Phoenix loves playing with dolls and admiring all kinds of fabrics. But what he loves most of all is dancing. He loves ballet, he dances at powwows, and he twirls and spins around the house. . His classmates sometimes pick on him for being different, but his mother and brother are proud of him. With their help, Phoenix learns about two-spirit people, or niizh manidoowag , from the Anishinaabe culture. He thus realizes how exceptional he is.

Drawing on the experience of his own son Phoenix, Marty Wilson-Trudeau shows us that a loving and caring family can make a difference.