I was pretty meh on this book (like Calvin, it's about a Black trans boy with a supportive community, which is important, but I don't feel like it has anything that particularly sets it apart), but Mombian has a glowing review which has some merit to it. Initially, he acts out to get his busy family to pay attention, before he confides something else he knows to his mother – that he didn't feel like a boy but he is a boy.Īll in all, Born Ready: The True Story of a Boy Named Penelope is a triumphant declaration of love and identity. The narrative follows Penelope, who knows that he's a ninja, and knows what he likes. The premise of the book is rather straightforward. Barlow's illustrations, created digitally with handmade watercolor textures, emphasize the Black family's expressions and movement, allowing young readers to take in the family's emotions. Told in the first-person, the narrative follows Penelope, who knew that he was a boy, despite the world’s perception. Patterson's text is rather simplistic, straightforward, and informative. It a Black transgender boy shares his identity and competes in a karate tournament with the encouragement of his family in this picture-book biography. Born Ready: The True Story of a Boy Named Penelope is a children's picture book written by Jodie Patterson and illustrated by Charnelle Pinkney Barlow.
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