Girls, Boys, Books, Toys

Author: Beverly Lyon Clark
Publisher: JHU Press
ISBN: 9780801865268
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 318

Book Description
No previous collection of criticism has focused on gender in the broad range of children's literature. No previous collection has embraced both children's literature and material culture. Beverly Lyon Clark and Margaret R. Higonnet bring together twenty-two scholars to look closely at the complexities of children's culture. Girls, Boys, Books, Toys asks questions about how the gender symbolism of children's culture is constructed and resisted. What happens when women rewrite (or illustrate) nursery rhymes, adventure stories, and fairy tales told by men? How do the socially scripted plots for boys and girls change through time and across cultures? Have critics been blind to what women write about "masculine" topics? Can animal tales or doll stories displace tired commonplaces about gender, race, and class? Can different critical approaches—new historicism, narratology, or postcolonialism—enable us to gain leverage on the different implications of gender, age, race, and class in our readings of children's books and children's culture?

Girls and Boys

Author: Dennis Kelly
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
ISBN: 1350200697
Category : Drama
Languages : en
Pages : 83

Book Description
"A piece that takes us on an extraordinary journey... The energy and the vividness of the writing never lets up "- Independent An unexpected meeting at an airport leads to an intense, passionate, head-over-heels relationship. Before long they begin to settle down, buy a house, juggle careers, have kids – theirs is an ordinary family. But then their world starts to unravel and things take a disturbing turn. A tragic, violent look at parenthood and trauma, Denis Kelly's stirring monologue play premiered at The Royal Court Theatre in 2018 starring Carey Mulligan. Published for the first time in Methuen Drama's Modern Classics series, this edition features a new introduction by David Pattie.

Raising Boys

Author: Steve Biddulph
Publisher: Random House Digital, Inc.
ISBN: 158761328X
Category : Family & Relationships
Languages : en
Pages : 226

Book Description
"A guide to the stages and issues in boys' development from birth to manhood"--Provided by publisher.

The Truth About Girls and Boys

Author: Caryl Rivers
Publisher: Columbia University Press
ISBN: 0231151632
Category : Psychology
Languages : en
Pages : 242

Book Description
Presents an analysis of the differences between girls and boys and argues that children should be encouraged to venture outside their comfort zones to gain multifaceted characters.

Boys Against Girls

Author: Phyllis Reynolds Naylor
Publisher: Yearling
ISBN: 0307514811
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 162

Book Description
The Hatford-Malloy feud continues in this fast-paced sequel to The Boys Start the War and The Girls Get Even (both Delacorte, 1993). Their egos still smarting from the humiliation they suffered on Halloween at the hands of their female neighbors, the Hatford boys try to frighten them with tales of the abaguchie, a creature of local legend. A funny series of plans for revenge and retaliation from both sides follows. Ultimately, the children call a truce when they are united by a common cause-sharing a joke at their parents' expense. Although this title sums up the background of the story clearly, it relies on the earlier books for characterization. The girls come across as stereotypes-an athlete, a bookworm, and an aspiring actress-and the boys are virtually indistinguishable from one another. Nevertheless, fans of the previous books will enjoy this installment.

Girls and Boys Book of Etiquette

Author: Barbara Shook Hazen
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Etiquette for children and teenagers
Languages : en
Pages : 85

Book Description
Instructions for proper manners for the dinner table, parties, introductions, and other social situations.

Who Has What?

Author: Robie H. Harris
Publisher: Candlewick Press
ISBN: 0763629316
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 37

Book Description
The trusted, New York Times best-selling author of It's Perfectly Normal presents the first in a charming and reassuring new picture book series for preschoolers that answers questions that many children ask about themselves and their friends in an entertaining and straightforward way.

Are You a Boy or Are You a Girl?

Author: Sarah Savage
Publisher: Jessica Kingsley Publishers
ISBN: 1784505560
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 31

Book Description
'A lovely, sensitive, much-needed book that helps all children ask the big questions about identity and gender.' - Juno Dawson, author of This Book is Gay Tiny loves costumes! Tiny likes to dress up as an animal, or a doctor, or a butterfly. Tiny also prefers not to tell other children whether they are a boy or a girl. Tiny's friends don't mind, but when Tiny starts a new school their new friends can't help asking one question: "Tiny, are you a boy or are you a girl?" This brightly illustrated book will open a dialogue with children aged 3+ about gender diversity in a fun and creative way. Featuring a gender neutral protagonist, the book imparts an important message about identity and being who you want to be. Tiny's story will assist parents, family and teachers in giving children the space to express themselves fully, explore different identities and have fun at the same time.

Pink and Blue

Author: Jo Barraclough Paoletti
Publisher: Indiana University Press
ISBN: 025300117X
Category : Design
Languages : en
Pages : 194

Book Description
Jo B. Paoletti's journey through the history of children's clothing began when she posed the question, "When did we start dressing girls in pink and boys in blue?" To uncover the answer, she looks at advertising, catalogs, dolls, baby books, mommy blogs and discussion forums, and other popular media to examine the surprising shifts in attitudes toward color as a mark of gender in American children's clothing. She chronicles the decline of the white dress for both boys and girls, the introduction of rompers in the early 20th century, the gendering of pink and blue, the resurgence of unisex fashions, and the origins of today's highly gender-specific baby and toddler clothing.

The Book of Boys (for Girls) & The Book of Girls (for Boys)

Author: David T. Greenberg
Publisher: Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
ISBN: 0316085065
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 40

Book Description
Inspired by the classic rhyme: ``What are little girls made of?'' and ``What are little boys made of?'' David Greenberg has supplied his own take on the matter, celebrating the differences between boys and girls. The left side of each spread describes girls for boys, and then the right side answers with the girls' takes on boys. Greenberg's text is both gross and hilarious. Joy Allen's expressive illustrations are full of clever details. This humorous, reassuring blend of insights and insults is perfect for raucous read-alouds between boys and girls.