Happy Pride Month!
If you’re looking to kick off Pride Month the right way–with some of the best books published in 2023, obviously–then you’re in the right place! Whether you’re a newbie to LGBTQ lit or are hoping to find a great new read to add to your collection, this Pride reading list is a perfect place to start!
Babies
Bye Bye, Binary by Eric Geron
No Matter What….We All Belong by Becky Davies
Love Makes a Family by Sophie Beer
Kindness Makes Us Strong by Sophie Beer
Preschool
Dolls and Trucks are for Everyone by Robb Pearlman
My Shadow is Purple by Scott Stuart
Fred Gets Dressed by Peter Brown
Calvin by JR Ford
Children
A Costume for Charly by CK Malone
A Rainbow Parade by Emily Neilson
Strong by Rob Kearney
Phoneix Gets Greater by Mary Wilson Trudeau
Tweens
The Best Liars in Riverview by Lin Thompson
Twelfth by Janet Key
Different Kinds of Fruit by Kyle Lukoff
Answers in the Pages by David Levithan
Teens
Missing Clarissa by Ripley Jones
Planning Perfect by Haley Neil
Nothing Sung and Nothing Spoken by Nita Tyndall
Always the Almost by Edward Underhill
Adults
After Sappho by Selby Wynn Schwartz
Endpapers by Jennifer Savran Kelly
I Keep My Exoskeletons to Myself by Marisa Crane
The New Life by Tom Crewe
Resources for Individuals
- LGBTQ Resource List | GLAAD [Gay & Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation]
- Info and Resources For LBGTQ Teens and Allies | Planned Parenthood
- Resources | The Trevor Project
- LGBT Youth Resources | Youth.gov
- Resources | The Safe Zone Project
Resources for Parents & Caregivers
- LGBTQ Youth Resources | CDC’s Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Health
- Loving Families | PFLAG [Parents & Friends of Lesbians & Gays]
- Resources for Parents and Families of LGBTQ Individuals | ALA [American Library Association]
- Resources for Families of LGBTQ Youth | DHHS’s Child Welfare Information Gateway
- Family + Friends | The Trevor Project
