Teach Kids to Be “Kind Like Marsha” With Picture Book of LGBTQ Leaders
A new picture book has the perfect age-appropriate approach for introducing younger readers to LGBTQ+ leaders.
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Nonbinary Protagonist Stars in Early Chapter Book Series
A new, four-book series with a nonbinary protagonist is available today in its entirety, adding to the small but growing number of LGBTQ-inclusive early chapter books.
New Queer Parenting Memoir Looks at (In)Fertility and Its Discontents
Michelle Tea’s new book isn’t the first queer parenting memoir, nor the first by a single queer person who decided to get pregnant, nor the first to look at infertility. Yet the humorous, revealing, sometimes raunchy tale of her path to parenthood at age 40 brings a unique perspective to the genre.
New Documentary by Lesbian Mom Looks at Miscarriage and How We Treat It
An award-winning filmmaker and lesbian mom is making a documentary using her own miscarriage as a starting point to look broadly at miscarriage care in the U.S., in the context of the current attacks on reproductive health. Here’s how to watch a trailer and to join a live discussion about the film this Wednesday.
7 Recent LGBTQ-Inclusive Board Books
Did you know there are now more than five dozen LGBTQ-inclusive board books for the very youngest children? Here are some of the ones published this year–and you can always see my database for more!
12 New Picture Books (and One Early Reader) Celebrating Nonbinary Identities
Today is International Nonbinary People’s Day, so here are more than a dozen new (and upcoming) children’s books from 2022 that celebrate nonbinary kids!
PBS Kids’ “The Odd Squad” Features Wedding of Two Women
PBS Kids’ live-action show The Odd Squad recently aired an episode in which the child protagonists must save the world from an evil villain—and step in to ensure that his plans don’t interrupt the wedding of two women!
“If You’re a Kid Like Gavin” Powerfully Tells Trans Activist’s Story
Gavin Grimm successfully fought his high school in federal court for the right to use the boy’s bathroom like the boy he is. To write a picture book about his experience, he teamed up with Kyle Lukoff, a two-time Stonewall Award winner, Newbery honoree, former children’s librarian, and also a trans man. I can think of no better pairing. Together with illustrator J Yang, they’ve given us a must-read book for readers of all identities.
The New Yorker Looks at the Past, Present, and Future of LGBTQ Children’s Books
“What Should a Queer Children’s Book Do?” asks Jessica Winter today in the New Yorker. It’s a good question, which she carefully explores through the history of LGBTQ-inclusive children’s books and the ongoing attacks on them. The piece echoes much of what I’ve said about the genre over the years. Here are a few additional thoughts and further readings, if the topic intrigues you.
A Queer Picture-Book Biography With Crunch and Zest
A new picture book about food fermentation evangelist Sandor Katz is the queer biography I didn’t know I needed—full of flavor, inspiration, and community.