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Read with Pride: Children's Edition

We invite young readers to read with pride this June and beyond. Not sure where to start? Explore these joyful and affirming stories that celebrate LGBTQ+ identities, families, and friendships. (edited 5/2026)

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  • A Year of Pride and Joy

    52 LGBTQ+ Voices Share Their Life Passions

    Each of the 52 entries in this cheerful collection is connected to a season, holiday, or special day of the year. Filled with fun facts, activities, recipes, and creative hobbies, the book encourages kids to find joy in everyday moments. Bright…
    Book, 2025New York : Magic Cat Publishing, [2025] — J306.76 YEAR
  • Read with your toddler from A to Z about the LGBTQ+ community in the board book P is for Pride while supporting diverse families with kindness and love.
    Board Book, 2024Layton, Utah : Gibbs Smith, [2024] — JPB PAPROCKI, G.
  • Bobby decides to make Eddie, his favorite person, a valentine as big as his feelings for him, but on Bobby's way to deliver the card, he begins to worry that Eddie might not feel the same way.
    Picture Book, 2024New York : Penguin Workshop, 2024. — JPB WOITAS, T.
  • A Child's Introduction to Pride

    the Inspirational History and Culture of the LGBTQIA+ Community

    Prager, Sarah, 1986-
    An essential and empowering introduction to the LGBTQ+ civil rights movement throughout history with kid-friendly explanations of important terms.
    Book, 2023New York : Black Dog & Leventhal Publishers, 2023. — J306.76 PRAGER
  • CELEBRATE THE ABCs OF LGBTQIA+. An alphabet book that highlights and celebrates queer history in the United States from A to Z.
    Book, 2024New York, NY : Workman Kids, an imprint of Workman Publishing, a division of Hachette Book Group, Inc., 2024. — J306.76097 YASMIN
  • Raven asks for a ribbon skirt to wear to round dances. Though Raven’s grandmother has never seen a boy wear one before, she makes Raven a beautiful rainbow-colored skirt so he can dance joyfully.
    Picture Book, 2025New York, NY : Little, Brown and Company, Hachette Book Group, 2025. — JPB SPILLETT, T.
  • Marley is a little nonbinary kid with big anxieties. Crowds? Pass. Loud noises? No, thanks. When their Zaza is up for an award at Pride, they want to go to the parade for the first time with their beloved grandparent. But can Marley overcome their…
    Picture Book, 2024Concord, MA : Barefoot Books, 2024. — JPB RETENER, J.
  • Leo enjoys doodling with his pink marker and when his moms are busy with work, he adds some vibrant pink touches to various items that lead to a colorful surprise.
    Picture Book, 2024Atlanta : Peachtree, 2024. — JPB FOSTER, M.
  • When Annabelle and Benjamin play dress-up they both want to be the bride, the ballerina, and the princess which causes a problem until the two friends realize they can both be whoever they want to be.
    Picture Book, 2023New York : Abrams Books for Young Readers, [2023] — JPB NEWMAN, L.
  • After Milly discovers a pride flag in Grandad's attic, this adorable pair are motivated by the past to start a pride parade in their small town. Activism and celebration go hand in hand as the town gathers to help build a world where everyone is…
    Picture Book, 2023New York, NY : Little Bee Books, [2023] — JPB WOODGATE, H.
  • A celebration of Langston Hughes and African American authors he inspired, told through the lens of the party held at the New York Public Library's Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture in 1991.
    Picture Book, 2023New York : Atheneum Books for Young Readers, [2023] — JPB REYNOLDS, J.
  • With the help from his loving and observant family, a little boy gets a birthday present that gives him the confidence to be himself and let his hair down.
    Picture Book, 2023New York : Abrams Books for Young Readers, [2023] — JPB TRIMMER, C.
  • Exploring identities that span the Indigenous Two Spirit people, the hijras of the Indian subcontinent, the māhū people of Hawaii, the female husbands of the Igbo tribe, and many more, Cassandra Jules Corrigan beautifully demonstrates that gender…
    Book, 2024London : Jessica Kingsley Publishers, 2024. — J305.3 CORRIGAN
  • A nonbinary middle-schooler must choose between pretending to be the girl everyone expects them to be and forging their own path forward.
    eBook, 2025New York : Feiwel and Friends, 2025.
  • Chinese American Derrick explores his queer identity by competing in a small-town beauty pageant where he shares his new love of drag with his family and friends.
    Book, 2025New York, NY : Quill Tree Books, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers, 2025. — J CHU, K.
  • Twelve-year-old Bea joins her school's first all-girls hockey team to support her best friend, navigates rocky relationships with her crush Gabi and best friend Celia, and steps up to help save the team when its funding is threatened.
    Book, 2025New York : Random House, [2025] — J DEIBERT, E.
  • Rowan knows exactly what they want: to be a ranger, protecting their village alongside their trusted flying horse Kes. But when Rowan’s eagerness to show off their worth gets Kes injured, Rowan is suddenly unsure if they’re capable of being the…
    Graphic Novel, 2025New York : Random House Graphic, 2025. — GN J O'NEILL, K.
  • Flor Fights Back

    a Stonewall Riots Survival Story

    Ellison, Joy Michael,
    In 1969, when thirteen-year-old transgender runaway Flor and her new trans friend Tami try to make their way into the queer and trans community of New York City, they find themselves at the Stonewall Inn on a night that leads to a police raid and…
    Book, 2023North Mankato, Minnesota : Stone Arch Books, a Capstone imprint, [2023] — J ELLISON, J.
  • A middle-grade novel in verse about a young trans girl who uses a computer game to process an ADHD diagnosis, isolation, and her relationship to gender.
    Book, 2025New York, New York : Kokila, 2025. — J OET, R.
  • Winnie Nash, who has been keeping her sexual orientation a secret, spends the summer with her grandma in New Jersey as she struggles with her family's expectations while yearning to embrace her true self and attend the Pride Parade in New York City.
    Book, 2024New York : Algonquin Young Readers, 2024. — J MELLEBY, N.