8 New Kids’ Books for LGBTQ History Month
October marks LGBTQ History Month, so it’s the perfect time to round up some of 2024’s best new kids’ books about LGBTQ history and historical figures.
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5 New Kids’ Books With Queer, Jewish Characters
This week marks the midst of the Jewish High Holidays, so here are some of my favorite LGBTQ-inclusive kids’ books from 2024 with Jewish protagonists and themes. They make great reading at any time of year!
5 New Graphic Novels Full of Queerness and Joy
Five new middle-grade graphic novels are full of fun, queerness, and young people navigating change, exploring crushes, and finding their strengths with a little help from family and friends.
“Banned Together” Auction Will Help Send LGBTQ-Inclusive Books to Schools
Nonprofit Pride and Less Prejudice has donated over 16,000 LGBTQ-inclusive picture books to elementary classrooms since 2019—and if their 2024 virtual auction meets its goal, they will be able to send 1,600 more. The auction runs today through Sunday (September 26 to 29), so check out some of the amazing celebrity items you can bid on!
Actions and Resources for Banned Books Week and Beyond
All of the children’s books in my Database of LGBTQ Family Books have been effectively banned by sweeping censorship laws in some states. Many titles have also been banned by name. I’m therefore marking Banned Books Week with a look at the scope and impact of book bans—and what we can do to stop them.
2 Stellar New LGBTQ-Inclusive Middle Grade Novels Challenge Injustice
Today’s two new LGBTQ-inclusive middle-grade novels are each very different, but both have themes of challenging injustice: In one, a group of students creatively fight a book ban at their school; in the other, a nonbinary and a disabled protagonist duo have a sword-swinging fantasy adventure to save their realm.
40+ School-Themed, LGBTQ-Inclusive Picture Books
Schools have formed a common setting for LGBTQ-inclusive picture books for more than 40 years! Here are some titles both new and old, perfect for back-to-school time and throughout the school year!
2 Joyful New Kids’ Books With Nonbinary Protagonists
A picture book and an early reader bring us delightful new stories with nonbinary protagonists. One is a deliberate celebration of queer identities, while in the other, the character’s nonbinary identity is completely incidental to the tale. Readers should value both approaches!
12 Queer-Inclusive Middle Grade Books About Large, Chaotic Families
The next volume in one of my favorite middle grade series is out today, about a large, chaotic family that happens to have many queer people in it! But large, queer-inclusive families actually star in a number of great books, including several series, so I’m rounding them up for you!
For Gay Uncles Day: 18 Books from Past and Present Celebrating Queer Uncles
Today is Gay Uncles Day—and gay (and other queer) uncles have been the subject of picture books since 1989! Here are some of them (and a few for grown-ups) to help you celebrate these special people today and any day!
