4 New LGBTQ-Inclusive Kids’ Books to Start 2024
2024 is starting off right, with some great LGBTQ-inclusive picture books and middle-grade titles. Here are a few of my early favorites.
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2023 Mega Roundup of LGBTQ Family Book Roundups
Miss any of my year-end roundups covering this year’s best LGBTQ-inclusive books for kids and parents? Or any of my thematic roundups from earlier in the year? Catch them again here!
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!
16 Spooktacular New LGBTQ Kids’ Books for Halloween
Witches, ghosts, werewolves, vampires, and monsters abound in 2023’s LGBTQ-inclusive kids’ books! These spooky stories show protagonists confronting their fears, both inner and outer, to save themselves and those around them. Read them for Halloween or any time!
Mombian Database of LGBTQ Family Books Hits Milestone of 1400+ Entries
Banned Books Week may be over, but the need for quality, inclusive books continues. That’s why I’m proud to announce that the Mombian Database of LGBTQ Family Books now has more than 1400 items in it, with over 200 added this year! Search and filter for what you want, and read my in-depth reviews!
6 New LGBTQ Middle Grade Titles to Bring You Queer Joy
No, I’m not showcasing banned LGBTQ books for Banned Books Week. Fact is, all LGBTQ books are under threat, and there’s at least one school district where every LGBTQ-inclusive book is banned. Instead, as usual, I’m simply going to highlight great LGBTQ kids’ books that should be on your shelves—including a brand-new one by the inimitable Alex Gino!
“Always Matt” Illuminates a Life and a Legacy
Lesléa Newman, author of Heather Has Two Mommies and more than 80 other books, has a very personal connection to Matthew Shepard, the young man murdered in 1998 because he was gay. Her moving and powerful new volume explores his life and legacy.
Recommended Book Pairs to Double Your LGBTQ Reading Fun!
If one LGBTQ-inclusive book is good, two are better! Here are some pairs of middle-grade books with common themes—if you like one, you (or the young readers in your life) might like the other, too!
15 LGBTQ Kids’ Books Featuring Cats
It’s International Cat Day, so let’s celebrate with these LGBTQ-inclusive board, picture, and middle-grade books involving our feline friends—including a brand-new board book with a two-mom family that’s not “about” being a two-mom family!