Children's books for Pride Month

Pride: a Lift-the-Flap Book

Discover the celebration of the Pride with this bright, interactive lift-the-flap book! Featuring simple text, illustrations and satisfying lift-the-flaps, this book explores the festival of Pride and helps young children understand the importance of this special LGBTQIA+ celebration. Lift the flaps to reveal homemade costumes, the different identity flags and see what happens during a Pride parade.

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One More Day Until Pride

Join a group of friends preparing to celebrate Pride, learning about its positive messages and creating banners and costumes that reflect what they're passionate about. This is a beautiful, moving story that shows it's never too early to start celebrating love, acceptance and inclusion.

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Grandad's Pride

Milly can't wait to spend a summer at Grandad's cottage by the sea, and is even more excited when she discovers Grandad and Gramps' Pride flag in the attic. Grandad insists he's too old to go to the London celebrations, especially now Gramps isn't around any more, but Milly has an idea to get the local community together and bring Pride to Grandad.

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The Dog and the Sailor

From talented debut picture-book maker Pete Jordi Wood, this is a forgotten fairytale filled with magic and adventure. With stunning illustrations that evoke Mary Blair and classic Disney, this is the perfect gift for children of four and above - or for any fairytale fan. As one of very few examples of a fairytale that celebrates LGBTQ+ romance, the book is an important example of representation, celebrating lives that are too often excluded from mainstream storytelling.

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Rainbows, Unicorns and Triangles: Queer Symbols Throughout History

In the past, being different has often been dangerous, and people couldn't always be open about how they wanted to dress, what gender they wanted to be, and who they loved. Within these pages, you'll learn about how LGBTQIA2S+ people have used signs and symbols throughout history to communicate with each other, create safe spaces, and celebrate who they are! You'll recognise the rainbow flags of Pride Month, but what about the Labrys, the Lambda or the Lavender Rhino? This illustrated guide takes you on a journey through everything from the green carnations of Oscar Wilde and the violets of Sappho to the black rings of asexuality and the reclaimed pink triangles of persecution.

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Pride Families

Families come in all different shapes and sizes, and each one is perfect! Come and celebrate what it means to be a PRIDE FAMILY in this beautifully illustrated book written by LGBTQIA+ author, Amie Taylor and Illustrated by Kaspa Clarke .LGBTQIA+ families come in all the colours of the rainbow. Perhaps you belong to a Pride family, or maybe you have a friend who belongs to a Pride Family?

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The Lonely Book

Annie loves helping out in her moms' bookshop. But she knows something is troubling her older sibling, and her moms seem worried too. Even the bookshop is upset. This is a loving story about gender identity, family, and the magic of books.

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Tales From Beyond the Rainbow

Ten captivating stories of adventure and resilience celebrating LGBTQ+ characters, published as an illustrated collection of queer classics for the first time. These are the fairy tales that history forgot - or concealed. Tales in which gender is fluid and where queer stories can have a happy ending. From the humble sailor who finds his handsome prince to the transgender market girl who becomes queen, from Europe to Asia via the African savannah, LGBTQ+ folklore researcher Pete Jordi Wood has combed through generations of history and adapted ten unforgettable stories, each illustrated by an artist who shares heritage with the culture from which the stories were born.

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The Fights That Make Us

Jesse has recently come out as non-binary, and is struggling to find their place at school, and ideas for their project on lost stories from history. Thirty-five years earlier, Jesse's cousin Lisa is falling for her best friend, but with new laws being introduced to restrict LGBT people's rights, they'll have to fight for the world to accept who they are. When Jesse stumbles across Lisa's teenage diary, they are fascinated and horrified by her stories of living a secret life and protesting in the streets. Now it's Jesse's turn to find a way to shine a spotlight on a history that mustn't be forgotten.

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The DC Book of Pride

Written by DC expert Jadzia Axelrod, 'The DC Book of Pride' profiles more than 50 LGBTQIA+ characters in detail, including Harley Quinn, Superman, Nubia, Robin, Batwoman, Aqualad, Dreamer, Green Lantern, and many more. Discover their fascinating origins, amazing superpowers, and key storylines.

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Pride Power: The Young Person's Guide to LGBTQ+

Pride is about protesting for equal rights for everyone, a celebration of our differences and identities, and a way of finding your tribe and a supportive community that accepts you wholeheartedly. This book is a celebration of the LGBTQIA+ community. Learn to navigate pronouns and key terms, and discover the history of Pride and queer culture.

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