Guthli Has Wings

Overview

Guthli is everyone's favorite – a happy child who likes to draw fairies, swing, and cycle. But then one day she is told not to wear her sister's frilly frock that she loves, but her "own" boy's clothes. And things erupt. "Why do you keep saying I'm a boy when I'm a girl?" she asks her mother. In that simple question lies all the bewilderment that children like Guthli feel, who don't seem to others what they know they are. The gentle story about gender identity tells it like it is, reality echoed in the flatness of the vibrant cutout illustrations.

Reviews

"A hopeful narrative with expressive illustrations." — Kirkus Reviews

Author Biography

Kanak Shashi loves walking amidst nature collecting twigs, leaves, seeds and feathers, and wondering what stories they may hold within. A trained artist, she has been illustrating, writing and designing children's books for over a decade. She also conducts gender workshops for children.