Meet Polkadot

Authors

Talcott Broadhead

Illustrator

Talcott Broadhead

Publisher

Dangerdot Publishing

Publication Year

2013

ISBN

9780989883603

Genre

realism

Format

picture book

Item Type

Fiction

Annotation

Meet Polkadot, big sister Gladiola, and best friend Norma Alicia, as they introduce young readers to the challenges and beauty that are experienced by Polkadot as a non-binary, transgender kid. Readers learn that gender identity is found "between the ears, not between the legs" and that biological sex and gender identity are not always the same.

Grade Level

PK-1

Diversity Topics

LGBTQ (Gender and Sexuality); Transgender; transgender child; non-binary

Main Character

non-binary child

Race/Ethnicities

White

LGBTQ+

non-binary person

Keywords

gender identity; identity; social acceptance in children; ally

Diversity Impact

direct

STARS Citation

Broadhead, Talcott, "Meet Polkadot" (2013). Diverse Families. 164.
https://stars.library.ucf.edu/diversefamilies/164