The great middle grade titles keep rolling in, and this week we have a two-girl crush, a summer camp graphic novel with a nonbinary protagonist (and a crush), a nonbinary kid making a place for themself (with a little help from some friends), and an autobiography of Olympic gold medalist Caster Semenya.
Are your kids getting too old for picture books but not quite ready to tackle middle grade titles? Try these two new, absolutely adorable LGBTQ-inclusive titles with nonbinary representation, aimed at beginning readers!
Three new picture books explore various aspects of family relationships through the eyes of a boy with two moms, a boy with a gay uncle, and a girl with a queer older sibling.
The wave of great new LGBTQ-inclusive middle grade books keeps on coming! Here are some recent ones that show a range of adventure, humor, self-exploration, interpersonal drama, and queer identities.
It’s nearly Mother’s Day (or Mothers’ Day, if that’s how you roll), so here are some great new LGBTQ-inclusive kids’ books to enjoy this weekend or anytime.
Pride will be here before we know it, so get a jump on the celebration and check out some of these great new books for young children and middle-grade readers, with themes of LGBTQ Pride, history, and culture!
Kyle Lukoff is a two-time Stonewall Award winner, Newbery Award Honoree, and a former children’s librarian who has given voice to many transgender and other queer characters in his books for kids—and now you can ask him questions for an upcoming virtual Q & A hosted by OurShelves!
For Nonbinary Parents Day today, listen to an absolutely beautiful, brand-new lullaby celebrating nonbinary parents and their varied parental names—a sneak peek from the upcoming album by award-winning children’s music trio Ants on a Log—and learn about two upcoming books and other resources for and about nonbinary parents and what they call themselves.
April is National Poetry Month, and these recent books in verse for young readers (including a brand-new one out this week!) prove that LGBTQ-inclusive titles can be as beautiful and powerful as any today.
Seven of the American Library Association’s annual list of the Top 10 Most Challenged Books were challenged for their LGBTQIA+ content—and Gender Queer, a memoir about growing up nonbinary and asexual, topped the list for the third year in a row.
