This week’s new LGBTQ-inclusive middle grade novels include one where the cover and publisher’s blurb make it obvious that there’s queer inclusion, and two where they don’t. That’s why I’m here—because these are all books you won’t want to miss.
Three new middle grade books (including two graphic novels) feature queer protagonists and crushes while giving us thoughtful and compelling stories of families and friendships. Share them for Pride or any time of year!
These affirming new picture books celebrate children of many gender identities and expressions. Please read my reviews, then contact your senators and ask them to vote “No” on H.R.2616, which just passed the U.S. House and would ban these books and others from schools across the country.
In two new picture books, acclaimed authors bring us stories of a child with a same-gender crush speaking up at school to address exclusion, and of one with two moms who rallies her community in the face of bias.
These eight LGBTQ-inclusive kids’ books are new this week, many from authors you may already know and love! They include seven picture books and one middle grade title, exploring themes like self, family, community, biography, sports, gender identity and expression, and coming of age.
I’m thrilled to announce that the Mombian Database of LGBTQ Family Books now has 2,000+ entries, with LGBTQ-inclusive books for kids 0 to 12, LGBTQ parenting books, and some kids’ music and other resources. Search, filter, and read my in-depth reviews! Here’s more about the database, plus my thoughts on how censorship is impacting these titles.
The WNBA’s landmark 30th season is about to start; the newer PWHL (Professional Women’s Hockey League) is heading into its third-season playoffs; and baseball, soccer, rugby, and other sports are in full swing. Three recent and upcoming picture books happily showcase sports as an integral part of many LGBTQ lives.
Two delightful new LGBTQ-inclusive picture books highlight the powerful things that can happen when people are allowed to express their genders as they wish: One stars a gender creative child with a fondness for hats; the other stars a real-life LGBTQ icon who has long deserved a picture-book biography.
It’s National Library Week, so I’m leaning into book recommendations, but it’s also Earth Day, so here are two new picture books about children on field trips to learn about nature. One centers a nonbinary child named Alex, while the other celebrates natural diversity, neurodiversity, and disabilities—and includes another nonbinary child named Alex.
Three new graphic novels with nonbinary protagonists give chapter book and middle grade readers three very different stories of friendship, community, and compassion.
