LoveReading4Kids Says
LoveReading4Kids Says
September 2022 Book of the Month
Juno Dawson has written her first picture book in joyful bouncing rhyme. It is great to read together and is illustrated with bright, busy and joyful characters from Laura Hughes.
Everyone is asking what has happened to older brother Bill – and the children are imaging all sorts of varied, wild, exciting things that might have happened. The answer every time is “Hun, you need to chill” – the repetition and the rhymes making this so easy to read and such fun. But the underlying message is that we all need acceptance, that families are different – and Bill is now older sister Lucy.
She’s still clever and funny
And kind and cool
She’s really rather brill…
And if people have a problem we shout…
Hun, you need to chill!
What a joyful, funny book about identity, acceptance, love and loyalty. Usefully, at the end, there is a brief paragraph about the Mermaids charity – who support families with transgender, non-binary or gender-diverse kids, plus helping the kids themselves.
A book that should be in lots of schools and classrooms to promote acceptance and love.
Tricia Adams
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You Need to Chill Synopsis
Juno Dawson' debut picture book is a witty and fun-filled rhyming story about family, identity and allyship. Bold, joyful and warm-hearted, its message of love and inclusivity shines through on every page.
Sometimes people say to me: 'What happened to your brother, Bill?' That's when I look them in the eye and say: 'Hun, you need to chill.' When Bill can't be found at school one day, the imaginations of the other children run wild. Is he on holiday? Is he lost in the park? Has he been eaten by a shark?! It's up to Bill's sister to explain...
Juno Dawson is the internationally bestselling author of Young Adult novels and non-fiction, including Clean and This Book Is Gay, as well as a novelist, screenwriter, journalist, and a columnist for Attitude magazine. Her work has appeared in Glamour, Dazed, Grazia and the Guardian, and she was chosen by Val McDermid as 'one of the ten most compelling LGBTQ+ writers working in the UK today'.
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9780008488284 |
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1st September 2022 |
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Juno Dawson |
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Laura Hughes |
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Farshore an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers |
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Paperback |
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32 pages |
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Press Reviews
Juno Dawson Press Reviews
Praise for This Book is Gay:
'A brave, funny, indignant look at what it means to grow up as LGTBQ.' Metro
'The book every LGBT person would have killed for as a teenager, told in the voice of a wise best friend.' Patrick Ness
Praise for What's the T?:
'A positive, honest and utterly essential read for everyone.' Booktrust
Author
About Juno Dawson
Juno Dawson is the multi award-winning author of 12 books, including bestselling YA novels Clean, Meat Market and Wonderland and adult memoir The Gender Games. Juno has contributed to news stories concerning sexuality, identity, literature and education across the media including BBC Breakfast, BBC R4 Woman's Hour, The Guardian and ITV This Morning. She was part of the BBC's 'The Novels That Shaped Our World Festival', and was chosen by Val McDermid as one of the ten most compelling LGBTQI+ writers working in the UK today. Until recently, Juno worked as a teacher, specialising in PSHE. She is most proud of her work surrounding anti-bullying and family diversity. In 2014 she became a School Role Model for the charity Stonewall. Juno also works with charity First Story to visit schools serving low-income communities. She grew up in West Yorkshire and now lives near Brighton and writes full time.
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