In honor of Pride Month, which is an annual celebration of gender identity for people of all ages, this post includes some of the many LGBTQAI+-friendly children’s books that our librarians recommend, followed by a list of a few LGBTQAI+ resources for parents.
Here is a selection of our staff’s favorite related picture books from our children’s collection. Click on a book title below to take you to our online catalog where you can view a brief summary of the book and also place it on hold, if you’d like.
Fiction:
The Adventures of Honey and Leon by Alan Cumming
All Are Welcome by Alexandra Penfold
And Tango Makes Three by Justin Richardson and Peter Parnell
Daddy, Papa, and Me by Lesléa Newman
Families, Families, Families! by Suzanne and Max Lang
The Family Book by Todd Parr
Family Is a Family Is a Family by Sara O’Leary
Harriet Gets Carried Away by Jessie Sima
Heather Has Two Mommies by Lesléa Newman
Home At Last by Vera Williams
In Our Mothers’ House by Patricia Polacco
Jerome by Heart by Thomas Scotto
Julián Is a Mermaid by Jessica Love
King and King by Linda de Haan
Maiden & Princess by Daniel Haack
My Two Moms and Me by Michael Joosten
Our Rainbow by Little Bee Books
Plum by Sean Hayes and Scott Icenogle
Pride Colors by Robin Stevenson
Prince & Knight by Daniel Haack
Rainbow: A First Book of Pride by Michael Genhart
Stella Brings the Family by Miriam B. Schiffer
When Aidan Became A Brother by Kyle Lukoff
Willow and the Wedding by Denise Brennan-Nelson
Worm Loves Worm by J.J. Austrian
Nonfiction:
I Am Jazz by Jessica Herthel & Jazz Jennings
Pride: The Story of Harvey Milk and the Rainbow Flag by Rob Sanders
Sewing the Rainbow: A Story About Gilbert Baker by Gayle E. Pitman
Stonewall: A Building. An Uprising. A Revolution. by Rob Sanders
This Day in June by Gayle E. Pitman
The True Adventures of Esther the Wonder Pig by Steve Jenkins and Derek Walter
When You Look Out the Window: How Phyllis Lyon and Del Martin Built a Community by Gayle E. Pitman
For more information on Pride Month, see:
- LGBT Pride Month (PBS)
- NYC Pride Parade
- LGBT Pride (Library of Congress)
- 9 Ways to Celebrate Pride Month with Your Kids
For more information on learning about gender identity and talking with your children about gender identity, see:
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