Publisher to drop gendered children's titles after parents campaign

Buster Books, publisher of colouring books for ‘Brilliant Boys’ and ‘Gorgeous Girls’ to switch to ‘gender neutral’ titles in futureGirls will no longer be defined as “glamorous” and “gorgeous” while boys get to be “amazing” and “brilliant” at Buster Books, after the children’s publisher announced that all its future books will be gender neutral.Part of the independent press Michael O’Mara, Buster publishes titles ranging from The Gorgeous Girls’ Colouring Book and The Brilliant Boys’ Colouring Book to The Girls’ Book of Glamour: A Guide to Being A Goddess and The Boys’ Book of Adventure: Are You Ready to Face the Challenge? Related: Parents push to end gender division of boys' and girls' books Our publishing aim is to make sure that, going forward, all titles are gender neutral. Continue reading... Continue reading at 'The Guardian'

[ The Guardian | 2016-01-28 00:00:00 UTC ]

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