20 Books for Kids and Parents for Trans Awareness Week and Beyond
It’s Transgender Awareness Week, so I’m rounding up some of this year’s great books featuring trans people—picture and board books, middle grade titles, and books for parents!
Books for Kids
A Sword-Swinging, Joyously Queer Middle-Grade Fantasy With a Nonbinary Hero
As a red-headed, queer, former fencer with a graduate degree in medieval history, I knew I was probably going to like the new sword-swinging, redhead- and queer-led middle grade fantasy novel from Esme Symes-Smith. This joyous, nuanced story with a nonbinary protagonist exceeded even my expectations.
Kids’ Books With Transgender Parents for Trans Parent Day (or Any Day)
Today is Transgender Parent Day, a time to celebrate and honor transgender parents! For today and any day, here are some great picture books and middle grade titles that star kids with trans parents. I wish all transgender parents a day full of love and happiness, and many more to come.
4 New, Gorgeously Illustrated, LGBTQ-Inclusive Picture Books
Four new LGBTQ-inclusive picture books stand out for their art as much as their stories. Bring some beauty—and some uplifting, inspiring stories—into your homes, schools, and libraries with these books.
“My Fade Is Fresh” Is a Joyous Ode to Black Hair and Self-Expression
An exuberant new picture book brings us a young protagonist confident enough to insist on the short fade haircut she desires.
Two New Must-Read Queer-Inclusive Picture Books
Sometimes, a picture book will just put a smile on my face. This week, two new titles have done that, one bouncy and energetic, one whimsical and soothing.
Anne of Green Gables Gets Queer
The classic children’s novel Anne of Green Gables, about a spunky orphan, her foster parents, best friend Diana, and friend Gilbert, has been beloved by generations of readers. Three adaptations this year have reimagined the story with a very queer Anne.
Science Gets Queer: Role Models and Resources for LGBTQ and LGBTQ-Parented Youth
It’s a great time to love both queer families and STEM (science, technology, engineering, and math). Not one but two queer scientists (both parents) won Nobel Prizes this year—and there has also been a recent surge in LGBTQ-inclusive children’s books with STEM themes, which could help future Nobel laureates envision their dreams.
16 Spooky LGBTQ Kids’ Books for Halloween
Put a little (kid-friendly) spookiness in your season with these terrific LGBTQ-inclusive picture books and middle grade titles filled with ghosts, spirits, witches, and even queer vampire and werewolf moms!
10 LGBTQ-Inclusive Picture Books Celebrating Indigenous Cultures
It’s Indigenous Peoples’ Day, and there are now even more LGBTQ-inclusive children’s books that celebrate indigenous people and cultures than last year—so here’s a new roundup, great for reading all year ’round!