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LibrarianRyan
The Sissy Duckling | Harvey Fierstein
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4 ⭐If this book was written now, it would probably be banned. And I‘m not talking banned for DEI (as it is February 2025) but banned for guns. We don‘t see the guns, but a character gets shot in a duck hunting accident. I don‘t know if accidents is the right word. This book is about Elmer the duck. Elmer is just a little bit different. He is what used to be called a sissy. They like to play by themselves and play with the girls.

LibrarianRyan Not into sports, not into macho things, just into being themselves. Dad finds that hard to take, and that his son should just try to be like everybody else. But Mom knows that being special is OK. This book was lovely, it was majorly sad. You have a happy ending, but this isn‘t one of those happily ever after type endings. Because you still feel the sadness of Elmer‘s separation from his community. While I did like this book, I do see why it 3w
LibrarianRyan has not been reprinted. And being that it is exceptionally long. I mean exceptionally long for a picture book. Harvey Feinstein can write. That is no question. They are an author. But writing a picture book to be read over and over and over again, they might need a little more practice.

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TheBookHippie I‘ve had this in my book bag for years. Generally 4-6 grade love it. 🤷🏻‍♀️ 3w
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LibrarianRyan @TheBookHippie I can see that. 3w
Trashcanman Ryan!!!!!! Ryan!!!!! 👀 2w
LibrarianRyan Hello stranger. What a site for sore 👀👀 2w
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Librarybelle
The Sissy Duckling | Harvey Fierstein
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Listed as a frequently challenged book by the American Library Association, and banned from a public library in 2004…

Elmer does not like to do the same activities other boys in his school do. This earns him a cruel nickname, even from his father. And yet, Elmer shows how truly remarkable he is. I love Elmer, and admittedly, I got misty eyed reading this one. His Mama is awesome too! Letter S #BBRC #PictureBook

LibrarianRyan was this banned for being “gay“? 3y
Librarybelle @LibrarianRyan Pretty much 😔 3y
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faelinwolf
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I love the diversity of the kids in this classroom as their preschool teacher reads to them! #CharactersReading

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megnews
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A beautifully illustrated child‘s first lesson on appreciating the many types of diversity in our world.

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cwarnier
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#bbrc #atoz #W
I love that this book shows that diversity is more than just skin color. It can be about our culture and about what we like to do as well as our skin color.

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rockpools
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“just like that rainbow, the world is made beautiful because it‘s filled with many different kinds of people”

A bright and cheerful introduction to diversity, covering not only physical differences but communication differences, culture, family set-ups, liking/not liking big groups etc. It brings things together by looking at what we have in common and celebrating what makes us unique. The pictures are a joy.

#BBRC #A2Z

Sarahreadstoomuch 👍👍👍 5y
LibrarianRyan 😁❤️👍🏻 5y
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Bibliogeekery
Herb, the Vegetarian Dragon | Debbie Harter, Jules Bass
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This book is so cute! I read it several times with my nieces today! 🥕🐲

Chrissyreadit I loved this book! 6y
Tamra Looks delightful! 6y
Bibliogeekery @emtobiasz OMG! Thanks for this hot tip! I'm definitely going to check it out! 6y
JSW There‘s something about dragons. My grandsons were obsessed with the Dragons Love Tacos books a year or so ago. 6y
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TK-421
Witches Abroad | Terry Pratchett, Terence David John Pratchett
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“Haven‘t you got any romance in your soul?‘ said Magrat plaintively.
‘No,‘ said Granny. 'I ain‘t. And stars don‘t care what you wish, and magic don‘t make things better, and no one doesn‘t get burned who sticks their hand in a fire. If you want to amount to anything as a witch, Magrat Garlick, you got to learn three things. What‘s real, what‘s not real, and what‘s the #difference.”

I ❤️ Granny Weatherwax!

#QuotsyOct18 #QuotsyCatchup

JazzFeathers Absolutely fantastic quote! 6y
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jpmcwisemorgan
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Suet624 Beautiful 6y
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