format: Hardback

Date Published: 31 January 2024

Country: Australia

Imprint: Working Title Press

Contributors:

  • Illustrated by Blue Jaryn

Audience: Children

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 8.0mm

Width: 251.0mm

Height: 251.0mm

Weight: 327g

Pages: 24

About the Author

Romy Ash is the author of Floundering, her first novel, which was shortlisted for the Miles Franklin, Commonwealth Writer's Prize and Prime Minister's literary award, amongst others. She was awarded the SMH Best Young Australian Novelists of the year award for 2013. She lives in Melbourne. Blue Jaryn (they/he) is an author/illustrator. Blue previously wrote Payden's Pronoun Party, illustrated by Xochitl Cornejo, a picturebook introduction to nonbinary pronouns. They live in Boonwurrung land/Melbourne. Learn more at www.bluejaryn.com.

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