I enjoyed this story. I think the book does a good job of supporting the idea of being yourself and expressing yourself despite what others may think. ( )

Note: I accessed a digital review copy of this book through Edelweiss. ( )

children's picture book (non-traditional gender roles/likes, preschool and up)
fun, heartwarming story about a boy who likes to paint his nails and how his parents help him deal with the teasing of his classmates. ( )

Liburu honen gaia garatzeko benetako gertaeretan inspiratu da egilea.
Joni ikaragarri gustatzen zitzaion azazkalak margotzea,
eskolan iseka egiten hasi zitzaizkion arte.
Egun berean erabaki zuen aitak berak ere azazkalak margotzea.
Istorioa oso maitakorra, aniztasuna, norberekiko konfiantza, eta hezkidetzari buruzkoa.

Ben loves painting his fingernails with his friend Margarita, but some boys at school start to make fun of him and call him a girl. At home, Ben's dad paints his nails, but the teasing continues - until Ben's birthday, when EVERYONE in the class comes in with painted fingernails, and Margarita gives Ben a bottle of sky blue nail polish as a present. (Whatever conversation happened with the boys who were teasing took place off-stage, as it were.) ( )