A Rainbow of Reading: New (and Old) Pride Books for Kids
Pride is almost upon us, so why not start the celebration with some great kids’ books about it? Several have come out since last year, so here’s a roundup of old and new!
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New Edition of LGBTQ Picture Book “Uncle Bobby’s Wedding” Is Brighter, Bolder, and More Human
Uncle Bobby’s Wedding, the 2008 picture book about a girl worried that her favorite uncle will no longer have time for her after he marries his boyfriend, is coming out today in a bright new edition. The anthropomorphic guinea pigs are gone, replaced by human characters—and author Sarah Brannen was kind enough to answer some questions for Mombian readers about the changes.
New Picture Books to Help Children Deal with Questions About Same-Sex Parents
Let’s look at some more of the many LGBTQ-inclusive children’s books coming out in the next few weeks! Here are three that each revolve around children dealing with questions about same-sex parents.
Jacqueline Woodson Wins Hans Christian Andersen Award, the “Nobel Prize for Children’s Literature”
Jacqueline Woodson on Monday won the Hans Christian Andersen Award, “the highest international distinction given to authors and illustrators of children’s books,” which should surprise exactly no one, as it was one of the few major awards in children’s literature this amazing author and poet—and a queer mom—had not yet won.
Drag Queens and Other Performers Take Center Stage in New Kids’ Books
I’m so excited about the plethora of LGBTQ-inclusive kids’ books coming out in the next month or so as we head into Pride! I’ll be reviewing them over the coming few weeks—let’s start with a few about drag queens and other performers.
LGBTQIA+ Titles, Drag Queen Story Hours Challenged and Censored in 2019
Eight of the titles in the American Library Association’s (ALA’s) latest annual list of the Top 10 Most Challenged Books were challenged or banned because of their LGBTQIA+ content. That’s unfortunately not surprising—but some other new trends this year add to concerns about censorship.
Plenty of Hugs (and a Two-Mom Family) in Sweet New Picture Book
A charming new picture book is a gentle celebration of the loving relationship between a toddler and parents. The family in it just happens to have two moms—and it gives us a rare picture-book depiction of a mom with a masculine-of-center gender expression.
Queer Eye’s Jonathan Van Ness Publishes Picture Book with a Joyful Nonbinary Star
Hairstylist, comedian, and television personality Jonathan Van Ness (of Netflix’s Queer Eye) has just added another title to his resumé—children’s book author. And the nonbinary star of his delightful new book shows young readers the power and joy of being themselves.
Lesléa Newman’s Sweet Passover Tale About a Boy, a Cat, and Finding a Family
You may know Lesléa Newman best as the author of Heather Has Two Mommies—but she’s also an award-winning author of Jewish children’s books, including a recent one that’s just right for the holiday of Passover, which starts this week!
Katharine Lee Bates, Author of “America the Beautiful,” Inspires a Picture Book
Katharine Lee Bates is best known as the author of “America the Beautiful”—but she was also a scholar, suffragist, and social activist, and lived for 25 years with fellow professor Katharine Coman. A new picture book illuminates her life and the inspiration for her most famous work.