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“This Is the Way It Should Be”: Picture Book Offers a Vision of Trans Inclusion and Support

November 4, 2021

Calvin is a gentle first-person picture book about a transgender boy who transitions with the love and support of his family, teachers, and friends. Vanessa Ford, who co-authored the book with her husband JR, said in an interview that the book “shows the necessity of having a community around trans youth, that when one child transitions, others transition alongside that child, and that it takes a community to ensure that they are safe and protected.”

A Girl in a Suit and a Boy in a Tutu: New Picture Books Celebrate Gender Creativity

October 26, 2021

A cheery new picture book stars a girl who has a vision for the suit she wants to wear, complete with tie and slicked-back hair; another one stars a boy who loves to dance in a tutu!

Middle Grade LGBTQ Anthology Brings Together Some of the Best of the Genre

October 19, 2021

A superb new anthology for middle graders, with stories across the LGBTQ spectrum, includes tales by many of the luminaries of queer youth fiction.

A New, All-Gender Guide for Tweens Who Have Periods (and Even Those Who Don’t)

October 12, 2021

Yes, this new book for tweens is inclusive of people of all genders who have periods! The positive, informative, and thorough guide is a great book, period.

LGBTQ Children's Books with Indigenous Characters

More Queer-Inclusive Picture Books Celebrating Indigenous Cultures

October 11, 2021

For Indigenous People’s Day today, here’s an updated look at queer-inclusive children’s books that celebrate indigenous people and cultures—great for reading all year ’round!

National Book Award for Young People's Literature 2021

3 of 5 Finalists for 2021 National Book Awards for Young People’s Literature Have Queer Protagonists

October 5, 2021

All five shortlisted finalists for the National Book Awards for Young People’s Literature, announced today, focus on people with marginalized identities. Three of the five have queer protagonists. I’ve reviewed all three, so come and meet them again!

Two Men in Love and Their 456 Chickens: New Picture Book Is a Feathery Delight

October 5, 2021

Chickens are inherently funny. Four hundred and fifty-six of them are hilarious. Add in their owner and his partner/husband who are trying to wrangle the pesky birds, a nonsense song that your children will love to repeat (you’ve been warned), drawings with fun details to discover, and a perfectly paced narrative, and you have all the makings of a children’s book hit.

Recent Kids’ Books on LGBTQ History - LGBTQ History Month 2021

New Kids’ Books on LGBTQ History (and Dozens More)

October 4, 2021

It’s LGBTQ History Month, one of my favorite times of the year! Several new kids’ books on LGBTQ history and historical figures have come out since I last rounded them up, and a great new one is coming out shortly, so here’s a look!

5 Ways to Celebrate Banned Books Week 2021

September 27, 2021

It’s Banned Books Week, the annual event celebrating the freedom to read! LGBTQ-inclusive children’s books are among those most frequently banned, along with books that have themes of race and racial justice. Here are five things you can do now to celebrate and support banned books.

A Delightful Tale of a First Sleepover (that Happens to Include a Two-Mom Family)

September 21, 2021

In the latest book of the long-running Lola Reads series, Lola is off to her first sleepover! She’s excited about spending the night with her cousin Hani and Hani’s two moms, Lola’s aunts. The fact that they’re a two-mom couple is a complete non-issue.