Jack (Not Jackie)
Illustrator
Holly Hatam
Publisher
Little Bee Books
Publication Year
2018
ISBN
9781499807318
Pages
40 pages
Genre
realism
Format
picture book
Item Type
Fiction
Annotation
Susan loves her baby sister, Jackie, but as Jackie grows older and behaves more and more like a boy Susan must adjust to having a brother, Jack, instead.
Grade Level
PK-1; K-3
Diversity Topics
LGBTQ (Gender and Sexuality); Transgender; transgender child; girl to boy; transgender brother
Main Character
female child; male child
Race/Ethnicities
White
Family Formation
mother and father
LGBTQ+
transgender male
Keywords
sibling bond; acceptance; change; cutting hair; feelings; playing; picking clothes; brother and sister
Diversity Impact
direct
STARS Citation
Silverman, Erica, "Jack (Not Jackie)" (2018). Diverse Families. 1613.
https://stars.library.ucf.edu/diversefamilies/1613