One of my favorite parts of writing this blog is doing reviews of children’s and young adult books, especially those with LGBT themes. I admit, however, that there are those more versed in the far reaches of children’s literature than I. Kathleen T. Horning is one such person, and her week-old blog, Worth the Trip: Queer Books for Kids and Teens, promises to be a must-read site for LGBT parents, LGBT youth, and other older children and adults from LGBT families.
Horning is the director of the Cooperative Children’s Book Center at the University of Wisconsin-Madison School of Education, and her knowledge of children’s literature, LGBT and not, runs deep. Quick: Can you name the first gay novel specifically for teens? Horning can.
Based on her first few posts, she will be writing not only about LGBT-themed books but also about non-LGBT books that discuss LGBT issues, and books that should have included an LGBT angle but didn’t. Go give her a read—and refer your local librarians when they want to know what to order to fill in their LGBT collections.
Fabulous. Thanks for the link. I’ve subscribed, shared it with a few people and will be blogging about it myself soon.
This was my fastest read-of-post to view-of-site to addition-to-blogroll I’ve ever experienced! A no-brainer! Or should I say, a way sharp brainer!
Thank you, Dana, per usual, for your ever vigilant scan of the horizon and for bringing Kathleen’s blog to our attention!