![]() ![]() So there's still a subconscious gender divide: pink is for "girly" activities like fancy dance parties, and blue is for "boyish" activities like sports. To make matters worse, the next colour (blue) is implied as being for sports uniforms. ![]() which, for every single girl on the pages, means a dress. The very first colour (pink) has children of both genders dressing up in their fancy clothes. ![]() when you have a book that's supposed to be about demolishing gender stereotypes, it's not great to see them reinforced within the first few pages! While there is diversity in ethnicity (many children of colour are represented) and abilities (there's a boy in a wheelchair), it's very much a Western representation of children. I was looking forward to a book that smashes those gender conventions and lets kids know they can wear (and like) whatever colour they please.īut. Pink for girls and blue for boys is a fairly recent idea before that, it was the other way around. The text is simple and straight to the point, and the illustrations are very, very cute. ![]()
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