Haunted Locales, Strange Powers, and Queer Characters in New Middle Grade Books
Four new middle-grade books are full of haunted locales, strange powers, and queer characters of various identities. Supernatural adventures await!
Books for Kids
6 LGBTQ-Inclusive Books for Multicultural Children’s Book Day
Today is Multicultural Children’s Book Day, so I’m showcasing 6 recent children’s books with LGBTQ or gender creative characters that also celebrate a diversity of cultures!
Award-Winning Children’s Magazine “Kazoo” Features Queer Experts
Meet the queer experts in the latest issue of Kazoo Magazine! They’re part of the lesbian-mom-led publication’s ongoing queer inclusion. (And there’s positive representation of neurodivergence here, too!)
Picture Book About Gender Nonconforming Mexican Revolutionary Earns Caldecott Honor
A book about a gender nonconforming Mexican revolutionary has received a prestigious Caldecott Honor, while other LGBTQ-inclusive children’s and young adult books also won recognition at the American Library Association’s annual Youth Media Awards.
Book Bans Up 33% Between Last Two School Years
The past two school years have seen “a mounting crisis of book bans,” according to a report released recently from PEN America. While the record number of bans is worrying in itself, just as concerning are the trends in how the bans are spreading.
New Edition of “It’s So Amazing” Is More LGBTQ-Inclusive Than Ever—But How Much So?
Robie H. Harris’ It’s So Amazing has long been a bestselling (and frequently challenged/banned) book on human reproduction and families for children 7 to 10 years old. A new edition is more LGBTQ-inclusive than ever—but how much so? Here’s my deep dive.
4 New LGBTQ-Inclusive Kids’ Books to Start 2024
2024 is starting off right, with some great LGBTQ-inclusive picture books and middle-grade titles. Here are a few of my early favorites.
2023 Mega Roundup of LGBTQ Family Book Roundups
Miss any of my year-end roundups covering this year’s best LGBTQ-inclusive books for kids and parents? Or any of my thematic roundups from earlier in the year? Catch them again here!
13 LGBTQ-Inclusive Holiday Books for Kids
Looking for LGBTQ-inclusive, holiday-themed books for kids? There may not be as many as we’d like, but there might be more than you think!
Jennifer Finney Boylan Named President of PEN America
This week in “queer parents being awesome” is the news that author, professor, transgender advocate, and parent Jennifer Finney Boylan has been named president and chair of PEN America, the century-old organization dedicated to defending writers and free expression.
