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Picture Books for Pride

This is a selection of our favourite board and picture books featuring stories about gender expression, identity, and diverse families. For this list, board books will be listed first followed by picture books for all ages. Haven't found "the one" yet? Ask a librarian for more great rainbow reads! For non-fiction books for children and youth, check out our booklist on gender identity and sexuality which can be found on our Kids Staff Picks area of the website.

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New Westminster Public Library

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  • In this photographic concept book, babies and toddlers are introduced to the PRIDE flag and the meaning behind each color
    Board Book[Victoria, British Columbia] : Orca Book Publishers, 2019. — BOARD BOOK
  • This Little Rainbow

    a Love-is-love Primer

    Holub, Joan
    Learn all about important leaders who represent, empower, and support the LGBTQIA+ community in this engaging board book perfect for proud leaders-in-training!
    Board BookNew York : Little Simon, 2021. — BOARD BOOK
  • Whether you have one parent, two moms, two dads, a mom and a dad or another wonderful caregiver, there?s one thing that makes EVERY family a family? and that's LOVE!
    Board BookNew York : Dial Books for Young Readers, 2018. — BOARD BOOK
  • Rainbow

    a First Book of Pride

    Genhart, Michael
    Children from different kinds of families demonstrate the original meanings of the colors in the rainbow flag, and then come together at a Pride parade.
    BookWashington, DC : Magination Press + American Psychological Association, [2019] — PIC Gen
  • Perfect for reading aloud with its rhyming, rhythmic text, this picture book finds two mommies sharing a perfect day with their little one, from visiting animals on a farm to bedtime snuggles.
    BookNew York : Orchard Books, an imprint of Scholastic Incorporated, 2022. — PIC Mem
  • A dedicated mom puts love into action as she creates the perfect rainbow-colored wig for her transgender daughter, based on the real-life experience of mother-daughter advocate duo Trinity and DeShanna Neal
    BookNew York : Kokila, [2020] — EASY FIC Nea
  • This vibrant picture book sets the story of a same-sex couple struggling to gain acceptance against the colorful backdrop of an Indian wedding.
    BookNew York: Yali Books; 2020 — EASY FIC Nar
  • A child celebrates her Maddy, who is neither mommy nor daddy but a little bit of both, like so many things in nature. Includes note to parents.
    BookWashington, DC : Magination Press, [2020] — PIC Pit
  • When a classmate insists a family must have a mother and a father, Riley fears she will have to choose between Papa and Daddy until her fathers assure her that love makes a family.
    BookWashington, DC : Magination Press, [2020] — PIC Kir
  • An empowering celebration of identity, acceptance and Hawaiian culture based on the true story of a young girl in Hawai'i who dreams of leading the boys-only hula troupe at her school.
    BookToronto : Tundra Books, 2019. — PIC Gal
  • Aidan, a transgender boy, experiences complicated emotions as he and his parents prepare for the arrival of a new baby
    BookNew York : Lee & Low Books Inc., [2019] — PIC Luk
  • Susan loves her baby sister, Jackie, but as Jackie grows older and behaves more and more like a boy, Susan must adjust to having a brother, Jack, instead.
    BookNew York, NY : Little Bee Books, [2018] — PIC Sil
  • While riding the subway home from the pool with his abuela one day, Julián notices three women spectacularly dressed up. Their hair billows in brilliant hues, their dresses end in fishtails, and their joy fills the train car. When Julián…
    BookSomerville, Massachusetts : Candlewick Press, 2018. — PIC Lov
  • Illustrations and gently rhyming text follow two mothers and their toddler on a sunny day.
    BookNew York : Dial Books for Young Readers, [2020] — PIC Man
  • A magical gender variant child brings transformation and change to the world around them thanks to their mother's enduring love.
    BookVancouver, BC : Arsenal Pulp Press, c2017. — PIC Tho
  • Marley is a little nonbinary kid with big anxieties. Crowds? Pass. Loud noises? No, thanks. When their Zaza is up for an award at Pride, they want to go to the parade for the first time with their beloved grandparent. But can Marley…
    BookConcord, MA : Barefoot Books, 2024. — PIC Ret
  • Introducing Teddy

    Gentle Story About Gender and Friendship

    Walton, Jessica,
    Errol's best friend and teddy, Thomas, is sad because he wishes he were a girl, not a boy teddy, but what only matters to both of them is that they are friends.
    BookBloomsbury U.S.A. Children's Books, 2016. — PIC Wal
  • 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?
    BookNew York : Balzer + Bray, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers, [2016] — PIC Aus
  • When a teacher asks the children in her class to think about what makes their families special, the answers are all different in many ways -- but the same in the one way that matters most of all.
    BookToronto ; Berkeley : Groundwood Books : House of Anansi Press, 2016. — PIC Ole
  • Jacob, who likes to wear dresses at home, convinces his parents to let him wear a dress to school too.
    BookChicago, Illinois : Albert Whitman & Company, 2014. — PIC Hof