LGBTQ+
Prince & knight
Daniel Haack
jE Haack
Picture Books, LGBTQ+
A prince and a knight in shining armor find true love in each other's embrace after fighting a dragon together.
Are you my mother? : a comic drama
Alison Bechdel
BIOGRAPHY Bechdel, Alison
Graphic Novels, LGBTQ+
A graphic memoir of Alison Bechdel becoming the artist her mother wanted to be. Alison Bechdel’s Fun Home was a pop culture and literary phenomenon. Now, a second thrilling tale of filial sleuthery, this time about her mother: voracious reader, music lover, passionate amateur actor. Also a woman, unhappily married to a closeted gay man, whose artistic aspirations simmered under the surface of Bechdel's childhood . . . and who stopped touching or kissing her daughter good night, forever, when she was seven. Poignantly, hilariously, Bechdel embarks on a quest for answers concerning the mother-daughter gulf. It's a richly layered search that leads readers from the fascinating life and work of the iconic twentieth-century psychoanalyst Donald Winnicott, to one explosively illuminating Dr. Seuss illustration, to Bechdel’s own (serially monogamous) adult love life. And, finally, back to Mother—to a truce, fragile and real-time, that will move and astonish all adult children of gifted mothers.
If you like graphic novels, and haven't read this one yet: do it. If you swear you don't like graphic novels or comics: try this one. -Heidi K
One of a kind like me = Único como yo
Laurin Mayeno
j468.6 Mayeno
Picture Books, LGBTQ+
"Tomorrow is the school parade, and Danny knows exactly what he will be: a princess. Mommy supports him 100%, and they race to the thrift store to find his costume. It s almost closing time will Danny find the costume of his dreams in time? One of A Kind, Like Me / Unico como yo is a sweet story about unconditional love and the beauty of individuality. It s a unique book that lifts up children who don't fit gender stereotypes, and reflects the power of a loving and supportive community."--Amazon.
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Worm loves Worm
J. J Austrian
jE Austrian
Picture Books, LGBTQ+
Two worms in love decide to get married, and with help from Cricket, Beetle, Spider, and the Bees they have everything they need and more, but which one will be the bride and which the groom?
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Aristotle and Dante discover the secrets of the universe
Benjamin Alire Sáenz
YOUNG ADULT FICTION Saenz Benjamin
LGBTQ+, Young Adult
Fifteen-year-old Ari Mendoza is an angry loner with a brother in prison, but when he meets Dante and they become friends, Ari starts to ask questions about himself, his parents, and his family that he has never asked before.
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I am Jazz
Jessica Herthel
jE Herthel
Picture Books, LGBTQ+
Presents the story of a transgender child who traces her early awareness that she is a girl in spite of male anatomy and the acceptance she finds through a wise doctor who explains her natural transgender status.
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In our mothers' house
Patricia Polacco
jE Polacco
Picture Books, LGBTQ+
Three young children experience the joys and challenges of being raised by two mothers.
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Heather has two mommies
Lesléa Newman
jE Newman
Picture Books, LGBTQ+
When Heather goes to playgroup, at first she feels bad because she has two mothers and no father, but then she learns that there are lots of different kinds of families and the most important thing is that all the people love each other.
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And Tango makes three
Justin Richardson
jE Richardson
Picture Books, LGBTQ+
At New York City's Central Park Zoo, two male penguins fall in love and start a family by taking turns sitting on an abandoned egg until it hatches.
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A is for activist
Innosanto Nagara
jE Nagara
Board Books, LGBTQ+
"The bestselling ABC book for families who want their kids to grow up in a space that is unapologetic about activism, environmental justice, civil rights, LGBTQ rights, and everything else that we believe in and fight for."--Page [4] of cover.
Added by Casey
This spin on classic fairy tale tropes is delightful and a lovely way to show children that true love can come from anyone. -Casey