num_pages: 32
description: Casey loves to play with his blocks puzzles and dump truck but he also loves things that sparkle shimmer and glitter. When his older sister Jessie shows off her new shimmery skirt Casey wants to wear a shimmery skirt too. When Jessie comes home from a party with glittery nails Casey wants glittery nails too. And when Abuelita visits wearing an armful of sparkly bracelets Casey gets one to wear just like Jessie. The adults in Casey's life embrace his interests but Jessie isn't so sure. Boys aren't supposed to wear sparkly shimmery glittery things. Then when older boys at the library tease Casey for wearing -girl- things Jessie realizes that Casey has the right to be himself and wear whatever he wants. Why can't both she and Casey love all things shimmery glittery and sparkly? Here is a sweet heartwarming story about acceptance respect and the freedom to be yourself in a world where any gender expression should be celebrated. Sparkly things are for everyone to enjoy!
language: English
title: Sparkle Boy
publisher: Lee & Low Books