10 Recent Kids’ Books With Nonbinary Protagonists
Today is International Nonbinary People’s Day, but you can keep the spirit going all year long with these great board, picture, early reader, and middle grade books that have nonbinary protagonists.
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“The Bravest Knight” Continues Season 2 With New Nonbinary Character
Hulu’s animated series The Bravest Knight, starring a two-dad family, has just dropped the rest of its second season, which includes a new nonbinary character played by Asia Kate Dillon. Watch a clip here in which they share their pronouns, and read what the creator says about the season!
U.S. Supreme Court Says Parents Have Right to Opt Out Kids Before LGBTQ Books Are Read in Classrooms
“Today’s ruling threatens the very essence of public education,” said U.S. Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor in a dissent after the court decided today that parents have the right to opt out their children before LGBTQ-inclusive books are read in public school classrooms.
Publisher of Two Books in U.S. Supreme Court Case Is Committed to LGBTQ Representation
The U.S. Supreme Court will decide tomorrow in Mahmoud v. Taylor, a case revolving around LGBTQ-inclusive books in public school classrooms. Two of the books in the case were published by Little Bee Books, whose CEO and editorial director spoke with me about LGBTQ inclusion, their partnership with LGBTQ media advocacy organization GLAAD, and the case itself.
“Pride Family Rainbow Party” Is the Kids’ Music We Need Right Now
Pride Family Rainbow Party, a just-released EP collection from queer family music project Strawbitty Yops, is joyous, affirming music that kids (and their adults) will enjoy during Pride or any time of year! A new single from the EP is about unapologetically taking up space—see the music video here.
4 New LGBTQ Kids’ Books of Community and Connection
Let’s cover several age groups in today’s book highlights, with a recent picture book, a chapter book, and two middle grade titles that explore allyship, community, the relationship between people and the environment—and what would happen if a queer-inclusive boarding school was training its students to fight the evil magic users.
15 Recent Picture Books Featuring Queer Dads for Father’s Day or Any Day
Happy Father’s (or Fathers’) Day to the dads, to all who fill that role, and to all who claim today as their own. Let’s celebrate with a roundup of recent picture books (and one board book) featuring queer dads!
Brandi Carlile’s Family Song for Kids Is Released on New Album
Brandi Carlile’s Emmy Award-winning kids’ song “One Sacred Thing,” has been released today on an album from the preschool show Jam Van. With lines like “Only love can make a family/ Even when we aren’t the same,” it’s the perfect song for Pride or any time of year.
7 Picture Books to Read After “Papa’s Coming Home”
Chasten Buttigieg’s Papa’s Coming Home is the first picture book with human LGBTQ characters on the New York Times Best Sellers list. If it whets your appetite for similar tales, here are seven others that also don’t make an “issue” of LGBTQ identities and that involve traveling family members or preparing to welcome them.
New Book Looks at How Queer Moms Nurture Healthy Masculinity in Sons
How do queer moms parent their sons? The question isn’t just “Are our kids okay?” explained Gail Marlene Schwartz, co-editor of a new book on the topic. “We feel like that’s been established.” Instead, the book asks whether queer moms have “something particular to offer in terms of nurturing healthy masculinity,” Schwartz said.