![]() ![]() In the book, after Tilly comes out to Errol, and later Errol's cousin Ava, their friendship becomes even stronger. According to Walton's bio on her Kickstarter page, this will be her first published picture book. ![]() Thus, Tilly the teddy bear and the subsequent Kickstarter campaign were born. According to The Guardian, Walton decided to "write the book we wanted to read to our son" herself. Walton, who is in a same-sex partnership herself, also has a transgender father. Here's why you'll definitely want to help fund the rest:Īustralia-based teacher, public servant, and mom Jessica Walton wrote Introducing Teddy after discovering there were few children's books available for her son that she felt reflected her own family. The self-published book is being crowdfunded through a (now almost fully funded) Kickstarter campaign. A new children’s book, Introducing Teddy, tells the story of a transgender teddy bear who shares her true identity as Tilly with her best friend Errol, and is quickly accepted with open arms. Thomas the Teddy Bear has always known that she is a girl teddy bear, not a boy teddy bear - and now she is using her experience to teach children about identity and the importance of friendship. ![]()
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