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Cover Reveal: “A Kid of Their Own” Offers “Twice the Dads and Twice the Dad Jokes”

June 17, 2019

I’m very excited to be bringing you the official, full-cover reveal of A Kid of Their Own, by Megan Dowd Lambert, her second picture book about a group of barnyard friends and the two farmers—a gay couple—who care for them. Lambert also shares with Mombian readers a little about her motivations, the importance of language when talking about adoptive families, and why her fictional world includes both anthropomorphic animals and humans.

A Kid of Their Own

January 5, 2021

Clever wordplay, adorable animals, gay farmers, and a theme of adoption fill this new picture book, the sequel to Megan Dowd Lambert’s charming 2016 Ezra Jack Keats New Writer Honor Book, A Crow of His Own. In the new tale, Clyde the rooster has trouble adjusting to the arrival of nanny goat Fran and her

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Library Board to Discuss Removal of LGBTQ Books from Children’s Section

December 9, 2020

A group of patrons has asked for LGBTQ-inclusive children’s books to be removed from the children’s section of a Louisiana public library and made available for checkout only by adults. The library board is set to discuss the matter this afternoon.

2020 Holiday Gift Guide to LGBTQ-Inclusive Kids’ Books and Music

November 30, 2020

One of the few bright spots of 2020 was the number of new LGBTQ-inclusive children’s books. Here’s my annual list of picture books and a few select middle grade titles that caught my eye, plus queer-inclusive kids’ music albums—and some titles for and about us LGBTQ parents.

10 Resources for Talking About Race and Racism with Kids, from Tots to Teens

June 5, 2020

Want to talk with your children about race and racism, but not sure where to start? Already started but want some newer resources, including upcoming online events? Here are a few ideas.

Queer-Inclusive Books and More to Keep Your Family Engaged During Social Isolation

March 13, 2020

Many of us will be home with our kids for a while as our world tries to contain the Coronavirus. I thought this would be a good time to recap some of the recent queer and queer-ish kids’ books I’ve reviewed, to help keep kids entertained as we cope with this shift in our lives.

Gay Farmers Become Dads (and a Rooster Learns a Lesson) in New Kids’ Book With Delightful Wordplay

February 11, 2020

Clever wordplay, adorable animals, gay farmers, and adoption: this new picture book, the sequel to an award-winning predecessor, has it all.

Books for Children and Adults About LGBTQ Adoptive Families

November 1, 2019

November is National Adoption Month, so let’s kick it off with a look at some of the books for children and adults—storybooks, memoirs, and social science studies—that feature LGBTQ adoptive families.

LGBTQ-Inclusive Children’s Books: Trends and Tribulations

January 30, 2018

A recent article calls for more picture books featuring characters with same-sex parents—specifically, ones that are less issue-driven and more about our everyday stories. That’s an approach I’ve been uplifting for years, and I couldn’t be happier to see others pick up the call. Her piece has inspired me to offer some additional thoughts on the state of LGBTQ-inclusive children’s books.

12 Children’s Books Featuring Queer Adoptive Families

November 1, 2017

November is National Adoption Month, so here are a dozen children’s books about adoptive families with queer parents!

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