{"product_id":"i-know-you-say-its-jeffrey-l-mcqueen-9798187039562","title":"I Know You Say It's Red But My Crayon Is Blue: The Human Right to Self-Identification In a World That Keeps Labeling People","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eI Know You Say It's Red, But My Crayon Is Blue\u003c\/b\u003e is a groundbreaking exploration of one of the most overlooked human rights: the right to define yourself before the world defines you.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDrawing from decades of leadership in behavioral health, lived experience, and thousands of conversations with people navigating addiction, mental health challenges, trauma, homelessness, disability, and recovery, Jeffrey L. McQueen invites readers into a deeper, more courageous practice of listening.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis book challenges the systems, professionals, and helping fields that rely on labels-and reveals how those labels often shape identity, limit possibility, and silence the very people they are meant to support. McQueen offers a compelling alternative: dignity-centered care rooted in curiosity, humility, and the belief that every person has the right to choose their own language, meaning, and identity.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhether you are a clinician, peer, educator, leader, policymaker, parent, or someone seeking a more human way to understand others, this book provides a practical and compassionate framework for replacing assumptions with understanding and labels with authentic connection.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA powerful reminder: \u003c\/b\u003e Systems may need language. People need dignity.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Jeffrey L. McQueen\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798187039562\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Independently Published\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 07\/13\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 56\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.17lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.12d","brand":"Jeffrey L. McQueen","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48997937316095,"sku":"9798187039562","price":9.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/i-know-you-say-its-jeffrey-l-mcqueen-9798187039562","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}