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A bright, fun board book that celebrates all expressions of gender while dismantling gender norms and critiquing the tradition of gender reveal parties.

"Is it a boy? A girl?" WHAT'S IT TO YA?! Our little bundle of joy has arrived - to dismantle gender norms! A joyful baby refuses to conform to the gender binary, and instead chooses toys, colors, and clothes that makes them feel happy. This is a board book about gender expression and being true to oneself. It is a perfect tool to encourage children to love what they love and a great baby shower gift for soon-to-be-parents who choose not to reveal the gender of their baby.

Eric Geron is the author of the picture book Poultrygeist, illustrated by Pete Oswald and forthcoming from Candlewick Press in fall 2021, and the YA novel A Tale of Two Princes, forthcoming from Inkyard Press in summer 2022. He is also the author of many licensed/work-for-hire books, such as the New York Times- bestselling Disney Descendants series. Prior to becoming a full-time writer, Eric worked for seven years as an editor at Disney Publishing Worldwide. Eric lives in Los Angeles with his husband and their puppy.

Charlene Chua (pronounced: CHOO-ah) has illustrated many things over the years for kids of all ages. Her illustration work has won several awards, while books she has illustrated have been nominated for OLA Forest of Reading, USBBY Outstanding International Books, OLA Best Bets, Shining Willow Award, and Kirkus Best books. Charlene was born and grew up in Singapore, and moved to Canada in 2007. They started work in 1998 as a web designer, and went on to become a senior designer, web producer and interactive project manager. However, what they really wanted to do was draw pictures all day. In 2003, they decided to give it a go, and after a few years, they became a full-time illustrator. When she is not making art, she enjoys cooking, reading, and playing with her cats. She now lives with her husband (and cats!) in Hamilton, Ontario.