I’m thrilled to announce that the Mombian Database of LGBTQ Family Books now has over 1,800 entries, with more than 100 added since last November. Come see what’s new for children ages 0 to 12 and for grown-ups, search and filter by topic and identity, and read my in-depth reviews!
The first middle grade book ever to be set at Family Week in Provincetown is out today! Here are some tantalizing quotes from that title and other recent ones I haven’t covered yet.
Today is National Library Workers Day, part of National Library Week, so here are some LGBTQ-inclusive picture and middle-grade books that show how librarians and libraries can have a positive impact on young people’s lives.
The start of 2025 has seen a wide range of terrific new middle grade books starring transgender and nonbinary youth, in contemporary settings, a near-future community on Mars, and fantastical worlds of excitement and wonder. Share these with the young people in your lives.
A timely new picture book explores the role of protests in American history, so let’s take a look—and round up some other recent picture books and middle grade titles about protests and activism. They’re all queer-inclusive, but look at a wide variety of social justice movements and moments.
Today marks Stand Up for Science 2025, part of a movement to defend science as a public good. I’m therefore highlighting three recent kids’ books, each showing a different way that LGBTQ people, characters, and themes appear in STEM-related books.
No theme today except great new books: a picture book about Pride, from a classic series; another about family diversity in nature; a chapter book with nonbinary representation; the young reader’s edition of Jeopardy! champion Amy Schneider’s autobiography; a sweet middle grade graphic novel set in a fantasy world, and more.
Today is the 10th annual National Day of Reading: A Celebration of Trans Stories, so let’s celebrate with some terrific recent picture, chapter, and middle grade books with trans protagonists and role models to read today or any day!
Seeking books set at magic schools—but want them queer? Try these two new middle grade series! One stars a trans boy on a harsh ice world where magic means survival; the other brings us a Between World, spooky creatures, and normalized queer relationships. Read on for reviews and additional titles.
Today is National Girls & Women in Sports Day, so let’s celebrate with these two new middle grade titles starring young queer athletes—including what may be the first middle grade book to include a scene at a Professional Women’s Hockey League (PWHL) game!
