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What Are Your Words?

A Book About Pronouns
By Katherine Locke
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What Are Your Words? by Katherine Locke is a delightful children's book that explores the concept of pronouns and identity. The story follows a young child named Ari as they spend the day with their Uncle Lior, who helps them understand and choose the words that best express themselves. With engaging illustrations, it encourages children to embrace diversity and self-expression.
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This delightful children's book may appeal to you if you enjoy exploring themes of identity and self-expression. The story warmly addresses the importance of finding the words that best reflect who you are, making it a great choice for encouraging young readers to embrace their uniqueness and understand others.

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What Are Your Words?

Follow Ari through their neighborhood as they try to find their words in this sweet, accessible introduction to gender-inclusive pronouns that is perfect for readers of all ages.

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Follow Ari through their neighborhood as they try to find their words in this sweet, accessible introduction to gender-inclusive pronouns that is perfect for readers of all ages.

Whenever Ari's Uncle Lior comes to visit, they ask Ari one question: "What are your words?" Some days Ari uses she/her. Other days Ari uses he/him. But on the day of the neighborhood's big summer bash, Ari doesn't know what words to use. On the way to the party, Ari and Lior meet lots of neighbors and learn the words each of them use to describe themselves, including pronouns like she/her, he/him, they/them, ey/em, and ze/zir. As Ari tries on different pronouns, they discover that it's okay to not know your words right away--sometimes you have to wait for your words to find you.

Filled with bright, graphic illustrations, this simple and poignant story about finding yourself is the perfect introduction to gender-inclusive pronouns for readers of all ages.

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What Are Your Words? by Katherine Locke is praised as a significant contribution to gender literature, celebrated for its educational and affirming approach. Reviews highlight its encouragement of exploration beyond the gender binary and its role in gently educating children about various identifiers. The book is noted for its effective use of pronouns and vocabulary, which delights both educators and readers.

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Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9780316542067

Publisher: Little, Brown & Company

Format: Hardback

Date Published: 05 August 2021

Country: United States

Imprint: Little, Brown Young Readers

Contributors:

  • Illustrated by Anne Passchier

Audience: Children

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 16.0mm

Width: 254.0mm

Height: 254.0mm

Weight: 440g

Pages: 40

Collections

Children's Books Children's Fiction Children’s, Teenage and Educational Katherine Locke LGBTQ+ Young Adult

About the Author

Katherine Locke's words are they and them! Katherine lives and writes in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania with their very demanding cats and overflowing bookshelves. They also wrote Bedtime for Superheroes, and books for older readers including The Girl with the Red Balloon and The Spy with the Red Ballon. They edited and contributed to It's a Whole Spiel: Love, Latkes and Other Jewish Stories and the forthcoming This is Our Rainbow: 16 Stories of Her, Him, Them, Us. They can be found online at KatherineLockeBooks.com.

Anne (Andy) Passchier is a non-binary illustrator from the Netherlands, currently working in the USA. Anne lives with their cats, loves to travel, draw, and enjoys all things spooky and Halloween.

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