Born ready the true story of a boy named Penelope

Just before his fifth birthday, Penelope lets his mother know he is a boy and, with her support and his ninja powers, faces the rest of his family and his classmates. Drawn from the author's memoir, The bold world.

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Main Author: Patterson, Jodie, 1970- (Author)
Other Authors: Pinkney-Barlow, Charnelle (Illustrator)
Format: Books Print Book
Language:English
Published: New York : Crown Books for Young Readers, [2021]
Edition:First edition.
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Summary:Just before his fifth birthday, Penelope lets his mother know he is a boy and, with her support and his ninja powers, faces the rest of his family and his classmates. Drawn from the author's memoir, The bold world.
Physical Description:1 volume : chiefly illustrations (colour) ; 26 cm
Audience:Ages 4-8.
Grades K-1.
ISBN:9780593123638
0593123638
9780593123652
0593123654
Author Notes:Jodie Patterson is the author of The Bold World: A Memoir of Family and Transformation and was Family Circle magazine's Most Influential Mom in 2018. She is the mother of five children, two of whom are self-proclaimed gender nonconformists--one transgender and another genderqueer. Jodie was inspired to write Born Ready to show how an entire community can be flexible and change for those they love. Jodie raises her family in Brooklyn, New York. Visit her at georgiany.com.

Charnelle Pinkney Barlow is an illustrator, an expert tea drinker, and a lover of all things doughnuts. She discovered a love for drawing and painting during her childhood in Poughkeepsie, New York, which led her to the world of children's book illustration. She now lives in Indianapolist, Indiana, with her husband Jukabiea.