No, I’m not showcasing banned LGBTQ books for Banned Books Week. Fact is, all LGBTQ books are under threat, and there’s at least one school district where every LGBTQ-inclusive book is banned. Instead, as usual, I’m simply going to highlight great LGBTQ kids’ books that should be on your shelves—including a brand-new one by the inimitable Alex Gino!
Baking, cooking competitions, family recipes, and a little bit of magic—these terrific recent LGBTQ-inclusive kids’ books will get you and your kids in the mood for the latest season of the Great British Bake Off. Several even include recipes!
A new study looks at parents’ perceptions of public libraries and the current issues they face, including book bans and how people feel about children’s books that touch on sometimes sensitive topics: LGBTQ+ characters, race/racism, social justice, and sexual education.
A Florida school district in July ordered its librarians to remove all books with LGBTQ characters or themes from classrooms and libraries. While the district later asserted that such books are still allowed in high school libraries, there is evidence that many have been removed from them as well.
Lesléa Newman, author of Heather Has Two Mommies and more than 80 other books, has a very personal connection to Matthew Shepard, the young man murdered in 1998 because he was gay. Her moving and powerful new volume explores his life and legacy.
This week’s haul of new LGBTQ family books includes some truly great reads for both grown-ups and kids, including a biography of the queer woman who transformed children’s literature; a book for Christian families looking to support their trans and nonbinary kids (or those wondering why they should); a baking book by a chef-illustrator pair whose names you may know separately; and more.
To celebrate Grandparents Day, here are 15 books featuring LGBTQ grandparents—plus another 15 showing grandparents supporting their LGBTQ grandchildren! They make grand reading today or any time of year.
It’s back-to-school time and International Literacy Day, so let’s celebrate some of the heroes of literacy in school and community: librarians! Here are six kids’ books featuring queer librarians, librarians helping queer kids, and librarians in drag!
If one LGBTQ-inclusive book is good, two are better! Here are some pairs of middle-grade books with common themes—if you like one, you (or the young readers in your life) might like the other, too!
Three LGBTQ-inclusive picture books out today explore a range of emotions, from warm family times with diverse families, to coping with grief after the death of a pet, to joy and self-confidence with a dash of romance!
