Life, Death, and the Ties Among All Families: “An Ordinary Day” Is an Extraordinary Book
A moving new picture book, whose theme is nothing less than the circle of life, is also a quietly queer-inclusive tale.
Books for Kids
New Picture Book Rejoices in the Diversity, Strength, and Joy of Being Brown
A new picture book celebrates and affirms brown children’s varied cultural and geographic origins, interests, talents, physical appearances, and relationships—and it’s inclusive of creative gender expressions as well.
Celebrating a Best Friend in a Captivating New Picture Book
An exquisite new picture book about making a best friend is sure to find a treasured place on many bookshelves.
Watch: Reps. Angie Craig and Jackie Speier Read Kids’ Books on Gender Identity — from the U.S. House Floor
Yesterday was the annual Jazz & Friends National Day of School and Community Readings, organized by HRC’s Welcoming Schools program. Watch Rep. Angie Craig (D-MN), the first lesbian mom elected to Congress, and Rep. Jackie Speier (D-CA), a strong LGBTQ ally, read two great children’s books on gender identity on the floor of the U.S. House of Representatives!
New LGBTQ-Inclusive Middle Grade Books for Spring
OK, it’s not quite spring—but the new crop of LGBTQ-inclusive middle grade books that are coming out in the next few weeks are putting me in a spring-like mood. There’s humor, mystery, poignancy, adventure, romance, and a surfeit of surfing—plus a hint at what could be yet another queer-inclusive animated feature film!
Did You Catch All the Queer Young Adult Books in RuPaul’s SNL Skit?
You may already have seen RuPaul’s skit on last week’s Saturday Night Live, in which he critiques children’s books like the drag queens critique each other on RuPaul’s Drag Race—but did you catch all of the real, contemporary LGBTQ-inclusive young adult books on the shelves of the set?
Gay Farmers Become Dads (and a Rooster Learns a Lesson) in New Kids’ Book With Delightful Wordplay
Clever wordplay, adorable animals, gay farmers, and adoption: this new picture book, the sequel to an award-winning predecessor, has it all.
2020 Rainbow Book List Has the LGBTQ-Inclusive Kids’ Titles Libraries and Families Need
Looking for a list of librarian-approved LGBTQ-inclusive children’s and young adult books to recommend to your local school or library? Want some great books to add to your personal collection? The just-announced 2020 Rainbow Book List from the American Library Association has what you need!
“Noisemakers” Graphic Anthology Brings World-Changing Women to Life for Middle Graders
A new book from Kazoo Media has brought together 25 of today’s best women and nonbinary comic artists to offer engaging graphic biographies of “25 women who raised their voices and changed the world.” And when the promotional blurbs on the covers are from Jacqueline Woodson and Alison Bechdel, you know it’s going to be good.
Embrace Your Unicorniness with This New Picture Book
Cornelius J. Sparklesteed is known and loved throughout the town of Hoofington for his incredible handmade hats. Hoofington is a friendly place … unless you’re a unicorn. And Cornelius is hiding a secret, in a new book that isn’t explicitly queer-inclusive—but that offers an obvious analogy.