Jeanne Manford, whose love for her gay son in the 1970s led to the founding of PFLAG, is the subject of a moving new picture-book biography by Rob Sanders, one of the leading authors of children’s books about LGBTQ history and historical figures.
Amidst a wave of book bans and challenges around the country, five—yes, five!—services are actually providing free, LGBTQ-inclusive books to schools and educators. Here’s how to request them.
Here are four great new LGBTQ-inclusive kids’ books: an allegorical tale about a transgender girl; a sweet story with a gentle STEM lesson; the third in a delightfully funny early chapter book series, and a middle-grade book of trailblazers, including two queer ones.
A Florida school district has put labels on over 100 books warning that some people feel they are “unsuitable for students.” They include a book that depicts same-sex parents caring for their babies, picture books about transgender and gender creative children, and the real-life story of a same-sex penguin pair. What’s next? Warning labels on LGBTQ students and those with LGBTQ parents?
Back-to-school time is here, so why not get your kids in the mood with some LGBTQ-inclusive picture books set in schools? There are now many such books, but here are a few of my favorites, across a variety of identities, that focus on first days of school and other school moments of being welcoming, supportive, and inclusive.
It’s International Cat Day, so I’m celebrating not only with my own cat (really, every day is Cat Day around here), but with these seven LGBTQ-inclusive picture books involving furry feline friends! (Bonus photo of my own cat included!)
A new picture book has the perfect age-appropriate approach for introducing younger readers to LGBTQ+ leaders.
A new, four-book series with a nonbinary protagonist is available today in its entirety, adding to the small but growing number of LGBTQ-inclusive early chapter books.
Did you know there are now more than five dozen LGBTQ-inclusive board books for the very youngest children? Here are some of the ones published this year–and you can always see my database for more!
Today is International Nonbinary People’s Day, so here are more than a dozen new (and upcoming) children’s books from 2022 that celebrate nonbinary kids!
