{"product_id":"born-ready-the-true-story-of-a-boy-named-penelope-by-jodie-patterson-and-charnelle-pinkney-barlow","title":"Born Ready The True Story of a Boy Named Penelope by Jodie Patterson and Charnelle Pinkney Barlow","description":"\u003cp\u003eJodie Patterson, activist and Chair of the Human Rights Campaign Foundation Board, shares her transgender son's experience in this important picture book about identity and acceptance.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePenelope knows that he's a boy. (And a ninja.) The problem is getting everyone else to realize it.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn this exuberant companion to Jodie Patterson's adult memoir, The Bold World, Patterson shares her son Penelope's frustrations and triumphs on his journey to share himself with the world. Penelope's experiences show children that it always makes you stronger when you are true to yourself and who you really are.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"tad-author-container\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class='tad-author-content\" false'\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eJodie Patterson\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003eis a social activist, entrepreneur, and writer. She has been lauded for her activist work by Hillary Clinton,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Advocate, Family Circle, Essence, Cosmopolitan,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003eand Yahoo!, among others. She sits on the board of a number of\u003ci\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003egender\/family\/human rights organizations, including the Human Rights Campaign,\u003ci\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003eand is a sought-after public speaker addressing a wide range of audiences about\u003ci\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003eidentity, gender, beauty, and entrepreneurship. Patterson was appointed by the United Nations as a Champion of Change and, perhaps most impressively, she is a former circus acrobat who performed in the Big Apple Circus. She lives in Brooklyn, New York, where she co-parents her five children with love, education, and family solidarity.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class='tad-author-content\" false'\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class='tad-author-content\" false'\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eCHARNELLE PINKNEY BARLOW\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e received her BFA in llustration from the University of the Arts, Philadelphia, and her MFA in the Illustration as Visual Essay from the School of Visual Arts, New York. Charnelle’s children's book illustrations include \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eEverything in Its Place\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Real Santa\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, and \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eRemember to Dream, Ebere\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e. Charnelle lives in Indianapolis with her husband. When she's not drawing, she is baking, sewing, or reading with a cup of tea by her side. Find her online at callmechartreuse.com and follow her on Instagram at @callmechartreuse.\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"You Belong Books and Crafts","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46629359648967,"sku":null,"price":17.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/youbelongbooksandcrafts.com\/products\/born-ready-the-true-story-of-a-boy-named-penelope-by-jodie-patterson-and-charnelle-pinkney-barlow","provider":"You Belong Books and Crafts","version":"1.0","type":"link"}