Today marks the 54th anniversary of the Stonewall Riots—and a growing number of kids’ books celebrate the event and its key figures. Here are some of my favorites, including a new historical fiction tale starring a trans girl of color!
A brand-new picture book celebrates a girl’s delight in finding an outfit that suits her, regardless of gender norms—and offers important models for gender creative kids, their parents, and peer allies.
For Father’s Day or all year long, I’m highlighting some recent picture books featuring LGBTQ dads and rounding up some older ones, soothing, serious, and silly. Find something new or be inspired by an old favorite! And a very happy day to all who call themselves a father!
The Mombian Database of LGBTQ Family Books now has more than 1300 items in it, up from 1200 this past March! It is, I believe, the largest, most current searchable database of LGBTQ books for ages 0 to 12, and also includes LGBTQ parenting books, kids’ music, and more.
What better way to celebrate Pride this year than with three new kids’ books about trans heroes—plus a new chapter book about gender identity!
There are now dozens of kids’ books about Pride, its symbols, and the LGBTQ leaders who are part of its history. Here are some new ones, plus many old favorites, to enjoy this month and all year ‘round!
A new picture book and a new middle-grade book, each a lyrical tale about two girls in love, are the gorgeous stories queer kids deserve to have written about themselves.
The flood of LGBTQ-inclusive kids’ books just keeps coming! This week’s new titles, including a middle-grade biography of trans icon Sylvia Rivera and a picture book about a boy who wants long hair, feel particularly affirming!
A new podcast will bring listeners a free audiobook version of an award-winning young adult novel about a gay teen, as a way of reaching teens whose access to such books may be blocked by so-called “Don’t Say Gay” laws.
An upcoming celebrity panel on the importance of queer people telling their own stories will benefit Pride and Less Prejudice, a non-profit that has donated over 8,000 LGBTQ-inclusive picture books to elementary school classrooms since its founding in 2019. Here’s how you can join in!
