It Feels Good to Be Yourself

Theresa Thorn - Author

Noah Grigni - Author

The book introduces gender identity and presents people as boys, girls, both, neither or somewhere in between. It aims to offer children and parents vocabulary for talking about identity and self-expression.

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Gender identity· AffirmedSelf-expression· AffirmedIdentity· Affirmed

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Beyond the Cover

gender identityself-expressionidentity

Non-fictionPicture book

Themes in Context

Gender identity and self-expression

The book introduces gender identity and includes people who are boys, girls, both, neither or somewhere in between.

How the book presents it: Its framing emphasises curiosity, joy and positive self-expression, treating varied identities as part of the picture it presents.

Talk about: Which words or examples help you understand the different ways people may describe their gender?

Why It May Be Worth Reading

Its central approach is to make room for varied understandings of gender, with curiosity and positive self-expression foregrounded. This can open a family conversation without requiring anyone to share a personal experience.

What Deserves Attention

Gender identity is the explicit subject, including identities beyond being simply a boy or a girl. If this is a new topic in your household, you may want to read together and pause over unfamiliar words.

A Conversation Worth Having

What words in the book help explain how someone might understand their gender, and which feel new to you?

Reading Approach

Read it together at an unhurried pace. Let the child lead with questions, and use the book’s terms as a starting point rather than expecting them to settle every question in one sitting.

Confidence & Basis

Theme indicators describe how the book presents a topic; they are not a verdict on the whole book or your family's values. Confidence reflects how much book-specific material was checked. Only part of the book information was available, so some details remain unconfirmed.

What remains unconfirmed

Gender identity and self-expression: The book’s specific examples and how it handles questions or disagreement are unclear.

It Feels Good to Be Yourself: A Book About Gender Identity - Theresa Thorn - Google Books

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Checked: 2 October 2026.

Relevant to: Gender identity and self-expression

It Feels Good to Be Yourself by Theresa Thorn | Open Library