Calvin

Name: Calvin
Brand: Dreamscape Media
Availability: InStock
Author: JR Ford
ISBN: 9781666624335

Author: JR Ford, Vanessa Ford

Narrator: Vittorio Wyatt Gray

Unabridged: 9 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Dreamscape Media

Published: 02/14/2023

Categories: Children's Fiction, School, Children's Social Themes, Children's Lifestyles

Synopsis

Calvin has always been a boy, even if the world sees him as a girl. He knows who he is in his heart and in his mind, but he hasn't yet told his family. Finally, he can wait no longer: I'm not a girl, he tells his family. I'm a boy?—a boy in my heart and in my brain. Quick to support him, his loving family takes Calvin shopping for the swim trunks he's always wanted and back-to-school clothes and a new haircut that helps him look and feel like the boy he's always known himself to be. As the first day of school approaches, he's nervous and the what-ifs gather up inside him. But as his friends and teachers rally around him and he tells them his name, all his what-ifs begin to melt away. Inspired by the authors' own transgender child, this authentic and personal story promotes kindness and empathy, offering a poignant and inclusive back-to-school message: all should feel safe, respected, and welcomed.

About JR Ford

JR Ford is a nationally-known advocate for LGBTQ+ rights, specifically rights for transgender youth, along with his partner, Vanessa. Their advocacy and work has been featured in The New York Times, Newsweek, The Boston Globe, The Washington Post, and "Gender Revolution: A Journey with Katie Couric." They were both founding members of the Human Rights Campaign's Parents for Transgender Equality Council. They live with their two children, one of whom is trans, in the Boston area.

About Vanessa Ford

Vanessa Ford is a nationally-known advocate for LGBTQ+ rights, specifically rights for transgender youth, along with her partner, JR. Their advocacy and work has been featured in The New York Times, Newsweek, The Boston Globe, The Washington Post, and "Gender Revolution: A Journey with Katie Couric." They were both founding members of the Human Rights Campaign's Parents for Transgender Equality Council. They live with their two children, one of whom is trans, in the Boston area.

About Kayla Harren

Kayla Harren is the illustrator of the award-winning picture books A Boy Like You and The Boy Who Grew a Forest. A graduate of the School of Visual Arts in New York City, she draws pictures at her home in Minnesota, where she lives with her husband and dogs.

About Vittorio Wyatt Gray

Vittorio “Wyatt” Gray is an experienced writer, producer, director, and voiceover artist. The voice of Donnie Do on the animated series Jason Vlogs and The Do Crew, he has also notably performed with Buzzfeed, on Through the Wormhole with Morgan Freeman, and as a narrator, alongside Alexandra Billings, for Rhys Ernst’s series We’ve Been Around. He enjoys any opportunity to give back to the community, educate the masses on LGBT matters, and work on his passions.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Dana on December 03, 2021

It could just be this easy. This loving and accepting. This peaceful.......more

Goodreads review by Eric on July 28, 2022

This is a wonderful book about a child who comes out as transgender. We see the reactions of Calvin's parents, educators, and friends, and we see the positive impact on a child when people accept them for who they truly are.......more

Goodreads review by Izabelle on March 08, 2023

Illustrationerna i den här bilderboken fick tårarna att börja rinna. EXAKT såhär bör representation göras. Människorna i boken är ritade med en så kärleksfull hand och med en stor variation. Olika hudfärger, tjocka, smala, gamla, unga, med och utan rullstol, cispersoner och transpersoner. En bok som......more

Goodreads review by Vernon Area on April 02, 2022

Identity: Mixed race-white mother, black father The past couple years have brought out some remarkable picture books introducing and starring transgender children. Along the lines of Sam Is My Sister and My Maddy, this book introduces the transgender experience in accessible language that speaks as a......more

Goodreads review by Sandi on March 23, 2023

It is March 23, 2023 and I have re-read this book in honor of #TransRightsReadathon week launched by author Sim Kern. While I myself am not on TikTok I heard about this awareness campaign from my daughter and several friends. I had appreciated the book “Calvin” so much in my first and subsequent readi......more