Last Night at the Telegraph Club, a young adult lesbian love story set in San Francisco’s Chinatown in 1954, yesterday won the prestigious National Book Award for Young People’s Literature. In her acceptance speech, author Malinda Lo urged viewers to resist right-wing efforts to remove books about LGBTQ people and people of color from school and library shelves.
For Transgender Awareness Week, here’s a recap of some of the best children’s books published this year that have transgender protagonists or significant trans characters. Add them to your bookshelf or library for any day of any week!
Today is Transgender Parent Day, a time to celebrate and honor transgender parents! Here are some great children’s books that star kids with trans parents, a guide for kids with trans parents, and several memoirs by trans parents and/or their spouses/partners.
Calvin is a gentle first-person picture book about a transgender boy who transitions with the love and support of his family, teachers, and friends. Vanessa Ford, who co-authored the book with her husband JR, said in an interview that the book “shows the necessity of having a community around trans youth, that when one child transitions, others transition alongside that child, and that it takes a community to ensure that they are safe and protected.”
A new children’s music album for LGBTQIA+ families offers soothing melodies and inclusive, loving lyrics by 15 award-winning LGBTQIA+ writers, performed by more than 30 LGBTQIA+ artists, including many Broadway stars!
A cheery new picture book stars a girl who has a vision for the suit she wants to wear, complete with tie and slicked-back hair; another one stars a boy who loves to dance in a tutu!
A superb new anthology for middle graders, with stories across the LGBTQ spectrum, includes tales by many of the luminaries of queer youth fiction.
The season finale of The L Word: Generation Q answered a few questions but asked more. Let’s wrap up the parenting storylines of the season.
Yes, this new book for tweens is inclusive of people of all genders who have periods! The positive, informative, and thorough guide is a great book, period.
For Indigenous People’s Day today, here’s an updated look at queer-inclusive children’s books that celebrate indigenous people and cultures—great for reading all year ’round!
