I Am Jazz Kindle Edition

Simplifying the idea of transgender, like this book does, leaves kids with the distinct notion that if they like pink and princesses maybe they are not a boy at all, maybe they’re a girl. Maybe they are “trapped in the wrong body” maybe they have a “boy body” but a “girl brain”. This is directly, and explicitly, in this book.Introducing this idea, planting this seed, is dangerous. This book is read in schools to kindergarten age kids. There are so, so many kids (myself included) who don’t (or didn’t) follow gender stereotypes. This does not mean they are “born in the wrong body”.Feminists have been fighting the whole concept of pink and blue brain for a long time. This is idea of a pink/blue brain is not accepted by the scientific community. It’s just sexism repackaged for 2019. It has been used many times throughout history to say that woman can’t, or shouldn’t, do XYZ because they have a “pink brain”.What kindergartners need to hear is girls can play with trucks and boys can play with dolls. It does not matter. Play with what makes you happy and do not make fun of others for their choices. Instead, this book says if you are a boy who plays with dolls you might be transgender.

Wow. I am shocked by the positive reviews of this book. Read this to a classroom full of young kids? Read this to your children as a bedtime story? Let me summarize this book for you. “I used to be a boy but I liked cupcakes and rainbows and sparkly pink so I was really a girl (in my brain) so my parents let me turn into one!” That’s not dangerous at all for a young child who doesn’t follow the gender stereotypes of our society. And please, local librarians, stop being sell-outs and putting this out on display like it’s some amazing piece of children’s literature.

As a mom of a transgender child, I have spent hundreds of dollars buying books to talk about this subject. I was really disappointed when this book came! My two biggest complaints are that this book reinforces the gender binary (you’re either a boy or a girl) and uses ridiculous gender stereotypes (like “Now that I’m a girl I don’t play with trucks”). UGH! This seems really outdated for 2019. I think the idea of a girl trapped in a boy’s body is way out of date. I did not even read this to my kids. I think, sure, depending on your exposure to the LGBTQ community (ie this book is your first foray into this topic), this could be okay...but...also kind of harmful to perhaps your kid and the non-binary community in general. I also try not to read books about the negative things or people being mean. It’s not that I’m not sure that my kids will encounter that at some point, but depending on the age of your kid, you may not want to immediately introduce the topic of “what mean things might happen”. I think there are newer, better books out there. I haven’t found the perfect on yet, but this one is going back to Amazon.

This book is so well done—and really appropriate for any age level. Focuses on the things that make each of us unique, not being afraid to be who you are, and the importance of respecting each other's differences. Whether your child feels a bit different—or you just want them to understand that everyone has a right to be who they are—I am Jazz is a great read. Particularly good for reading time in the classroom—it's a child's POV of what she likes and how she feels—so extremely relatable. We all tell our kids to be themselves—here's a great story that shows why it's such an important part of being happy.

A book for trans children by a trans child, this book has nice illustrations and a good story. My child was able to follow along and appreciated reading about someone just like her.

I bought this for my niece for her 5th birthday and she loves it. The 'born in the wrong body' narrative is used, and jazz uses gender stereotypes when explaining why she knows she's a girl, and while this can be problematic, it's easy for young kids to digest and there ARE trans people who feel this way. It has great illustrations and reads well.

great way to start a conversation with my kids

I bought this book for my ftm boyfriend who is also a psychology major and absolutely enjoyed it. I found it to be a cute and informing book that is very age appropriate and child friendly.

What can I say.My child not only is gender dysphoric but also has ASD spd and adhd so getting them to sit so I can explain that although hey feel like a girl they are in a boys body has been very near impossible and in truth they refused to accept that explaination.Then today this book arrives. Simply written with beautiful illustrations my child must have read this book at least 10 times in a few hours before declaring to myself and my Mother that they were just like Jazz - a girls brain in a boys body.Well done Jazz Jennings. You are a brave girl and with the others that worked on this book with you have made it a complete triumph and have succeeded where I have failed in helping my little one understand what's happening.Thank you, thank you and thank you again

This is a lovely book and well written. It illustrates how it's other people who are confused about transgender and how they (teachers etc) need to get themselves up to speed and find out more.

Bought it for my friends child who is just starting to come to terms as is their family and it's an amazing story that is fantastically written with great understanding and also ideal for parents who need to let go of their "sons" and embrace their daughters

Fantastic book :-) :-)Brilliantly written and illustrationsExcellent recommend this to any child or family exploring or trying to understand the subject of gender identity and / child transgender as well as trans in general :-) :-)

Useful for opening a discussion on gender issues