Happy International Drag Day! Spread the joy of self-expression and creativity with these recent picture and middle grade books celebrating drag—three fiction titles and three about real drag artists!
Click images for full reviews, and filter my Database of LGBTQ Family Books by the “Drag” tag for earlier (and ongoing) titles! All of the below are picture books (including one board book) except the last, which is a middle grade title.
Non-Fiction
A cheery biography of early LGBTQ activist and drag queen José Sarria that gives young readers just the right amount of detail to convey his personality and significance, showing how we can dream, fight for each other, and create a better world.
A cheery biography of the pop superstar whose style includes “whimsical outfits and over-the-top makeup,” who “encourages her fans to dress up, too,” and who “asks local drag queens to perform before her shows.”
In the early 1970s, a group of ballet dancers came to New York City looking for their big break—but the members of the all-male Les Ballets Trockadero de Monte Carlo did not confine themselves to traditional male roles, adding a touch of drag and a dash of humor, explains this delightful picture book.
Fiction
Drag isn’t the focus of this cheery board book on sharing and community, but it is a welcome part of this multi-diverse neighborhood, as we see from a drag story time and a drag queen who helps collect books for a book drive.
After a boy named Drew gets teased for his gender creativity, his grandmother takes him to a drag story time, where a drag queen boosts his self-confidence and inspires him to take part in the school talent show.
