It’s been 25 years since a picture book (the classic Daddy’s Roommate) has shown a child with a divorced mom and dad, whose dad is dating another man. A new picture book brings us an updated take on the theme, with a story about a girl whose mom and dad are working together with the dad’s new partner, Harry, to ensure she’s cared for—and that she gets the occasional happy surprise.
There are happily now many children’s books about Pride, but Robin Stevenson may be the author who has taken up the subject for the most age groups. Over the past few years, Stevenson, an award-winning author of more than 25 books in total, has published a board book, a picture book, a middle grade nonfiction book, and a young adult novel, all revolving around Pride.
Today is Harvey Milk’s birthday, now observed as Harvey Milk Day—so here are four books for children, from a board book to an early reader—that tell the story of this LGBTQ hero!
For two decades, Robie H. Harris’ It’s Perfectly Normal has been a bestselling book for tweens on puberty, sex, gender, and growing up. The last edition was LGBTQ inclusive—to a point. The latest edition, out today, is even more so. But has it done enough? I explore in detail.
A new picture book by a two-dad couple centers a child with two dads as she talks about her family and the many other types of families in the world around her.
A series of seven books about a girl with two moms, which first launched 10 years ago, is now complete—a work of love by two sisters and a friend.
If you buy just one kids’ book for Pride this year, make it Robin Stevenson’s new Pride Puppy! It’s an alphabet book with a fun story arc, plus a seek-and-find game, all wrapped up in a package bursting with diversity across LGBTQ and other identities. The main family that we follow through the book includes a female parent and a nonbinary parent, their two kids, and of course their dog—but they’re just a few of the many characters portrayed here.
The Mitchells vs. The Machines, a hilarious new family film from Sony Pictures Animation and Netflix, stars a visibly queer protagonist—and while her queer identity isn’t a focal point, it’s not just a fleeting moment at the end, either, like too many shows before.
Jacob and Sophie are back! The gender-creative children we met in Jacob’s New Dress and Jacob’s Room to Choose appear again in a third book of the series, as we’re introduced to a new character who uses “they” pronouns.
The first legal marriage of a same-sex couple in the United States wasn’t in 2004, when Massachusetts began allowing them to wed. It was in 1971—and a new picture book tells the story of this little-known event in queer history!
