Feminist Baby

by Loryn Brantz

Overview

Feminist Baby likes pink and blue. Sometimes she'll throw up on you!

Feminist Baby chooses what to wearand if you don't like it she doesn't care!

Meet the irrepressible Feminist Baby! She's funny, fearless, and wants to make as much noise as possible. Readers of all ages will love this smart, refreshing board book that explores feminism in an accessible way.

"Cute, inspiring, and a reminder that before society places boundaries on what girls are supposed to do and like, girls can be anything, including inspired." — Phoebe Robinson, New York Times bestselling author of You Can't Touch My Hair

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781484778586
Publisher:	Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
Publication date:	04/11/2017
Series:	Feminist Baby , #4
Pages:	22
Sales rank:	210,552
Product dimensions:	7.90(w) x 7.90(h) x 0.70(d)
Age Range:	3 Months to 2 Years

About the Author

Loryn Brantz is a two-time Emmy Award-winning author, illustrator, and design professional. Past books include Feminist Baby, Feminist Baby Finds Her Voice!, and Feminist Baby! He's a Feminist Too! She is also the creator of the Good Advice Cupcake and currently works on staff at BuzzFeed. Loryn lives in New York City, with her husband and daughter. Find her online at www.lorynbrantz.com.

Editorial Reviews

03/27/2017
What makes a feminist baby? According to Brantz (Not Just a Dot), it’s a combination of joy (either from pounding on pots or from going pants-free), self-expression (dressing oneself in a necktie, woolen hat, and outrageously frilly skirt), and doing things her own way: “Feminist baby likes pink and blue/ Sometimes she’ll throw up on you!” With a palette as brash as her heroine, Brantz pictures this boundary-free little one as a big-eyed, roly-poly dumpling, usually not wearing any more than a diaper and a hair bow. It’s just the thing to encourage kids to be loud, proud, and uncowed. Up to age 2. Agent: Edward Maxwell, Sanford J. Greenburger Associates. (Apr.)

Publishers Weekly

Praise for Feminist Baby:


"[...] Brantz does the important work of making feminism accessible with a keen understanding of what kids need to know about feminism in their young lives. [...] Feminist Baby is not just for babies. It's for all of us." —Roxane Gay, New York Times bestselling author of Bad Feminist

"Not that you should have a baby for the sole purposes of reading a book to him or her, but if I were to do that it would be because of Feminist Baby. [C]ute, inspiring, and a reminder that before society places boundaries on what girls are supposed to do and like, girls can be anything, including inspired."—Phoebe Robinson, New York Times bestselling author of You Can't Touch My Hair

"Feminist Baby is for girls, boys, moms and dads. If you want your little person to grow up to be a full and equal person, Feminist Baby is for you."—Rose McGowan, Activist/Director/Artist

"Forget sugar & spice—fun & fierce, that's what Feminist Baby is made of!"—Debbie Levy, award-winning author of I Dissent: Ruth Bader Ginsburg Makes Her Mark

"FINALLY! Feminism for the board-book set! Feminist Baby is cute, funny, right-on, and kind of almost makes me want to have another baby just so she can grow up reading it."—Kate Schatz, author of the New York Times bestsellers Rad American Women A-Z and Rad Women Worldwide

"Feminist Baby makes me want to get pregnant again immediately just so I have one more kid to share this wonderful book with. No child's bookshelf is complete without it."—Jessica Valenti, Guardian columnist & New York Times bestselling feminist author

"[J]ust the thing to encourage kids to be loud, proud, and uncowed."—Publishers Weekly

"The strong girl power message makes feminism and following your dreams accessible to toddlers. [...] A laugh-out-loud, smart, and much-needed addition to board book collections."—School Library Journal

From the Publisher

04/01/2017
Baby-Toddler—Adapted from Brantz's viral comic, this charming board book will amuse budding feminists and their adults. The title character refuses to be limited by gender stereotypes. She loves pink and blue; she plays with dolls and cars. The rambunctious little one revels in her body, her love of music, and her absolute baby-ness. The rhyming text is singsong and makes for a great read-aloud. The large, expressive eyes; bold lines and font; and bright, cartoonish illustrations will delight the youngest of readers. The strong girl power message makes feminism and following your dreams accessible to toddlers. The final image, of Feminist Baby in Rosie the Riveter–inspired garb, will elicit chuckles and bring the message home. VERDICT A laugh-out-loud, smart, and much-needed addition to board book collections.—Shelley M. Diaz, School Library Journal

School Library Journal

★ 2017-05-24
Feminist Baby fights the patriarchy. Feminist Baby is strong and smart, and she makes tons of noise. With each turn of the page little readers will learn the importance of doing their own thing regardless of what others think of them. She likes both pink and blue, chooses her own outfits, plays with both dolls and cars, and "is as smart as she seems." This last is indicated by a paper covered in toddlerlike scrawl that includes the notation "E=MC2." This board book will surely be given to many millennial parents-to-be at baby showers across the country, and the lessons within are just as important to caregivers as they are to their little bundles of joy. At the end of the day, Feminist Baby is a happy, well-adjusted tot who feels free to be herself. What caregivers wouldn't want that level of confidence in their own children? The round, bouncy illustrations are colored with yellows, pinks, and blues, forming dynamic compositions that little readers will love. Adults will appreciate the final page's visual quote of Rosie the Riveter along with the text: "Feminist Baby can be whatever she dreams!" An engaging and poignant board book that belongs on every little one's bookshelf. (Board book. 6 mos.-2)

Kirkus Reviews