Today’s new LGBTQ-inclusive kids’ books include a picture-book biography of the world’s first openly gay strongman, a non-fiction book about the AIDS crisis, several middle-grade novels by some of the best authors writing for that age, and more!
Ten years ago this week, Jennifer Gennari published a middle-grade book about a girl with two moms in Vermont during the battle for civil unions there. Gennari guest posted here shortly afterward, explaining how seeing homophobia had motivated her to write the story. Today, as the book is one of many being targeted in a wave of book bans, she has guest posted again to talk about the current climate.
Yes, the new queer-inclusive kids’ books just keep rolling! Check out these new fairy tales and see what it means to live queerily ever after!
Four—yes, four!—new picture books are out this year that celebrate drag queens—kid drag queens, dad drag queens, librarian drag queens, and more! These queens are serving books!
Mother’s Day (or Mothers’ Day, if that suits you better) is almost here, so why not celebrate with some new picture books featuring queer moms?
Happy Lesbian Visibility Day! “The benefit of being a lesbian is one of the best kept secrets ever,” said this earnest 1996 children’s book, written by two lesbian grandmothers. It feels rather dated now—but reminds us of our long history, so I’m sharing about it once again. Read on for more about the book (and see where you can read a free copy online).
Justin Richardson and Peter Parnell’s award-winning picture book, And Tango Makes Three (Simon & Schuster), based on the true story of two male penguins who hatch an egg together, has been one of the most-challenged books in the country since shortly after it was published in 2005. Yet the current surge of book bans and challenges sweeping through the U.S. is different from anything they’ve seen before, they told me in an interview.
Check out some of the great new kids’ books about Pride and the history behind it! Here’s a roundup of some of 2022’s best picture books and middle grade titles on the topic, out now or coming soon!
The American Library Association (ALA) has elected a 20-year library veteran and self-described Marxist—who is also a lesbian mom—as its president-elect.
Newbery honoree, National Book Award finalist, and two-time Stonewall Award winner Kyle Lukoff has written another queer-inclusive middle-grade novel, and that alone should be enough to convince many to run out immediately and get it. If you want more details about this moving, funny story of family, community, and identity, however, read on.
