2023’s Best Books for LGBTQ Parents, Prospective Parents, and Parents of LGBTQ Kids
Kids aren’t the only ones to benefit from great LGBTQ-inclusive books this year. Here are some terrific reads for parents and prospective parents, too.
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2023’s Best LGBTQ-Inclusive Middle Grade Nonfiction Books
History, biography, family formation, health, and more—these LGBTQ-inclusive middle grade nonfiction books from 2023 cover a range of topics for tweens. Share them with the inquisitive youth in your life!
60+ of 2023’s Best LGBTQ-Inclusive Middle Grade Fiction Books
Adventurous. Affirming. Amazing. This year’s LGBTQ-inclusive middle-grade fiction books cover a wide range of identities, settings, and moods, with exciting escapades, family fun, fast friendships, sweet crushes, and queer kids saving the world and themselves!
20+ of 2023’s Best LGBTQ-Inclusive Early Readers, Chapter Books, and Early Middle Grade Titles
I’m continuing my roundups of this year’s LGBTQ kids’ books, this time with a look at the sometimes-forgotten range of titles for readers aging out of picture books, but not quite ready for the longest middle grade reads.
Holiday Gift Guide: 3 Dozen of 2023’s Best LGBTQ-Inclusive Picture Books
This year’s LGBTQ-inclusive picture books have dazzled me. Here are some that stand out and seem the most celebratory, perfect for holiday giving. Stories of family, identity, community, biography, and just pure fun—you’re bound to find something for someone on your list!
Holiday Gift Guide: 2 Dozen of 2022’s Best LGBTQ-Inclusive Picture Books
Even as our community grapples with tragedy, I think it is important–perhaps more important than ever–to remind young people that there is also queer joy. The books here, some of the year’s best, cover a range of identities and themes and emphasize love, inspiration, and celebration.
The Best Gift for Mother’s Day: Action Against Curriculum Bans and to Support Reproductive Rights
Mother’s Day is here, with Father’s Day on its heels. As we head into the season of parenting holidays this year, I am thinking about both parental rights and reproductive rights and our urgent need for actions in support of inclusion and justice.
Holiday Gift Guide to More Than 60 of the Best LGBTQ-Inclusive Children’s Books and Music Albums of 2021
There were so many great LGBTQ-inclusive kids’ books and music albums this year that it was hard to choose a selection for this gift guide. Here are more than 60 that I feel stand out for their overall quality and/or the representation they offer.
2020 Holiday Gift Guide to LGBTQ-Inclusive Kids’ Books and Music
One of the few bright spots of 2020 was the number of new LGBTQ-inclusive children’s books. Here’s my annual list of picture books and a few select middle grade titles that caught my eye, plus queer-inclusive kids’ music albums—and some titles for and about us LGBTQ parents.
2019 Holiday Gift Guide to LGBTQ Children’s Books
It’s time for my annual gift guide to some of the year’s best LGBTQ-inclusive children’s picture and middle-grade books—more than three dozen of them!