Mixed – Perfect Picture Book Friday
Title: Mixed, A Colorful Story Written and Illustrated by: Arree Chung Publisher: Henry Holt and Company, September 2018 Ages: 4-8 Themes: colors, mixing colors, diversity, acceptance, variety, mixed...
View ArticleSewing the Rainbow – perfect Picture Book Friday
Title: Sewing the Rainbow – The Story of Gilbert Baker and the Rainbow Flag Written by: Gayle E. Pitman Illustrated by: Holly Clifton-Brown Publisher: Magination Press, October 2018 Ages: 4-8 Genre:...
View ArticlePolar Bear Island – Perfect Picture Book Friday
Title: Polar Bear Island Written by: Lindsay Bonilla Illustrated by: Cinta Villalobos Publisher: Sterling Children’s Books, October 2018 Ages: 3-5 Themes: polar bears, immigration, inclusion, embracing...
View ArticleMCBD 2019 Book Recommendation
Multicultural Children’s Book Day 2019 (1/25/19) is in its 6th year and was founded by Valarie Budayr from Jump Into A Book and Mia Wenjen from PragmaticMom. Our mission is to raise awareness of the...
View ArticleYou Don’t Know Everything, Jilly P – Middle Grade Book Recommendation
Title: YOU DON’T KNOW everything, JILLY P! Author: Alex Gino Publisher: Scholastic, March 2018 Ages: 9-12 Themes: LGBTQIA+, lesbians, bigotry, racism, deafness, online communities, families,...
View ArticleThey, She, He Easy as ABC – Perfect Picture Book Friday
Title: They, She, He Easy as ABC – learn the ABCs and practice inclusive pronouns! By: Maya and Matthew Publisher: Reflection Press, April 2019 Ages: 3-6 Themes: Gender Now Curriculum, LGBTQ,...
View ArticleThe Boy and the Bindi – Perfect Picture Book Friday
Title: The Boy and the Bindi Author: Vivek Shraya Illustrator: Rajni Perera Publisher: Arsenal Pulp Press, 2016 Ages: 3-7 Themes: gender non-conforming, non-binary, bindi, Indians, lgbtqia, Pride,...
View ArticleWatch Us Rise – Young Adult Novel Recommendation
Title: Watch Us Rise Authors: Renée Watson & Ellen Hagan Publisher: Bloomsbury, 2019 Ages: 12-15 Themes: death of a parent, fatphobia, racism, poetry, feminism, voices, mysogeny,...
View ArticleThe Stonewall riots — Book Recommendation
Title: The Stonewall Riots, Coming Out in the Streets Author: Gayle E. Pitman Publisher: Abrams, 2019 Ages: 12+ Genre: MG/YA Nonfiction Themes: stonewall riots, lgbtqia+ history, gay liberation...
View ArticleYA Book Recommendation – The 57 Bus
Title: the 57 bus, a true story of two teenagers and the crime that changed their lives Author: Dashka Slater Publisher: Farrar, Strauss, Giroux, 2017 Ages: 12-18 Themes: crime, burning, race,...
View ArticleMulticultural Children’s Book Day 2020 – New Kid
I had already written this post before Monday’s wonderful news that for the first time in history a graphic novel, NEW KID, had won this year’s Newbery Medal. Congratulations, Jerry Kraft. And Jerry...
View ArticleLove is Love – Perfect Picture Book Friday
Title: Love is Love Author: Fleur Pierets Illustrator: Fatinha Ramos Publisher: Six Foot Press, 2020 Ages: 4-8 32 pages. Genre: nonfiction/fiction Themes: marriage, marriage equality, queer love,...
View ArticleJULIÁN AT THE WEDDING – Perfect Picture Book Friday
Title: Julián at the Wedding (Julián, #2) Author & Illustrator: Jessica Love Publisher: Candlewick Press, 2020 Ages: 4-8 32 pages. Genre: fiction Themes: weddings, love, self-expression,...
View ArticleRosie Loves Jack – YA Book Recommendation
Title: Rosie Loves Jack Author: Mel Darbon Publisher: Peachtree Publishing, March 1st 2021 Ages: 13+ Genre: contemporary YA fiction Note: adult themes: ableist behavior/language, taking advantage of...
View ArticleClassified – Perfect Picture Book Friday
Title: Classified, The Secret career of MARY GOLDA ROSS, Cherokee Aerospace Engineer Author: Traci Sorell Illustrator: Natasha Donovan Publisher: Milbrook Press, 2021 Ages: 5-8 40 pages. Genre:...
View ArticleNo Way They Were Gay? – Pride Month, YA book Recommendation
Title: No Way, They Were Gay? Queer History Project Author: Lee Wind Publisher: Zest Books, 2021 Ages: 11+ 296 pages. Genre: nonfiction Themes: Queer history, queer figures in history, lgbtqia+,...
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