Jacob loves playing dress-up, when he can be anything he wants to be. Some kids at school say he can't wear "girl" clothes, but Jacob wants to wear a dress to school. Can he convince his parents to let him wear what he wants? This heartwarming story speaks to the unique challenges faced by boys who don't identify with traditional gender roles.

Jacob's New Dress Hardcover

Hoffman, Sarah

Hoffman, Ian

Reference

Albert Whitman & Company

One of 10 Best Indie Picture Books of 2014, ForeWord Reviews 
Runner-Up, 2014 New England Book Festival: Children's Books 
2014 Distinguished List of the Association of Children's Librarians of Northern California 
CCBC Choices 2015\nAn affirming story about gender nonconformity.\nJacob loves playing dress-up, when he can be anything he wants to be. Some kids at school say he can't wear "girl" clothes, but Jacob wants to wear a dress to school. Can he convince his parents to let him wear what he wants? This heartwarming story speaks to the unique challenges faced by children who don't identify with traditional gender roles.

Jacob's New Dress

LGBTQ+ Books

2020 ALA Rainbow Book List Selection 2020 NCSS/CBC Notable Social Studies Trade Books for Young People Selection The beloved lead character from Jacob's New Dress is back in an encouraging story about gender expression. When Jacob goes to the boys’ bathroom he is chased out because the boys think he looks like a girl because of the way he is dressed. His classmate, Sophie, has a similar experience when she tries to go to the girls’ bathroom. When their teacher finds out what happened, Jacob and Sophie, with the support of administration, lead change at their school as everyone discovers the many forms of gender expression and how to treat each other with respect.

Jacob's Room to Choose (Jacob Stories)

Magination Press ― American Psychological Association

This fun story about identity is a clever way to introduce young readers to non-binary and gender-fluid people. As Ms. Reeves' class is produces a play about a farm, the entire class comes to understand about being true to who you are, as classmate Ari expresses their identity as they, which prompts Jacob to look more deeply about what it means to be who he is, and how others identify. Explaining the use of pronouns of one's own choosing to kids, while all along reinforcing that an individual is much more layered and unique then how others may see him, her or them, is a developmentally important milestone to help foster respect of one's self and one's peers.

Jacob's School Play: Starring He, She, and They (Jacob Stories)

Children's Books

Arts, Music & Photography

When Jacob looks for the penguin book about two dads at his school library, he discovers it was removed due to censorship.

Jacob's Missing Book (Jacob Stories)

Science & Math

Behavioral Sciences

Magination Press