Welcome to Family Equality’s Book Nook, a comprehensive list of the best LGBTQ+ books for the whole family!
Whether you’re searching for your child’s first picture book or a young adult novel that your tween will devour, Family Equality’s Book Nook is a list of our favorite books that represent diverse families in a loving and respectful way.
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Wilhelmina Goes Wandering
John-Manuel Andriote
Based on the true story of a runaway cow in Connecticut. For five months in 2011, the Black Angus was the talk of the town as she was seen around Milford, Orange, and West Haven, hanging out and traveling with a herd of deer. Even the animal control experts thought “she” was a “he”…until, that is, they tried to capture “him.” When she is eventually captured and relocated to another farm, an animal sanctuary in Oxford, Wilhelmina finds that her urge for adventures has been curbed by knowing she is finally accepted and loved by her new farmer friend Betty. Readers will fall in love with Wilhelmina and her animals and human friends, brought to colorful life in the book’s lovingly rendered original watercolor illustrations.
Will You Still Love Me?
Shirley M Ringo and Glenda MacInnis
Follow Jack as he questions and learns the meaning of love and kindness from his Dad’s as he experiences new and exciting adventures!
William’s Doll
Charlotte Zolotow
More than anything, William wants a doll. “Don’t be a creep,” says his brother. “Sissy, sissy,” chants the boy next door. Then one day someone really understands William’s wish, and makes it easy for others to understand, too.
Worm loves worm
J. J. Austrian
This irresistible picture book is a celebration of love in all its splendid forms from debut author J. J. Austrian and the acclaimed author-illustrator of Little Elliot, Big City, Mike Curato. You are cordially invited to celebrate the wedding of a worm . . . and a worm. When a worm meets a special worm and they fall in love, you know what happens next: They get married! But their friends want to know—who will wear the dress? And who will wear the tux? The answer is: It doesn’t matter. Because Worm loves worm.
Xander’s Story Paperback
Christopher J Garcia-Halenar and Alejandro M Garcia-Halenar
Xander’s Story is a wonderfully vibrant picture book which guides children through a baseline understanding of surrogacy. Xander’s journey begins in the initial stage of him being just a dream to the final stage of when he becomes a gift. Xander, his little brother Max, and his two Dads, Alex and Chris Garcia-Halenar live in South Florida. Both Alex and Chris always wanted a family and began their surrogacy journey soon after falling in love. Believing that every child’s story is unique and should be celebrated, they wrote Xander’s Story so their son will always know how special he is.
Zinnia and Dot
Lisa Campbell Ernst
Meet Zinnia and Dot–two plump, self-satisfied hens who bicker constantly about the quality of their eggs. Whose are more lustrous, shapely, smooth? Their rivalry rages until a weasel bursts in and steals the eggs–all but one, a particularly prime specimen. Just in time, they realize they’ve got to stick together to protect their prized egg.
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