Adventures of Alex - a new children's book to challenge stereotypes

[shivermekimbers]

This isn't my book, I saw it on Kickstarter. It ends today and could do with a bit more support as it looks like a great project. From the Kickstarter description:


"Once upon a time there was a beautiful princess who was rescued from her evil stepmother by a handsome man". If we asked you what story that was a summary of, there would be a lot of right answers. Too many in fact.

There are an abundance of books that share that tale. Many others include fathers who go to work in a suit and tie and come home grumpy, stay at home mothers cleaning, girls who play with dolls and wear dresses and boys who get muddy and like cars. We’ve all read it before, time and time again.

But when was the last time you read a children's story where:

the mother ran her own business
the father was the primary caregiver
there were children in wheelchairs
there were multi-racial households
there were same-sex parents or single parents
a cheeky girl dug for worms
a nurturing boy loved nothing better than a cuddle

I am confident that it was a long time ago or perhaps never before, and that’s what I want to change by introducing Alex.

Link if you'd like to take a look: www.kickstarter.com/projects/amielockwood/adventures-of-alex