Lists and Suggestions for Kids
List: Gender Identity
I Love my Colorful Nails
Acosta, Alicia, author.
Ben liked painting his nails, until some of the kids at school started teasing him. When Dad realiz...
Neither
Anderson, Airlie, author, illustrator.
Because Neither is unlike both the rabbits and birds of the Land of This and That, it sets out to f...
What Riley Wore
Arnold, Elana K., author.
Gender-creative Riley knows just what to wear for every occasion during a busy week with family and...
Worm Loves Worm
Austrian, J. J., author.
Two worms in love decide to get married, and with help from Cricket, Beetle, Spider, and the Bees t...
Morris Micklewhite and the Tangerine Dress
Baldacchino, Christine, 1977- author.
A young boy faces adversity from classmates when he wears an orange dress at school. ...
Ho'onani : Hula Warrior
Gale, Heather, author.
An empowering celebration of identity, acceptance and Hawaiian culture based on the true story of a ...
I am Jazz!
Herthel, Jessica, author.
Presents the story of a transgender child who traces her early awareness that she is a girl in spit...
Jacob's Room to Choose
Hoffman, Sarah, author.
After kindergarteners Jacob and Sophie are prevented from using their school's bathrooms, thei...
Big Bob, Little Bob
Howe, James, 1946- author.
Big Bob likes trucks and throwing balls and being loud. Little Bob likes dolls and jingling bracelet...
The Hips on the Drag Queen go Swish, Swish, Swish
Lil Miss Hot Mess, author.
The Hips on the Drag Queen Go Swish, Swish, Swish encourages readers to boldly be exactly who they ...
Julián is a Mermaid
Love, Jessica, author, illustrator.
While riding the subway home from the pool with his abuela one day, Julián notices three women spe...
Julián at the Wedding
Love, Jessica, author, illustrator.
Julián and his abuela are going to a wedding. Better yet, Julián is in the wedding. Weddings have ...
When Aidan Became a Brother
Lukoff, Kyle, author.
Aidan, a transgender boy, experiences complicated emotions as he and his parents prepare for the arr...
Call me Max
Lukoff, Kyle, author.
When Max starts school, the teacher hesitates to call out the name on the attendance sheet. Somethin...
I'm Not a Girl
Lyons, Maddox, author.
Based on a true transgender identity journey, I'm Not a Girl is an empowering story about a bo...
One of a Kind Like Me = Único Como Yo
Mayeno, Laurin, author.
Tomorrow is the school parade, and Danny knows exactly what he will be: a princess. Mommy supports ...
Sparkle Boy
Newman, Lesléa, author.
Three-year-old Casey wants what his older sister, Jessie, has--a shimmery skirt, glittery painted n...
Pink is for Boys
Pearlman, Robb, author.
A celebration of how colors are for everyone depicts characters engaging in their favorite activiti...
My Maddy
Pitman, Gayle E., author.
A child celebrates her Maddy, who is neither mommy nor daddy but a little bit of both, like so many...
The Boy & the Bindi
Shraya, Vivek, 1981- author.
A playful story...about a young boy's fascination with the dot on his mother's forehead. ...
Sugar and Snails
Tsiang, Sarah, 1978- author.
Featuring a grandfather, and his grandson and granddaughter, this picture book provides a twist to ...
Peanut Goes for the Gold
Van Ness, Jonathan, author.
Peanut just has their own unique way of doing things. Whether it's cartwheeling during basketb...
Introducing Teddy : A Gentle Story About Gender and Friendship
Walton, Jessica, 1978- author.
Errol's best friend and teddy, Thomas, is sad because he wishes he were a girl, not a boy tedd...
Not all Princesses Dress in Pink
Yolen, Jane.
Rhyming text affirms that girls can pursue their many interests, from playing sports to planting fl...
The Ship we Built
Bean, Lexie, author.
A fifth-grader whose best friends walked away, whose mother is detached, and whose father does unsp...
The Pants Project
Clarke, Cat, author.
Technically, Olivia is not a girl, even though he was born as a girl. He's transgender. Liv kn...
George
Gino, Alex, author.
When people look at George, they think they see a boy. But she knows she's not a boy. She knows...
One Half From the East
Hashimi, Nadia, author.
Obayda's family is in need of some good fortune. Her father lost one of his legs in a bomb exp...
Middle School's a Drag : You Better Werk!
Howard, Greg (Gregory Steven), author.
Twelve-year-old Mikey Pruitt--president, founder, and CEO of Anything, Inc.--has always been an ent...
Fish Out of Water
Levy, Joanne, author.
A 12-year-old boy is frustrated that he's not able to do the things he loves because they'...
The Moon Within
Salazar, Aida, author.
Eleven-year-old (nearly twelve) Celi Rivera, who is a mix of Black-Puerto Rican-Mexican Indian is u...
Ana on the Edge
Sass, A. J., author.
Twelve-year-old figure skater Ana strives to win her competitions while learning about gender ident...
Martin McLean, Middle School Queen
Zaczek, Alyssa, author.
Seventh-grader Martin McLean has trouble expressing himself except at Mathletes competitions and, n...
Princess Princess
O'Neill, Katie (Cartoonist), author.
When the heroic princess Amira rescues the kind-hearted princess Sadie from her tower prison, the t...
The Witch Boy
Ostertag, Molly, author, illustrator.
In thirteen-year-old Aster's family, all the girls are raised to be witches, while boys grow up...
The Deep & Dark Blue
Smith, Niki, author, artist.
After a terrible political coup usurps their noble house, Hawke and Grayson flee to stay alive and a...
Princeless. Short Stories
Whitley, Jeremy, author.
Want to know more about Bedelia Smith? Curious about what happened to Prince Wilcome after King Ash...
You be You! : The Kid's Guide to Gender, Sexuality, and Family
Branfman, Jonathan, author.
You Be You! is an illustrated children's book for ages 5 and up that makes gender identity, sex...
It Feels Good to be Yourself : A Book About Gender Identity
Thorn, Theresa, author.
A picture book that introduces the concept of gender identity to the youngest reader from writer Th...
Sex is a Funny Word
Silverberg, Cory, author.
A comic book for kids that includes children and families of all makeups, orientations, and gender i...