{"product_id":"the-name-i-call-myself","title":"The Name I Call Myself","description":"\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eA sweet and moving picture book depicting Ari's gender journey from childhood to adolescence in order to discover who they really are.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eMeet Ari, a young person who doesn't like to be called by their birth name Edward: \"When I think of the name Edward, I imagine old kings who snore a lot.\" Throughout this beautiful and engaging picture book, we watch Ari grow up before our very eyes as they navigate the ins and outs of their gender identity; we see how, as a child, they prefer dolls and princess movies, and want to grow out their hair, though their father insists on cutting it short, \"because that's what boys look like.\" At nine, they play hockey but wish they could try on their mother's dresses; at fifteen, they shave their face, hoping to have smooth skin like the girls. At sixteen, they want to run away, especially from their father, who insists, \"You're a boy, so you have to act like one.\" Who will Ari become?\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eMoving from age six to adolescence,\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe Name I Call Myself\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003etouchingly depicts Edward's tender, solitary gender journey to Ari: a new life distinguished and made meaningful by self-acceptance and unconditional love.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Arsenal Pulp Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":41530609893423,"sku":"","price":19.95,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0582\/7477\/5087\/products\/9781551528090.jpg?v=1672077943","url":"https:\/\/storytellersandco.myshopify.com\/products\/the-name-i-call-myself","provider":"Storytellers \u0026 Co","version":"1.0","type":"link"}