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Jacob's New Dress Hardcover – March 1, 2014

by Sarah Hoffman (Author), Ian Hoffman (Author), Chris Case (Illustrator)

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Jacob loves playing dress-up, when he can be anything he wants to be. Some kids at school say he can't wear "girl" clothes, but Jacob wants to wear a dress to school. Can he convince his parents to let him wear what he wants? This heartwarming story speaks to the unique challenges faced by boys who don't identify with traditional gender roles.

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PreS-Gr 2—Jacob likes to play dress up with his friend Emily, but he prefers to pretend that he is a princess rather than a knight, firefighter, or policeman. The boys in his class tease him and wonder why he wears dresses. His teacher explains that "Jacob wears what he's comfortable in. Just like you do. Not very long ago little girls couldn't wear pants. Can you imagine that?" Jacob returns home from school to tell his mother that one of his classmates says that boys can't wear dresses. His parents support him as he makes his own dress with his mother's help, and she shares with him that "there are all sorts of ways to be a boy." An author's note explains how parents, educators, and counselors can make a difference in the lives of gender-nonconforming children. The warm cartoon illustrations convey the mood well and offer readers visual clues to the cruelty, teasing, and struggle with self-acceptance that can occur when children are different from their peers. Purchase this one to encourage discussions of gender, identity, and self-confidence.—Melissa Smith, Royal Oak Public Library, MI

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Jacob wants to wear a dress to school, so he fashions one from a towel—a “dress-thing.” His mother tells him to add some shorts and a shirt, and off he goes to school, where he is teased by a fellow student, Christopher, who pulls the towel off and waves it “like a captured flag.” That evening, a tearful Jacob asks his mother to help him make a real dress, and after some thought, she agrees. Jacob’s father adds, “Well, it’s not what I would wear, but you look great.” At school, there’s more teasing, but Jacob finally tells Christopher, “I made this dress, I’m proud of it, and I’m going to wear it!” And so he does. In an afterword, the coauthors explain that Jacob is a “gender nonconforming” boy and that gender expression is inborn—not something we choose. The authors’ gentle but necessarily didactic story succeeds in dramatizing this concept. Case’s softly colored cartoonlike illustrations nicely expand the spirit of this important book, which—one hopes—will provide reassurance to children like Jacob and inspire thoughtful discussion. Grades K-3. --Michael Cart

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Age Range: 4 - 8 years
Grade Level: Preschool - 3
Lexile Measure: AD540L (What's this?)

Hardcover: 32 pages
Publisher: Albert Whitman & Company; 1 edition (March 1, 2014)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0807563730
ISBN-13: 978-0807563731
Product Dimensions: 8 x 0.4 x 10 inches
Shipping Weight: 12 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
Average Customer Review: 82 customer reviews
Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #86,229 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
- #239 in Children's Fiction on Social Situations
- #676 in Children's Self-Esteem Books
- #3621 in Children's Family Life Books (Books)

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Travelin' Mamma

Bullying but Ok in end

August 8, 2018

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I have mixed feelings. A boy who wants to wear a dress is teased but eventually mom helps him make a dress and the kindergarten teacher, at first gently nudging Jacob to be “boy things” in the dress-up section (grrr), comes around and tells the kids girls were not allowed to wear pants until not long ago, so we should wear what we like. I think the bullying in this one is realistic (and intense so fair warning). Depending on your kid’s experiences, he might not know that wearing a dress is something one should be so self-conscious about until reading these sorts of books. But, if your child has had to deal with those kinds of comments from his classmates like mine has, he appreciated seeing how it worked out. I cannot find a single story where boy-dons-dress and no one makes a big deal about it.

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Read it first to make sure it seems right for your kid...

June 15, 2017

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My son, who was never teased for wearing skirts or dresses by any of his amazingly cool friends, wasn't aware that what he was choosing to wear was "abnormal" until reading this book. The bullying described terrified him and he's never worn a dress or skirt since. It may be helpful for some, but parents, please read it ahead of time and see if it feels right knowing your kid as well as you do. It was not right for mine and I'm afraid a little damaging. I think it introduced bullying (which comes all too soon anyway!) too early for him and made him feel like he was doing something weird when before he was perfectly happy.

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Holly

Awesome Inclusive Book for Children

March 9, 2018

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Happy to add this book to my classroom library. My students love it and I am proud to create a more inclusive library with this book.

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Ruth n Robert

love, love

April 14, 2018

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love, love, love. I feel like this is an accurate depiction of what would really happen if your son wanted to wear a dress to school. Both parents hesitate at first, and then the mother helps him sew a dress and the dad is really supportive. The little boy gets made fun of at school, but doesnt let that stop him from wearing dresses.
It covers all the bases instead of just painting a happy picture where everyone doesnt care and its totally cool for a boy to wear a dress... (it is, but its nice to see realistic situations too!)

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brooklynchick

Not affirming enough for kids

March 12, 2019

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Maybe this would be helpful to someone in a very transphobic family or neighborhood. For my kid in Brooklyn, he needs very minor convincing that it's ok for boys to wear dresses. And the boys we know who wear them have parents who took NO convincing. I don't want my pre-schooler to entertain the idea that I might not be supportive if he wants to do something new/different nor that his friends' parents would hesitate before supporting their kid. Not keeping this book.

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LCSWmentalhealththerapist

Great at teaching gender like variance in dress

November 20, 2018

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Love it!

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Sharon's Kindle

Great Read

September 11, 2018

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Ike Rose

A great story for children

September 17, 2017

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Jacob wants to wear a dress to school.
His parents help him.
He gets bullied, but he stands up for his choices

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