It’s a They! / Bienvenue à notre adelphe!

By Lindsay Herriot

Key Selling Points

• "There's a new baby in our family—and they use iel (French) and they/them (English) pronouns, so they can choose their gender when they're ready. Adorable photos of babies and their siblings complement the text's sweet rhyming verseThe new baby is here—and they will decide their gender identity when their ready! Adorable photos of babies and their siblings complement the text's ryhming verse where the baby is referred to with iel (French) and they/them (English) pronouns.
  
• The dual-language text has English and French verses on each page.
• This picture book is about families choosing to use gender-neutral pronouns for their babies, a choice embraced by more and more parents who wish to let their child choose their own pronouns when they're ready.
• Lindsay Herriot, the editor of Growing Up Trans, is a special education teacher in French immersion, which gave her the idea for this dual-language edition of It’s a They! / Bienvenue à nôtre adelphe! She has her own "theybies" at home.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Orca Book Publishers
• Release date: Apr 16, 2024
• ISBN: 9781459839205

Lindsay Herriot

Dr. Lindsay Herriot is a full-time special education teacher in Victoria, British Columbia, and an adjunct professor in the School of Child and Youth Care at the University of Victoria. She is the editor of Growing Up Trans: In Our Own Words and Trans Youth Stories: An Intergenerational Dialogue after the "Trans Tipping Point." Originally from unceded Mi'kmaq territory in New Brunswick, she now lives on unsurrendered Lekwungen land in BC with her spouse and three small children.

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