![]() The next day, Elmer is greeted by a bully who calls him a sissy. ![]() She tells him it’s a mean way of saying you challenge people’s expectations, but she reassures him that she loves him and thinks he’s perfect. Elmer hears his father complaining to his mother, and when she puts him to bed, he asks what the word “sissy” means. Elmer gives it a chance, and is unphased with his own lack of skills, sashaying of the field flamboyantly once he strikes out at bat.Įlmer’s dad is upset because the other ducks call Elmer a sissy. Elmer is quite happy, even though he spends a lot of time playing alone – not quite fitting in with the girl or boy ducks.Įlmer’s hyper-masculine father is less happy with Elmer’s isolation and demands he learn to play baseball so he can join the other boy ducks. ![]() The Sissy Duckling (2002), written by Harvey Fierstein and illustrated by Henry Cole, is the story of Elmer, a little boy Duck who loves to build, paint, cook, and play make-believe. ![]() ( Leave a comment ) Harvey Fierstein’s The Sissy Duckling (2002). ![]()
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