Lists and Suggestions for Kids
List: Celebrate Pride with Picture Books
Love Makes a Family
Beer, Sophie, author, illustrator.
Whether you have one parent, two moms, two dads, a mom and a dad, or another wonderful caregiver, t...
Daddy, Papa, and Me
Newman, Lesléa.
Rhythmic text and illustrations with universal appeal show a toddler spending the day with its daddi...
Mommy, Mama, and Me
Newman, Lesléa.
A baby enjoys a number of fun activities with her two mothers. ...
Pride Colors
Stevenson, Robin, 1968- author.
In this photographic concept book, babies and toddlers are introduced to the PRIDE flag and the mea...
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. ...
10,000 Dresses
Ewert, Marcus.
Bailey longs to wear the beautiful dresses of her dreams but is ridiculed by her unsympathetic fami...
Ho'onani: Hula Warrior
Gale, Heather
An empowering celebration of identity, acceptance and Hawaiian culture based on the true story of a ...
Rainbow : A First Book of Pride
Genhart, Michael, author.
Children from different kinds of families demonstrate the original meanings of the colors in the ra...
Prince & Knight
Haack, Daniel, author.
A prince and a knight in shining armor find true love in each other's embrace after fighting 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...
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...
Call Me Max
Lukoff, Kyle, author.
"When Max starts school, the teacher hesitates to call out the name on the attendance sheet. S...
When Aidan Became a Brother
Lukoff, Kyle, author.
Aidan, a transgender boy, experiences complicated emotions as he and his parents prepare for the ar...
Plenty of Hugs
Manushkin, Fran, author.
Illustrations and gently rhyming text follow two mothers and their toddler on a sunny day. ...
Heather has Two Mommies
Newman, Lesléa, author.
When Heather goes to playgroup, at first she feels bad because she has two mothers and no father, b...
This Day in June
Pitman, Gayle E., author.
A picture book illustrating a Pride parade. The end matter serves as a primer on LGBT history and c...
And Tango Makes Three
Richardson, Justin, 1963-
At New York City's Central Park Zoo, two male penguins fall in love and start a family by taki...
Stella Brings the Family
Schiffer, Miriam B., author.
Stella brings her two fathers to school to celebrate Mother's Day. ...
Harriet Gets Carried Away
Sima, Jessie, author, illustrator.
While shopping with her two dads for supplies for her birthday party, Harriet, who is wearing a pen...
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. ...
A Plan for Pops
Smith, Heather, 1968- author.
In this illustrated picture book, a child helps their grandparents deal with a difficult change in a...
Old MacDonald had a Baby
Snape, Emily, author.
New father Old MacDonald spends a day caring for his baby, with a little help from the farm animals...
My Friends and Me
Stansbie, Stephanie, author.
Young Jamie reflects on his many friends and their diverse but equally loving families, from Kate...
My Dad is a Clown = Mi Papá es un Payaso
Andrés, José Carlos, 1969-
A boy is proud that his father is a clown, since making people laugh is a very important job, and o...
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 h...
Sewing the Rainbow : The Story of Gilbert Baker and the Rainbow Flag
Pitman, Gayle E., author.
Sewing the Rainbow is the powerful story of Gilbert Baker and the creation of the rainbow flag. This...
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...
The Great Big Book of Families
Hoffman, Mary, 1945-
Features illustrations and descriptions of different types of families and how their lives are simi...