Beyond the Shelves: Pride Month Book Picks for Kids

We're celebrating Pride Month on Beyond the Shelves! Jes and Sarah have combed through our catalog and found some of the best titles for kids this month. These books tell LGBTQ+ stories and celebrate sexuality and gender orientation. Happy Pride!

 

Show Notes

Book Picks

Kid/Picture Books
The Good Hair Day, by Christian Trimmer (he/him) and illustrated by J Yang (he/him) Free to be Fabulous!, by David McMullin (he/him) and illustrated by Robbie Cathro (he/him) Strong, by Rob Kearney (he/him) & Eric Rosswood (he/him) and illustrated by Nidhi Chanani (she/her) ABC-Deconstructing Gender, by Asley Molesso (she/her) and Chess Needham (he/him)

Middle Grade Books
Paige Not Found, by Jen Wilde (she/they)  Sir Callie and the Champions of Helston, by Esme Symes-Smith (they/them) Just Lizzie, by Karen Wilfrid (she/her)  Cross My Heart and Never Lie, by Nora Dåsnes (she/her)

Teen Books
Canto Contigo, by Jonny Garza Villa (they/them)  Escaping Mr. Rochester, by L.L. McKinney (she/her)  Icarus, by K. Ancrum (she/her)   This Day Changes Everything, by Edward Underhill (he/him) The Princess and the Grilled Cheese, by Deya Muniz (they/them)

 

What We're Reading

Jes
God of the Woods, by Liz Moore Rebel Girl: My Life as a Feminist Punk, by Kathleen Hanna Poppy War, by RF Kuang In Universes, by Emet North

Sarah Winter’s Orbit, by Everina Maxwell The Ministry of Time, by Kaliane Bradley The Catch, by Amy Lea  You, Again, by Kate Goldbeck

 

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