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A Short Selection of Books Featuring GLBT Families
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Below are just a few of the books available to young readers in which GLBT families and/or relatives are mentioned or featured. This is not a complete list; there are many, many more books out there for you to read and explore!
Remember that many of these books have been challenged in libraries all over the United States. Look to see if they’re in your library!
BOARD BOOKS FOR THE VERY YOUNG
Below are just a few of the books available to young readers in which GLBT families and/or relatives are mentioned or featured. This is not a complete list; there are many, many more books out there for you to read and explore!
Remember that many of these books have been challenged in libraries all over the United States. Look to see if they’re in your library!
BOARD BOOKS FOR THE VERY YOUNG
Too Far Away to Touch by Lesléa Newman (ages 5-8) Zoe’s uncle has AIDS, and he explains to her that after he dies he will be like the stars: close enough to see and too far away to touch.
The White Swan Express by Jean Davies Okimoto and Elaine M. Aoki (ages 5-8) Four couples adopt children from China and are getting ready for the Big Day when the children arrive home; one family is a lesbian family.
The Family Book written and illustrated by Todd Parr (ages 3-6) A variety of families are mentioned, including families with two moms and two dads.
My Really Cool Baby Book written and illustrated by Todd Parr (for parents) A baby book designed with busy parents and alternative families in mind for the first year of baby’s life.
Tiger Flowers by Patricia Quinlan (ages 5-8) When Joel’s uncle dies of AIDS, Joel’s dreams and thoughts help keep his uncle’s memory alive.
One Dad, Two Dads, Brown Dad, Blue Dads by Johnny Valentine (ages 3-6) A child with two blue dads and one with a traditional family compare notes and wonder why blue dads are different.
My Two Uncles by Judith Vigna (ages K-grade 2) Elly’s grandparents are celebrating their 50th wedding anniversary, but trouble erupts because her grandfather doesn’t approve of Elly’s uncle being gay.
Anna Day and the O-Ring written and illustrated by Elaine Wickens (preschool – grade 1) Evan and his two moms try to put up the tent he receives for his birthday, but the o-ring needed to finish the job is missing.
CHAPTER BOOKS AGES 5-12
The White Swan Express by Jean Davies Okimoto and Elaine M. Aoki (ages 5-8) Four couples adopt children from China and are getting ready for the Big Day when the children arrive home; one family is a lesbian family.
The Family Book written and illustrated by Todd Parr (ages 3-6) A variety of families are mentioned, including families with two moms and two dads.
My Really Cool Baby Book written and illustrated by Todd Parr (for parents) A baby book designed with busy parents and alternative families in mind for the first year of baby’s life.
Tiger Flowers by Patricia Quinlan (ages 5-8) When Joel’s uncle dies of AIDS, Joel’s dreams and thoughts help keep his uncle’s memory alive.
One Dad, Two Dads, Brown Dad, Blue Dads by Johnny Valentine (ages 3-6) A child with two blue dads and one with a traditional family compare notes and wonder why blue dads are different.
My Two Uncles by Judith Vigna (ages K-grade 2) Elly’s grandparents are celebrating their 50th wedding anniversary, but trouble erupts because her grandfather doesn’t approve of Elly’s uncle being gay.
Anna Day and the O-Ring written and illustrated by Elaine Wickens (preschool – grade 1) Evan and his two moms try to put up the tent he receives for his birthday, but the o-ring needed to finish the job is missing.
CHAPTER BOOKS AGES 5-12
Molly’s Family by Nancy Garden (ages 4-8) When Molly draws a picture of her family as part of a classroom assignment, she is jeered because she draws her two moms.
Living in Secret by Christina Salat (ages 9-12) Eleven-year-old Amelia runs away from her father, who has custody of her, to be with her mother and her mother’s girlfriend.
Holly’s Secret by Nancy Garden (ages 4-8) When Holly’s family moves to the country from New York City, she hatches a plan to hide the fact she has two lesbian moms.
INTERMEDIATE & YOUNG ADULT BOOKS
Living in Secret by Christina Salat (ages 9-12) Eleven-year-old Amelia runs away from her father, who has custody of her, to be with her mother and her mother’s girlfriend.
Holly’s Secret by Nancy Garden (ages 4-8) When Holly’s family moves to the country from New York City, she hatches a plan to hide the fact she has two lesbian moms.
INTERMEDIATE & YOUNG ADULT BOOKS
Jack by A. M. Homes. (young adult) Fifteen-year-old Jack is confused about his feelings for his father, who divorced Jack’s mother four years ago, and now Jack finds out his dad is gay.
Am I Blue? Coming Out from the Silence edited by Marion Dane Bauer, a member of Rainbow Rumpus’s Author Advisory Board (young adult) A collection of short stories written by several well-known children’s and young adult authors that are all about homosexuality.
Who Framed Lorenzo Garcia? by R. J. Hamilton (ages 12 and up) Ramon is a gay 15-year-old who is ready to start a new phase of his life with Lorenzo Garcia, a cop who wants to adopt Ramon.
The Arizona Kid by Ron Koertge (young adult) Sixteen-year-old Billy spends the summer in Arizona with his cool gay uncle; he works at a horse racetrack and falls in love with a feisty exercise girl.
Earthshine by Theresa Nelson (young adult) Slim watches over her father during his struggle with AIDS with the help of her father’s partner.
From the Notebooks of Melanin Sun by Jacqueline Woodson, a member of Rainbow Rumpus’s Author Advisory Board (age 12 and up) Fourteen-year-old Melanin Sun, an African American boy growing up with his single mother in Brooklyn, enjoys his quiet, carefree life—until his mother tells him she is in love with another woman.
Am I Blue? Coming Out from the Silence edited by Marion Dane Bauer, a member of Rainbow Rumpus’s Author Advisory Board (young adult) A collection of short stories written by several well-known children’s and young adult authors that are all about homosexuality.
Who Framed Lorenzo Garcia? by R. J. Hamilton (ages 12 and up) Ramon is a gay 15-year-old who is ready to start a new phase of his life with Lorenzo Garcia, a cop who wants to adopt Ramon.
The Arizona Kid by Ron Koertge (young adult) Sixteen-year-old Billy spends the summer in Arizona with his cool gay uncle; he works at a horse racetrack and falls in love with a feisty exercise girl.
Earthshine by Theresa Nelson (young adult) Slim watches over her father during his struggle with AIDS with the help of her father’s partner.
From the Notebooks of Melanin Sun by Jacqueline Woodson, a member of Rainbow Rumpus’s Author Advisory Board (age 12 and up) Fourteen-year-old Melanin Sun, an African American boy growing up with his single mother in Brooklyn, enjoys his quiet, carefree life—until his mother tells him she is in love with another woman.
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