Happy Pride Month! Enjoy these selections for kids, teens, and adults during Pride and beyond. Promoting acceptance and diversity has a positive impact on everyone!
Pride Puppy by Robin Stevenson
A rhyming alphabet book featuring a family that has lost its dog at a Pride parade. Ages 3-5.
Pink is for Everybody! by Ella Russell
Teaches kids a valuable lesson in embracing what you love no matter who you are, while respecting the preferences of everybody around you. Ages 3-7.
The Hips on the Drag Queen go Swish Swish Swish by Lil Miss Hot Mess
Follows a drag queen who performs her routine in front of an awe-struck audience. Ages 4-8.
Big Wig by Jonathan Hillman
When a child dresses in drag to compete in a neighborhood costume competition, he becomes B. B. Bedazzle! Ages 4-8.
The Girl from the Sea by Molly Knox Ostertag
In this coming-of-age graphic novel, fifteen year-old Morgan learns to embrace her queer identity through a romance with the selkie who saves her life. Ages 12+.
Cemetery Boys by Aiden Thomas
A Latinx trans teen gets more than he bargained for when he accidentally summons the ghost of his school’s bad boy in this YA fantasy. Ages 13+.
Like a Love Story by Abdi Nazemian
In this emotional read, three teens try to navigate romantic and platonic relationships in New York City during the AIDS epidemic as Reza, an Iranian boy, develops feelings for his girlfriend’s best friend Art. Ages 13+.
The Henna Wars by Adiba Jaigirdar
Newly out to her parents as a lesbian, teen Nishat focuses on winning a business competition at school in this YA rom-com, a task that becomes more complicated when a girl she has a crush on starts a similar business. Ages 14+.
Tasty Pride by Jesse Szewczyk
Compiled by food writer Jesse Szewczyk with contributions from 75 cooks and celebrities from across the queer community such as Ted Allen, Anita Lo, and Rick Martinez, this recipes in this cookbook are not only delicious, but meaningful.
Life as a Unicorn by Amrou Al-Kadhi
From a god-fearing Muslim boy enraptured with their mother, to a vocal, queer drag queen estranged from their family, this is a heartbreaking and hilarious memoir about the author's fight to be true to themself.
How We Do Family by Trystan Reese
One LGBTQ family's inspiring, heartfelt story of the many alternative paths that lead to a loving family, with lessons for every parent.
Queering Representation by Manon Tremblay
Queering Representation explores long-ignored issues relating to LGBTQ+ voters and politicians in Canada. What are the LGBTQ+ electorate's characteristics and voting behaviours? What part do the media play in framing straight voters' perceptions of out LGBTQ+ politicians? What pathways to power do LGBTQ+ politicians follow? Pick this up to find out!
