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Picture Books: 2SLGBTQIA+

Books that celebrate diverse families, explore gender identity, and promote inclusivity for young children.

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  • Evelyn is worried about Tessa. Tessa doesn't want to play the same games they used to play together, but Evelyn is determined to find new ways to connect with her older sibling. And she is also learning to see Tessa as non-binary and using new…
    Book, 2024Toronto : North Winds Press, an imprint of Scholastic Canada Ltd, 2024. — E CHI
  • Julián attends a wedding with his abuela and, along with a new friend named Marisol, explores their imagination and celebrates love and individuality at the festive event.
    Book, 2020Somerville, Massachusetts : Candlewick Press, 2020. — E LOV
  • A host of animals portrays all kinds of non-traditional families.
    Book, 2015New York : Random House, [2015] — E LAN
  • Stella brings her two fathers to school to celebrate Mother's Day.
    Book, 2015San Francisco : Chronicle Books, [2015] — E SCH
  • Two worms in love decide to get married, and with help from Cricket, Beetle, Spider, and the Bees they have everything they need and more, but which one will be the bride and which the groom?
    Book, 2016New York : Balzer + Bray, an imprint of HaperCollinsPublishers, 2016. — E AUS
  • When a teacher asks the children in her class to think about what makes their families special they answers differ in many ways.
    Book, 2016Toronto : Groundwood Books, House of Anansi Press, 2016. — E OLE
  • Written in direct address to the author's son Kevin, this is the moving and poignant true story about how one baby was adopted after being found on a New York City subway platform.
    Book, 2020New York : Dial Books for Young Readers, [2020] — J 362.734 MER
  • Dad has posted a list of chores for the family to do before grandma comes, including bathing the cat; but the cat does not want a bath, so she mixes up the instructions, and soon the family is mowing the floor, vacuuming the lawn, mopping the…
    Book, 2021San Francisco : Chronicle Books, [2021] — E MCG
  • Introduces twenty-six LGBTQ+ terms representing each letter of the alphabet, including A is for Ally, F is for family, and Q is for queer.
    Book, 2019Philadelphia : Quirk Books, [2019] — E WEB
  • Ella, whose nickname is "Mini Mia" because her favorite soccer player is Mia Hamm, loves spending time with her eccentric uncle Tommy, but finds herself a bit put out when she has to share him with his new boyfriend Fergus.
    Book, 2007Stockholm ; New York : R & S Books, 2007. — E LIN
  • Discusses the friendship of two boys that learn the beauty of love, and eventually grow, and age together as a same-sex couple.
    Book, 2020Markham, ON ; Brighton, MA : Fitzhenry & Whiteside, [2020] — E THE
  • Archie and Zack are inseparable, both in elementary school and outside it, but Archie is having trouble telling Zack about his love, so he writes a letter, from A. to Z.
    Book, 2020New York : Abrams Books for Young Readers, 2020. — E KIR
  • Introducing Teddy

    a Gentle Story About Gender and Friendship

    Walton, Jessica,
    Errol's best friend and teddy, Thomas, is sad because he wishes he were a girl, not a boy teddy, but what only matters to both of them is that they are friends.
    Book, 2016New York, New York : Bloomsbury, 2016. — E WAL
  • When the queen insists that the prince get married and take over as king, the search for a suitable mate does not turn out as expected.
    Book, 2002Berkeley : Tricycle Press, 2002. — E HAA
  • A picture book illustrating a Pride parade. The endmatter serves as a primer on LGBT history and culture and explains the references made in the story.
    Book, 2014Washington, DC : Magination Press, [2014] — E PIT
  • From the moment Donovan wakes in the morning, he painstakingly prepares for his special role in the wedding ceremony of his two mothers.
    Book, 2011Berkeley, California : Tricycle Press, 2011. — E NEW
  • Bailey longs to wear the beautiful dresses of her dreams but is ridiculed by her unsympathetic family which rejects her true perception of herself.
    Book, 2008New York : Seven Stories Press, [2008] — E EWE
  • A dedicated mom puts love into action as she creates the perfect rainbow-colored wig for her transgender daughter, based on the real-life experience of mother-daughter advocate duo Trinity and DeShanna Neal.
    Book, 2020New York : Kokila, [2020] — E NEA
  • Chloë is jealous and sad when her favorite uncle announces that he will be getting married, but as she gets to know Jamie better and becomes involved in planning the wedding, she discovers that she will always be special to Uncle Bobby--and to Uncle…
    Book, 2008New York : G. P. Putnam's Sons, c2008. — E BRA
  • When Rosie finds out that her two mothers are planning to get married, she has only one worry-- will she get to be a flower girl?
    Book, 2004Toronto : Second Story Press, c2004. — E SET