Jacob's New Dress
Illustrator
Chris Case
Publisher
Albert Whitman & Company
Publication Year
2014
ISBN
9780807563731
Pages
32 pages
Genre
realism
Format
picture book
Item Type
Fiction
Annotation
Jacob, who likes to wear dresses at home, convinces his parents to let him wear a dress to school, too.
Grade Level
K-3
Lexile Measure
AD540L
Diversity Topics
LGBTQ (Gender and Sexuality); Gender nonconformity; gender roles; boys who dress as girls
Main Character
male child
Race/Ethnicities
White
Family Formation
mother and father
Awards
Australian Family Therapists' Award for Children's Literature, 2017, Picture Book
New England Book Festival, 2014, Runner Up, Children's Book
Choices, 2015 Picture Books for Babies,Toddlers, and Preschooler
Distinguished Books, 2014 Children's Picture Books
Gay and Lesbian Themes and Topics in Selected Children's and Young Adult Books, 2009 Sex and Gender Identity
Keywords
dress up; imagination; gender shaming; dresses; bullying; acceptance; preschool
Diversity Impact
direct
STARS Citation
Hoffman, Sarah and Hoffman, Ian, "Jacob's New Dress" (2014). Diverse Families. 593.
https://stars.library.ucf.edu/diversefamilies/593