Books and Publications for Children with LGBT Parents The Case of the Stolen Scarab Else-Marie and her Seven Little (Candlestone Inn Mystery #1) Daddies Books When the Taylor-Michaelson family - Else-Marie has seven little daddies instead Nikki and Travis and their two moms - buy of one big one, and she worries how the 123 A Family Counting Book an old inn in Vermont, they don't expect other children will react when her daddies Fun with moms, dads, and pets! Celebrate their first visitor to be the local sheriff with come to pick her up at afternoon alternative families and teach numbers to news of a robbery - and their second to be a playgroup. young children. Lovely illustrations, and bedraggled hiker with amnesia! Soon Nikki G. Charbonnet, P. Lindenbaum. Henry Holt & Co. and Travis find themselves trying to solve a 1991 great for young children with same-sex parents. mystery that steadily grows more B. Combs. Two Lives Publishing. 2000 complicated - and perhaps dangerous as Emma and Meesha My Boy: A well. Ages 8-12. Two Mom Story N. Garden. Two Lives Publishing. 2002 ABC A Family Alphabet Book A little girl learns to treat her cat gently. Ages 2-7. Teach children letters too! A Clear Spring K. Considine. Xlibris. 2004 B. Combs. Two Lives Publishing. 2001 During her stay with Aunt Ceci and her Families: A Celebration Of * A Beach Party With Alexis partner, Janie, who is a naturalist, Willa This coloring book depicts Alexis and her learns about environmentalism, gets to Diversity, Commitment And friends during a day at the beach. Ages 2-7. know more about her family, and solves a Love S. Johnson-Calvo. Alyson Publications. 1991 mystery. Ages 7-12. The true stories of seventeen kids and B. Wilson. Feminist Press. 2002 their families, accompanied by Best Best Colors/ Los Mejores photographs. This book rejoices in the Daddy’s Roommate endless possibilities of the composition of Colores (Anti-Bias Book For Meet a boy, his gay dad and his dad’s a “family.” Ages 9-12. Kids) partner in this Lambda Literary Award A. Jenness. Houghton Mifflin. 1993 This bilingual children’s book, in both winning book. Ages 2-9. English and Spanish, tells the story of how M. Wilhoite. Alyson Publications. 1991 The Family Book a group of children deal with a hate crime A book celebrating all kinds of families, that occurs in their own neighborhood. The Dragon and the Doctor including ours: "Some families have two E. Hoffman (ed) E. Henriquez. Redleaf Press. 1999 This appealing story, with full-color moms or two dads..." His bold, simple illustrations, tells of a dragon who has a drawings of people and animals are just Box Girl sore tail. When she goes to Dr. Judy and perfect for kids! Ages 4-8. Gwen’s father is gay and her mother left Nurse Benjamin for help, they discover all T. Parr. Little, Brown. 2003 years ago. Despite her struggles at school kinds of treasures zipped into the tail. and with friends, her father and his Cured, the dragon takes Doctor Judy and Felicia’s Favorite Story boyfriend Leon provide Sarah with love Nurse Benjamin to meet her friends - an This book tells Felicia’s favorite bedtime and hope. Ages 9-12. ostrich, a hippopotamus, a turtle, and a story of how Mama Nessa and Mama S. Withrow, Groundwood Publishing. 2001 little creature who has two mothers. Ages Linda adopted her, with a read-along style 3-7. and charming watercolor illustrations. The Boy Who Cried Fabulous B. Danish. Feminist Press. 1995 Ages 4-7. This rhymed book tells the story of a young L. Newman. Two Lives Publishing. 2002 boy who marvels at everything around him *The Duke Who Outlawed Jelly and is constantly late, upsetting his parents Beans and Other Stories Heather Has Two Mommies until they realize how truly fabulous their This is a collection of five original fairy This beautifully illustrated book tells the son is. Ages 5-8. tales: The Frog Prince, The Eagle Rider, story of three-year-old Heather and her L. Newman. Ten Speed Press. 2004 The Dragon Sense, The Ogre's Boots and two moms. Ages 4-7. The Duke Who Outlawed Jelly Beans. L. Newman. Alyson Publications. 1991 Embedded within the stories are a cast of gay and lesbian characters. Ages 6-10. J. Valentine. Alyson Publications. Produced by COLAGE (Children Of Lesbians And Gays Everywhere), 2004. 3543 18th St. #1, San Francisco, CA 94110. (415) 861-5437. www.colage.org Books and Publications for Children with LGBT Parents Losing Uncle Tim Morning Light Books Cont. A touching and beautifully illustrated story The story of a family whose mother has about a young boy who must deal with the AIDS and eventually dies. The story is fact that his beloved uncle Tim is dying of intended to help children and their Holly’s Secret AIDS. Ages 6-12. families face serious illness and death in a When Holly's family moves to a new town, M. Jordan. Albert Whitman & Co. 1989 straightforward manner, instead of hiding she decides to take on a new identity at her or denying feelings. new middle school and lies about her two Love Makes a Family: M. Merrifield, Stoddart Kids, 1996 moms, hoping that she'll fit in. She learns Portraits of Lesbian, Gay, that her true friends will stand by her and Bisexual, and Transgender My Dad Has HIV that love is the most important thing. Ages A young girl whose father has HIV learns 7-12. Parents and Their Families about the virus and is proud of her dad for N. Garden. Farrar, Straus and Giroux Inc. 2000. A beautiful book filled with photographs trying to stay healthy. This book is very and interviews with LGBT families. easy to read, with simple, colorful G. Kaeser, P. Gillespie. University of Massachusetts How it Feels to Have a Gay or Press, Amherst MA. 1999. illustrations. Ages 5-8. E. Alexander, S. Rudin, P. Sejkora. Fairview Press. Lesbian Parent: A Book by Kids 1996. for Kids of All Ages Lucy Goes To The Country First-person accounts by children of gay or The story of Lucy the cat and her two “big My Family, Our Family, lesbian parents, ranging in age from 7 to guys” who travel to the country every Your Family 31. weekend, and run into a little bit of trouble. J. Snow, Harrington Park Press. 2004 Contains many queer characters, including A fabulous coloring book depicting a diverse variety of lgbt families doing a lesbian couple with a daughter. Ages 5-7. J. Kennedy, (Il) J. Canemaker. Alyson Wonderland. mundane things like going shopping, How My Family Came to Be— 1998. eating dinner, and playing games together. Daddy, Papa and Me Ages 2-7. The story of a young boy’s adoption by his Mama Eat Ant, Yuck L. Black, J. Lovvorn. 2004 Daddy and Papa, with the message that This book told in the form of a funny poem families are made up of people who love is about the family life of one-year-old My Two Uncles each other. Simple sentences and big, bold Emma, her Mama and Mommy, and her Elly is upset when her grandfather refuses playful illustrations. Ages 4-8. to invite her uncle and his partner to a A. Aldrich. New Family Press. 2003. siblings. One day Emma is delighted when her mother receives a surprise in her family party. raisins. Ages 4-8 J. Vigna. Albert Whitman & Company. 1995 King & King B.L. Edmonds, M. Danielle. Barby’s House Books. A prince who is reluctant to marry any of 2000 Saturday Is Pattyday the princesses his mother invites to the Frankie used to live with his two moms, castle finally finds love with another Molly’s Family Allie and Patty, but they have separated. prince in this charming, colorful and When Molly draws a picture of her family Frankie brings Doris Delores exuberantly collaged story. Ages 7-10. for kindergarten Open School Night, one of Brontausaurus to visit Allie in her new L. de Haan, S. Nijland. Ten Speed Press. 2000. her classmates makes her feel bad because apartment, and learns that Allie will he says “you can’t have a mommy and a always be part of his life. Ages 4-9. King & King & Family mama.” After talking to her teacher and her L. Newman, Women’s Press, Toronto, Canada. 1993 In this sequel to King & King, the two parents, she feels better knowing there are kings go on a honeymoon trip to the jungle, all different kinds of families, even in her The Skull of Truth: A Magic where they see lots of animal families and own class. Shop Book return home with a surprise of their own. N. Garden. Farrar Straus Giroux. 2004 A boy who is forced through magic to tell Ages 7-10. L. de Haan, S. Nijland. Ten Speed Press. 2004. the truth faces issues of his uncle’s homosexuality and friend’s cancer. Especially appealing to reluctant readers. Ages 9-12. B. Coville. Harcourt Brace. 1997. Produced by COLAGE (Children Of Lesbians And Gays Everywhere), 2004. 3543 18th St. #1, San Francisco, CA 94110. (415) 861-5437. www.colage.org Books and Publications for Children with LGBT Parents And Baby Magazine Amy Asks a Question Books Cont. The new magazine for proud LGBT parents Amy asks, “Grandma, what’s a lesbian?” and parents to be. 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