LGBTQ+ Book List for Children and Teenagers 

Pre-school 

  • Mommy, Mama, and Me by Leslea Newman 
  • Heather Has Two Mommies by Leslea Newman 
  • Daddy, Papa, and Me by Leslea Newman 
  • Daddy's Roommate by Michael Willhoite 
  • And Tango Makes Three by Peter Parnell 
  • The Family Book by Todd Parr 
  • The Different Dragon by Jennifer Bryan 
  • What Are Parents? by Kyme Fox-Lee 
  • ABC: A Family Alphabet Book by Bobbie Combs 
  • Who's in a Family? by Robert Skutch  
  • One Dad Two Dads Brown Dad Blue Dads by Johnny Valentine and Melody Sarecky
  • Jacob’s New Dress by Sarah and Ian Hoffman 
  • I Am Jazz by Jazz Jennings 
  • Henry Holton Takes the Ice by Sandra Bradley 
  • The Different Dragon by Jennifer Bryan 
  • My Princess Boy by Cheryl Kilodavis 
  • Not Every Princess by Jeffrey Bone and Lisa Bone 
  • Annie’s Plaid Shirt by Stacy B. Davids 
  • Introducing Teddy: A gentle story about gender and friendship by Jess Walton
  • It Feels Good to Be Yourself by Theresa Thorn Julián
  • Is a Mermaid by Jessica Love 
  • They, She, He easy as ABC by Maya and Matthew Smith-Gonzalez 
  • When Aidan Became a Big Brother by Kyle Lukoff and Kaylani Juanita
  • Who Are You? The Kid's Guide to Gender Identity by Brook Pessin-Whedbee
  • My Mommy Is A Boy by Jason Martinez 
  • Peanut Goes for the Gold by Jonathan Van Ness 
  • Neither by Airlie Anderson 
  • I Am Perfectly Designed by Karamo Brown and Jason “Rachel” Brown
  • Introducing Teddy: A Gentle Story about Gender and Friendship by Jessica Walton
  • Pink Is for Boys by Robb Pearlman 
  • Bunnybear by Andrea J. Loney 
  • Jamie Is Jamie: A Book about Being Yourself and Playing Your Way by Afsaneh Moradian

School-age 

  • King and King by Linda de Haan 
  • King and King and Family by Linda de Haan 
  • In Our Mothers' House by Patricia Polacco 
  • Molly's Family by Nancy Garden 
  • Mom and Mum are Getting Married by Ken Setterington 
  • The Daddy Machine by Johnny Valentine 
  • Donovan's Big Day by Leslea Newman 
  • It's Okay To Be Different by Todd Parr 
  • My Princess Boy by Cheryl Kilodavis  
  • A Tale of Two Mommies by Vanita Oelschlager  
  • A Tale of Two Daddies by Vanita Oelschlager  
  • Is Your Family Like Mine? by Lois Abramchik
  • Saturday is Pattyday by Leslea Newman and Annette Hegel 
  • Red: A Crayon's Story by Michael Hall 
  • All I Want To Be Is Me by Phyllis Rothblatt 
  • The Boy with the Rainbow Heart by William Mason 
  • Pride: The Story of Harvey Milk and the Rainbow Flag by Rob Sanders 
  • The Pants Project by Cat Clarke 
  • Steven Universe by Rebecca Sugar 
  • Zenobia July by Lisa Bunker 
  • A House for Everyone: A Story to Help Children Learn about Gender Identity and Gender Expression by  Jo Hirst 
  • George by Alex Gino 
  • Rick by Alex Gino 

Teenage 

  • Geography Club by Brent Hartinger 
  • Rainbow Boys by Alex Sanchez 
  • Rainbow Road by Alex Sanchez 
  • Rainbow High by Alex Sanchez 
  • Gravel Queen by Tea Benduhn 
  • Totally Joe by James Howe 
  • Boy Meets Boy by David Levithan 
  • Boyfriends with Girlfriends by Alex Sanchez 
  • So Hard to Say by Alex Sanchez 
  • Split Screen by Brent Hartinger 
  • Zach’s Secret by Matthew W. Grant 
  • Tessa Masterson Will Go To Prom by Brendan Halpin & Emily Franklin 
  • Keeping You a Secret by Julie Anne Peters 
  • Between Mom and Jo by Julie Anne Peters 
  • It’s Our Prom (So Deal With It) by Julie Ann Peters 
  • Naomi and Ely’s No Kiss List by David Levithan 
  • Gracefully Grayson by Ami Polonsky 
  • My Mixed-Up Berry Blue Summer by Jennifer Gennari 
  • Better Nate Than Ever by Tim Federle 
  • Newsgirl by Liza Ketchum Drama by Raina Telgemeier 
  • Simon vs. The Homo Sapiens Agenda by Becky Albertalli 
  • Beyond Magenta by Susan Kuklin 
  • Being Jazz: My Life as a (Transgender) Teen by Jazz Jennings 
  • It’s Perfectly Normal by Robie Harris 
  • The GSA Club by L. Strait-Bodey 
  • Beyond Magenta: Transgender Teens Speak Out (Susan Kuklin)