Are you looking for a cool gift for a kiddo in your life? Are you sick of gifting books that feature heteronormative, whitewashed characters? Well, you’re in luck because we called upon some of our favorite LGBTQIA parents for their recommendations for kids’ books that feature LGTBQIA families and characters. Here’s what they suggest (in no particular order) and full disclosure — they are mostly for younger kiddos:
- Everywhere Babies, by Susan Meyers, illustrated by Marla Frazee
- And Tango Makes Three, by Peter Parnell and Justin Richardson & illustrated by Henry Cole — this book is about penguins and based on a true story, what more could you ask for?
- This Day in June, by Gayle E. Pitman, illustrated by Kristyna Litten
- What Makes a Baby, by Cory Silverberg, illustrated by Fiona Smyth
- Mommy, Mama and Me, by Lesléa Newman, illustrated by Carol Thompson
- Daddy, Papa and Me, by Lesléa Newman, illustrated by Carol Thompson
- Heather Has Two Mommies, by Lesléa Newman, illustrated by Diana Souza
- Zak’s Safari: A Story about Donor-Conceived Kids of Two-Mom Families, by Christy Tyner, illustrated by Ciaee
- Stella Brings the Family, by Miriam B. Schiffer, illustrated by Holly Clifton-Brown
- King and King, by Linda de Haan and Stern Nijland
- Families, Families, Families!, by Suzanne Lang and Max Lang
- The Family Book, by Todd Parr
- In Our Mother’s House, by Patricia Polacco
- Who’s In My Family?: All about Our Families, by Robie H. Harris, illustrated by Nadine Bernard Westcott
- I’ve Got Dibs: A Donor Sibling Story, by Amy Dorfman, illustrated by Darren Goldman