Jamie Is Jamie

Jamie and classmates learn self-advocacy skills and help adults understand them better. Jamie is excited for Family Day and all the visitors that will be coming to the classroom. As the class prepares, they share how they feel when adults don't listen closely enough to what the kids want, need, like, and don't like or when adults place unfair, often gendered expectations on them. Together, they decide to use their Family Day celebration to practice self-advocacy skills and help adults understand them better. “Jamie's Class Has Something to Say” is a lighthearted, sweet story that gives young children language and self-advocacy skills to help them speak up for themselves when adults aren't listening carefully enough. A special section includes tips for adults for expanding on the concepts in the book and for talking with children about how to communicate their needs and identities to adults.