Today is International Nonbinary People’s Day, but you can keep the spirit going all year long with these great board, picture, early reader, and middle grade books that have nonbinary protagonists.
Click images for full reviews—and visit the full Mombian Database of LGBTQ Family Books to filter for books from previous years with nonbinary representation and ones that have nonbinary characters other than a protagonist.
I’ll note that You’re Fabulous As You Are doesn’t explicitly state its characters’ identities, but several of the kids and parents in it could easily be read as nonbinary (and/or gender creative).
A cheery board book with gender-diverse characters and an affirming message of self-love.This standalone sequel to Small Knight and the Angry Prince follows the nonbinary Small Knight on a new adventure.Batcat and ghost friend Al are back in the third volume of this absolutely delightful early reader graphic novel.
Middle Grade Books
A trans, nonbinary tween and the boy who could be zir future step-brother engage in a reverse-Parent Trap plan to break up their two moms.The nuanced story of a trans, nonbinary youth’s journey to self-awareness, self-acceptance, and finding community.The second book in a series about four tweens who acquire fantasy enamel pins that give them superpowers.Four tweens collaborate to make comics—in a graphic novel that is also a primer on comic making itself.Warm and cozy worldbuilding and thoughtful characters fill the fantasy setting in this graphic novel.This insightful graphic novel about a nonbinary Mexican American tween explores the connections among identity, language, culture, and place. Powerful and poignant, this novel in verse follows J—, a nonbinary girl (she/they) as she seeks to understand herself, her ADHD diagnosis, and her relationships with parents and classmates.
