It Feels Good to Be Yourself: A Book About Gender Identity by Theresa Thorn, Illustrated by Noah Grigni

Some people are boys. Some people are girls. Some people are both, neither, or somewhere in between.

This sweet, straightforward exploration of gender identity will give children a fuller understanding of themselves and others. With child-friendly language and vibrant art, It Feels Good to Be Yourself provides young readers and parents alike with the vocabulary to discuss this important topic with sensitivity.

This picture book does a really lovely job of orienting readers to the idea of gender and how that is different from the physical sex our bodies are assigned at birth. Maybe my favorite phrase that repeats throughout is the idea that even though this book is discussing some gender identities, there are so many ways of living so many genders, and for each there are “too many to fit in a book!”

I can see this book being incredibly helpful in introducing the subject of gender diversity with all young kids. It’s certainly a book I wish had been read to me when I was a little kid!

Cheers to Theresa, whose own daughter identifies as Trans, and to the illustrator Noah, who identifies as Non-Binary and Trans, for creating this. Their notes to readers, amid the back matter, are wonderful.