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y separately published work icon Introducing Teddy : A Gentle Story about Gender and Friendship single work   picture book   children's  
Alternative title: Introducing Teddy
Issue Details: First known date: 2016... 2016 Introducing Teddy : A Gentle Story about Gender and Friendship
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'Errol and his teddy, Thomas, are best friends who do everything together. Whether it's riding a bike, playing in the tree house, having a tea party or all of the above, every day holds something fun to do together.'

'One sunny day, Errol finds that Thomas the Teddy is sad, and Errol can't figure out why. Then Thomas the Teddy finally tells Errol what Teddy has been afraid to say: 'In my heart, I've always known that I'm a girl Teddy, not a boy Teddy. I wish my name was Tilly.' And Errol says, 'I don't care if you're a girl teddy or a boy teddy! What matters is that you are my friend.''

'A sweet and gentle story about being true to yourself and being a good friend, Introducing Teddy can also help children understand gender identity.' (Source: Publisher's website)

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Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of

    • New York (City), New York (State),
      c
      United States of America (USA),
      c
      Americas,
      :
      Bloomsbury Children's Books ,
      2016 .
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      Image courtesy of publisher's website.
      Extent: 32p.
      Edition info: 1st ed.
      Description: col. illus.
      ISBN: 9781408877630

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— Appears in: Reading Time , June 2016;
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— Appears in: Reading Time , September 2016;

— Review of Introducing Teddy : A Gentle Story about Gender and Friendship Jessica Walton , 2016 single work picture book
Review : Introducing Teddy John Nolan , 2016 single work review
— Appears in: Reading Time , September 2016;

— Review of Introducing Teddy : A Gentle Story about Gender and Friendship Jessica Walton , 2016 single work picture book
Overcoming Bias in the Next Generation : 5 Unmissable Australian Queer Picture Books Helen Caple , Ping Tian , 2022 single work review
— Appears in: The Conversation , 22 March 2022;

— Review of Who's Your Real Mum? Bernadette Green , 2020 single work picture book ; Wrestle! Charlotte Mars , Maya Newell , Gus Skattebol-James , 2019 single work picture book ; My Shadow is Pink Scott Stuart , 2020 single work picture book ; Love Makes a Family Sophie Beer , 2018 single work picture book ; Introducing Teddy : A Gentle Story about Gender and Friendship Jessica Walton , 2016 single work picture book

'Queer parents and their children rarely see families like theirs in books for early and pre-readers.' 

Meet Jess Walton Jessica Walton , 2016 single work review
— Appears in: Reading Time , June 2016;
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