Frockodile

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And despite the rehearsals going badly wrong, on the night of the performance, Dad just loves the show and declares his son Cliff to be star of the night, whispering to his son, ‘May I have my pearls back now? Of course, it's also a look at inclusion and acceptance and supporting your friends and family to be who they want to be.

It deals with issues children may well come up against and is put together in a way that makes the reader feel looked after and okay, even though things in life may well feel far from okay. If you want to do something, but you don’t because you’re worried about what people will say then you aren’t good to your own heart. However Cliff is told to be himself which is the message of the book, to be yourself, and in the end it is proved that he had nothing to be afraid of all along as, of course, his dad accepts him for who he is. Cannot be overstated: clothes are inanimate objects and do NOT possess genders; therefore, there are no girl/boy clothes. Cliff the crocodile discovers a slinky frock and some fabulous peals and heels, and just has to try on the outfit.

The choices of anthropomorphic characters are very clever: hyenas are the nasty bullies, and the fierce crocodiles aren’t that tough after all. The story follows Cliff the little crocodile who finds a pile of clothes – “a slinky frock, stilettos and a string of pretty pearls”. There are, however, some very moving lines: “I just feel happier in heels and don’t you LOVE this dress?

A delicious book by Alison Green with illustrations and a foreword by Axel Scheffler, plus pictures by 38 international illustrators, to celebrate kindness and humankind. Serious conversations with small children are brilliant and always leave me feeling refreshed and excited for the future. Uma história importante nos dias que correm, porque nem todos os meninos têm de vestir calças assim como todas as meninas não têm de gostar de vestidos!

Frockodile finds a bag of hidden clothes - a dress, beads, high heeled red shoes - and is captivated by them. No spoilers but this is a wonderful story about being loved for who you are with Jeanne Willis' usual touch of humour. It does this with a light touch that captures perfectly the warm and love-centric logic at the heart of the story: 'My friend, why sit there worrying about "What if? It became evident during the conversation that they had never even considered, for example, a boy wanting to wear a dress, or for that matter, any other challenges to stereotypes.