A picture book and an early reader bring us delightful new stories with nonbinary protagonists. One is a deliberate celebration of queer identities, while in the other, the character’s nonbinary identity is completely incidental to the tale. Readers should value both approaches!
The next volume in one of my favorite middle grade series is out today, about a large, chaotic family that happens to have many queer people in it! But large, queer-inclusive families actually star in a number of great books, including several series, so I’m rounding them up for you!
Today is Gay Uncles Day—and gay (and other queer) uncles have been the subject of picture books since 1989! Here are some of them (and a few for grown-ups) to help you celebrate these special people today and any day!
Even though many of us are still enjoying summer, back-to-school time will soon be upon us—so here are four recent and relevant LGBTQ-inclusive picture books for and about schools, allies, and communities—great for reading and discussion at school or home.
As the Olympics roll on, let’s celebrate with some recent board, picture, chapter, and middle grade books featuring LGBTQ athletes and sports themes! Check out these exciting biographies and imaginative fiction titles.
For Nonbinary Awareness Week, I’m showcasing these board books, picture books, chapter books, and middle grade titles published in 2024 that feature nonbinary kid characters. Stories of friendship, family, self-discovery, adventure, and silliness—they’re great all year ’round!
Laughter is often the best form of representation, resilience, and resistance, as these picture books prove. They’re great for read-alouds or any time you and the children in your life want a little fun!
The Mombian Database of LGBTQ Family Books now has more than 1600 items in it, with about 300 added in the past year and more than 100 since early March. Search and filter for what you want, and read my in-depth reviews! Come and see what’s new!
Pack up your duffel, we’re going to camp! Several new, queer-inclusive, camp-themed middle grade books are just the excuse I need to round up a whole cabin’s worth of such novels and graphic novels from recent years, featuring diverse types of camps and campers! Give a rucksack full of them to your favorite tween!
Here’s to the dads, to all who fill that role, and to all who claim today as their own. Let’s celebrate with a roundup of recent picture, middle-grade, and grown-up books featuring queer dads!
