But, I'm Not a Boy
Illustrator
Alison Pfeifer
Publisher
Katie Leone
Publication Year
2014
ISBN
9781494855413
Pages
32 pages
Genre
realism
Format
picture book
Item Type
Fiction
Annotation
David has a big problem; she is really a girl named Sarah. But nobody knows and everyone assumes she is a boy. When her parents ask why she is so sad, is she brave enough to tell them the truth?
Grade Level
PK-1
Diversity Topics
LGBTQ (Gender and Sexuality); Transgender; Gender nonconformity; transgender child; boy to girl; gender identity; gender roles
Main Character
female child
Race/Ethnicities
White
Family Formation
mother and father
LGBTQ+
transgender female
Keywords
sadness; fear; parents; coming out
Diversity Impact
direct
STARS Citation
Leone, Katie, "But, I'm Not a Boy" (2014). Diverse Families. 81.
https://stars.library.ucf.edu/diversefamilies/81