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Creating Inclusive Children’s and Young Adult Books: One Publisher Shows How

August 27, 2019

Orca Book Publishers of British Columbia, Canada, is an independent publisher that has produced two of my recent favorite LGBTQ-inclusive children’s books: Pride Colors, by Robin Stevenson, a bright board book for the youngest tots, and A Plan for Pops, by Heather Smith and Brooke Kerrigan, a poignant story about a two-grandfather couple and their gender-ambiguous grandchild. Publisher and owner Andrew Wooldridge was kind enough to speak with me recently about the 35-year-old company and its goal of offering “reading material that represents the diversity of human experience to readers of all ages.”

New LGBTQ Picture Books for Back-to-School

August 19, 2019

For back-to-school time, here are some new and soon-to-be-published picture books with LGBTQ and gender creative characters, all involving schools and classmates.

New Picture Book Focuses on Friendship of Sylvia Rivera and Marsha P. Johnson

July 16, 2019

A new picture book now being crowdfunded is about the “revolutionary friendship” between pioneering transgender women of color, Sylvia Rivera and Marsha P. Johnson.

Superman, Wonder Woman, and Other Superheroes Support Two-Mom, Two-Dad Families in This Picture Book

July 8, 2019

If you or your kids are fans of Superman, Wonder Woman, Batman, Aquaman, Green Lantern, the Flash, or any of the other superheroes from the DC universe, you’ll love a new picture book in which they extol the powers of families—including ones with same-sex parents.

The Very, Very, Very Long Hike - Spider, April 2018

Children’s Magazines Offer Free Stories, Reading Suggestions, and More for Pride Month

June 28, 2019

Cricket Media, publisher of a range of award-winning children’s magazines, is offering two free stories from its magazines for Pride Month, each featuring a two-mom family. And both the venerable Highlights magazines and the newer Kazoo are celebrating Pride in various ways as well.

New Picture Book Helps Dispel Gender Stereotypes

June 24, 2019

Gender stereotypes surround our children, no matter how much we may try to shield them. A new picture book tries to counter some of the constraining gender messages they may receive.

Cover Reveal: “A Kid of Their Own” Offers “Twice the Dads and Twice the Dad Jokes”

June 17, 2019

I’m very excited to be bringing you the official, full-cover reveal of A Kid of Their Own, by Megan Dowd Lambert, her second picture book about a group of barnyard friends and the two farmers—a gay couple—who care for them. Lambert also shares with Mombian readers a little about her motivations, the importance of language when talking about adoptive families, and why her fictional world includes both anthropomorphic animals and humans.

A Rainbow of Pride Books for Kids of All Ages

June 7, 2019

The number of children’s books about Pride has increased dramatically over the past few years. Here are some of the best.

When Aiden Became a Brother, - Jacob's Room to Choose - It Feels Good to Be Yourself

Transgender and Gender Creative Children Star in New Picture Books

June 4, 2019

Three new children’s books each offer different approaches as they highlight different aspects of gender identity and expression.

New Book for Teens Explores History and Future of Abortion Rights (and It’s by a Queer Mom)

May 29, 2019

A look at the news over the past few weeks leaves no doubt that abortion rights are under attack. This makes a new book for teens about abortion rights and reproductive justice a superbly timely and important read. Even better, it’s by a queer mom whose other books you may have read!