New Picture Book Focuses on Friendship of Sylvia Rivera and Marsha P. Johnson
A new picture book now being crowdfunded is about the “revolutionary friendship” between pioneering transgender women of color, Sylvia Rivera and Marsha P. Johnson.
Books for Kids
Superman, Wonder Woman, and Other Superheroes Support Two-Mom, Two-Dad Families in This Picture Book
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.
Children’s Magazines Offer Free Stories, Reading Suggestions, and More for Pride Month
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
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”
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
The number of children’s books about Pride has increased dramatically over the past few years. Here are some of the best.
Transgender and Gender Creative Children Star in New Picture Books
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)
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!
Children’s Book on Harvey Milk Challenged in 2nd-Grade Classroom
A picture book about LGBTQ-rights hero Harvey Milk is gaining support among parents and others after some parents in Hanover County, Virginia, objected to it being read in a second-grade classroom. The teacher had read the book after one child in the class was called “gay” in a negative way.
Teach Your Children’s About Stonewall with These New Books
We’re just a few weeks away from the Pride Month that marks the 50th anniversary of the Stonewall Uprising, and children’s book authors are stepping up to offer age-appropriate histories of this pivotal event and its impact.