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Pink, blue, and you! : questions for kids about gender stereotypes  Cover Image Book Book

Pink, blue, and you! : questions for kids about gender stereotypes / written and illustrated by Elise Gravel with Mykaell Blais.

Gravel, Elise. (Author). Blais, Mykaell. (Added Author).

Summary:

This book is part of our Book Sanctuary collection. A Book Sanctuary is a physical or digital space that actively protects the freedom to read. It provides shelter and access to endangered books. Launched by Chicago Public Library in 2022, The Book Sanctuary initiative brings attention to challenged titles, and commits to making these books accessible. Innisfil ideaLAB & Library's Book Sanctuary Collection represents books that have been challenged, censored or removed from a public library or school in North America. More than 50 adult, teen, and children's books are in our collection and are available for browsing and borrowing in our branches and online. Explore the collection to learn more about why these books were challenged.
"An easy-to-grasp picture book, exploring questions relating to gender identity, sexual orientation, and sexism."--Provided by publisher.

Record details

  • ISBN: 0593178637
  • ISBN: 9780593178638
  • Physical Description: 1 volume (unpaged) : illustrations (chiefly colour) ; 26 cm
  • Edition: First edition.
  • Publisher: New York : Anne Schwartz Books, [2022]

Content descriptions

General Note:
This book was banned and challenged for 2SLGBTQIA+ content, specifically for discussions of gender identity, and expression.
Immediate Source of Acquisition Note:
LSC 23.99
Subject: Banned book sanctuary.
Gender identity > Juvenile literature.
Sexual orientation > Juvenile literature.
Sexism > Juvenile literature.

Available copies

  • 1 of 2 copies available at Tsuga Consortium.

Holds

  • 0 current holds with 2 total copies.
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Location Call Number / Copy Notes Barcode Shelving Location Status Due Date
Cookstown Branch J 305.3 Gra 31681020191656 JNONFIC Available -
Lakeshore Branch J 305.3 Gra 31681020191649 BOOK SANCTUARY Checked out 05/09/2025

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Elise Gravel is the creator the Olga series and the Disgusting Critters series as well as I Want a Monster, The Cranky Ballerina, and What Is a Refugee?, which School Library Journal called "effective and compassionate." Elise studied graphic design at Le Collège d'Enseignement Général et Professional and has since published numerous picture books, including La clé à molette, which won the Governor General's Literary Award for illustration. Her books have been translated into twelve languages. Elise is inspired by social causes and lives in Montreal with her husband and two children.
 
Mykaell Blais (he/him) works as a training coordinator for GRIS-Quebec, the Research and Social Intervention Group, a nonprofit community organization and support program for LGBTQ+ kids and young adults. It aims to demystify stereotypes about sexual orientation and gender identity by raising awareness in schools. Being a transmasculine person himself, Mykaell would have loved to read this book in his youth, to celebrate his uniqueness. Learn more at grisquebec.org.


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