Felicity is not happy. She feels much more like a boy than a girl. But what will happen when she tells people she wants to be Fred?
Part of the Rainbow Street Series, I Am Fred is a story based on real-life discussions between a mother and her son who, inside, increasingly felt more like a girl. The book came out of stories the author told her younger 5-year-old son to try to explain his teenage brother’s gradual transition into a girl.
Nick Rolfe, the author is a 44-year-old rock-music-loving mother, wife, and teacher. . The author has two daughters, one of who is transgender. Rolfe’s very brave and beautiful teenage transgender daughter has been living as her true self for over a year now. As a mother, Rolfe found it a struggle to explain the concept of transgender to her 5-year-old daughter so created Rainbow Street. Rainbow Street is a series of picture books with LGBTQ characters aimed at Foundation Stage and Year 1 (Kindergarten in US). Rolfe drew upon her 21 years primary teaching experience to write and illustrate the books. The author lives with her family in a crazy house in Leicestershire, England.
