La Crescent Public Library discussion

June is LGBT+ Pride Month! Here are some of our favorite picture books featuring LGBT+ characters!

Pride Puppy! is a fun ABC story about a puppy who gets lost during a Pride parade and features all the people the puppy encounters while running through the parade.
Prince & Knight and Maiden & Princess are two favorite fairytale stories featuring LGBT+ princes, knights, princesses, and maidens.
Rainbow: A First Book of Pride is a fun, colorful book that celebrates all kinds of families, and the special bond between parents & their children. It also introduces readers to the meaning of each of the colors on the rainbow pride flag.
Sewing the Rainbow: The Story of Gilbert Baker and the Rainbow Flag is a picture book biography of Gilbert Baker, the person who sewed the first pride flag during the San Francisco Gay Rights Movement in the 1970s.
When You Look Out the Window: How Phyllis Lyon and Del Martin Built a Community is another picture book biography of Phyllis Lyon and Del Martin, a politically active lesbian couple in San Francisco, who through the story, point out several landmarks in their city.
When Aidan Became A Brother is a lovely story of a transgender child who is going to become a big brother, and wants to do everything right for his new sibling. But he's worried about making mistakes. This story reassures all new older siblings that mistakes happen, and can be fixed and forgiven with honesty, communication, and love.

Libraries are for everyone! What are your favorite picture books featuring LGBT+ characters?