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I'm just waiting for the book titled, "How to cut off your own "Pe..." (I'll let you finish off the potential title - and if you think I'm being ludicrous, check out the movie "Idiocracy" - it's terribly painful to watch, but you'll find some valid reference points). You can do these activities one-on-one or with a group. Does the world really need an ABC explainer on various alternative lifestyles for toddlers and little kids?

While the days are given ordinal numbers, the song skips the cardinal numbers in the verses, and the rhythm is sometimes off: “On the second day of kindergarten / I thought it was so cool / making lots of friends / and riding the bus to my school!” The narrator is a white brunette who wears either a tunic or a dress each day, making her pretty easy to differentiate from her classmates, a nice mix in terms of race; two students even sport glasses.

I guess you the buyer be the judge.


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He is represented by Elana Roth Parker.

THE GAYBCS

Rabe follows a young girl through her first 12 days of kindergarten in this book based on the familiar Christmas carol.

The typical firsts of school are here: riding the bus, making friends, sliding on the playground slide, counting, sorting shapes, laughing at lunch, painting, singing, reading, running, jumping rope, and going on a field trip.

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The children in the ink, paint, and collage digital spreads show a variety of emotions, but most are happy to be at school, and the surroundings will be familiar to those who have made an orientation visit to their own schools.

While this is a fairly bland treatment compared to Deborah Lee Rose and Carey Armstrong-Ellis’ The Twelve Days of Kindergarten (2003), it basically gets the job done.

I played with the boys and the girls. Why is Dr. Seuss the scapegoat for evil, yet a book that promotes sexual identity to toddlers an preschoolers, not?

A playdate extravaganza transforms into a celebration of friendship, love, and identity as four friends sashay out of all the closets, dress up in a wardrobe fit for kings and queens, and discover the wonder of imagination.

I'm all for inclusion, but these topics for little kids are just more noise, which parents then have to explain. 4-7)

Pub Date: June 21, 2016

ISBN: 978-0-06-234834-0

Page Count: 32

Publisher: Harper/HarperCollins

Review Posted Online: May 3, 2016

Kirkus Reviews Issue: June 1, 2016

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The GayBCs

March 26, 2023
I was a bit stunned to be honest.

I was mortified. If you’re a kid, you can do these activities on your own with a bit of support from a grown-up!

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All work © M.L. Webb unless otherwise noted. If you're trying to be inclusive, you be inclusive. I read it. Let the children play and yes, encourage kindness. (Picture book. The GayBCs is perfect for fans of A Is for Activist and Feminist Baby—showing kids and adults alike that every identity is worthy of being celebrated.


A Reader's Digest Best Children's Book of All Time 2022


A Red Tricycle Best Kids Book of 2019


An April-June 2021 Moms Demand Action Book Club Pick

★ A Reader's Digest Best Children's Book of All Time 2022 ★

★ A Red Tricycle Best Kids Book of 2019 ★

An April-June 2021 Moms Demand Action Book Club Pick

"The board book version of this award-winning 2019 book offers a perfect way to teach little kids about LGBTQ+ words and identities."

—READER'S DIGEST

"Webb's book creates a space for kids to voice their questions about the LGBTQ+ community and the many labels that lie within it, in a way that promotes curiosity."

—Booklist

The GayBCs by M.L.

Webb will certainly give a “woke” education to children at an early age.”

—The Advocate

“The perfect way to teach your kiddos LGBTQ+ vocab while celebrating the beauty of embracing yourself and others.”

—KIWI Magazine

[The GayBCs] works well as a read-aloud 'discussion starter' for parents to share with their children.”

Midwest Book Review

“For the child with two Mommies or two Daddies, and for the kids in that child's preschool session...or it might make a great gift for the adult who still possesses the wonder of a child.

Or for an adult, just because.”

—Terri Schlichenmeyer,
The Bookworm Sez

"An invaluable resource for demystifying LGBTQ+ vocab for kids...packed with the type of positive messages I love sharing with my kids and I want all kids to hear..."

—Dad Suggests

Hi there! I saw this in Barnes and Noble while looking for something completely different, which I never found.



This guide has simple and clever ideas for talking about the words and concepts explored in The GayBCs in order to deepen the contextual understanding with your kids.

A glossary in the back offers opportunity for further discussion of terms and identities. Nobody told me I couldn't play with trucks and had to play with dolls and we raised our child to enjoy what she enjoyed without turning it into a gender identity experience.

The topic will likely come up in discussion at some point later on when they're older, unless they've already been exposed to unsavoury and inappropriate behaviours, or, alternatively, they have gay parents (which may require some explanation and it's simple - sometimes people like people that have the same body parts).

Thank you so, so much for picking up The GayBCs!

The GayBCs

A joyful celebration of LGBTQ+ vocabulary for kids of all ages!