My middle daughter loves musicals. When we visited London, we found that everything there was much more expensive compared to prices in the United States except for one thing … Broadway shows! The West End, the “first” Broadway, is also a theater lover’s nirvana. What is nice about the West End is that the shows…
Category: LGBTQ Children’s Books
27 LGBTQ+ Books for Kids to Understand Transgender
In searching for LGBTQ books for kids and teens, I realized how many different permutations a child might encounter and tried to find books for all different kinds of LGBTQ families. Personally, I found the concept of Gender Fluidity to be the most confusing, so I’ve included Rick Riordan’s Magnus Chase series which does a…
25+ Groundbreaking LGBTQ Children’s Books
Today my guest author is Laurin Mayeno. She’s an activist mom at OutProudFamilies, and a Huffington Post blogger. Her new children’s book, One of a Kind Like Me/Único como yo (oneofalikeme.com), is illustrated by Robert Liu-Trujillo and translated by Teresa Mlwar. You might recognize Robert Liu-Trujillo’s work from his poster for Multicultural Children’s Book Day. …
Diverse Children’s Book Linky: LGBTQ #DiverseKidLit & More
Our theme for this month’s Diverse Children’s Books linkups is Favorite Children’s Books Featuring an LGBTQ Character(s). (The theme is only a suggestion. Diverse posts on alternate topics are always welcome.) What Is #DiverseKidLit? Diverse Children’s Books is a book-sharing meme designed to promote the reading and writing of children’s books that feature diverse characters. This community embraces all kinds…
10 Favorite LGBTQ Children’s Books
Our theme for this month’s Diverse Children’s Books linkups is Favorite Children’s Books Featuring an LGBTQ Character(s). (The theme is only a suggestion. Diverse posts on alternate topics are always welcome.) Here are a few of mine: Picture Books with LGBTQ Parents The Family Book by Todd Parr Todd Parr’s inimitable voice assures readers that whether your family has two dads, two…
5 Great Books for LGBT History Month & Kid Lit Blog Hop
LGBT History Month is a month-long annual observance of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender history, and the history of the gay rights and related civil rights movements. It is observed during October in the United States, to include National Coming Out Day on October 11. My post today is a celebration of LGBT History Month! I…