A Holiday Gift Guide to 2024’s Best LGBTQ Picture Books
The LGBTQ-inclusive picture books published in 2024 have been exuberant, affirming, and informative. Here are some that stand out.
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Mombian Database of LGBTQ Family Books Hits Milestone of 1,700+ Entries
At a time when representation matters more than ever, I’m proud to announce that the Mombian Database of LGBTQ Family Books now has more than 1,700 entries, with about 300 added in the past year and 100 since June. Search and filter by topic and identity, and read my in-depth reviews!
6 Recent Picture Books About Queer Adoptive Families
Representation matters now more than ever. November is National Adoption Month, so I’m highlighting six recent picture books that feature queer families adopting both infants and older children.
5 New Kids’ Books With Queer, Jewish Characters
This week marks the midst of the Jewish High Holidays, so here are some of my favorite LGBTQ-inclusive kids’ books from 2024 with Jewish protagonists and themes. They make great reading at any time of year!
5 New Graphic Novels Full of Queerness and Joy
Five new middle-grade graphic novels are full of fun, queerness, and young people navigating change, exploring crushes, and finding their strengths with a little help from family and friends.
“Banned Together” Auction Will Help Send LGBTQ-Inclusive Books to Schools
Nonprofit Pride and Less Prejudice has donated over 16,000 LGBTQ-inclusive picture books to elementary classrooms since 2019—and if their 2024 virtual auction meets its goal, they will be able to send 1,600 more. The auction runs today through Sunday (September 26 to 29), so check out some of the amazing celebrity items you can bid on!
40+ School-Themed, LGBTQ-Inclusive Picture Books
Schools have formed a common setting for LGBTQ-inclusive picture books for more than 40 years! Here are some titles both new and old, perfect for back-to-school time and throughout the school year!
2 Joyful New Kids’ Books With Nonbinary Protagonists
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!
12 Queer-Inclusive Middle Grade Books About Large, Chaotic Families
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!
For Gay Uncles Day: 18 Books from Past and Present Celebrating Queer Uncles
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!