A memoir about growing up nonbinary and asexual has once again topped the American Library Association’s annual list of the most challenged books—and new data shows that in a year of record censorship attempts, the “vast majority” targeted books with LGBTQIA+ and/or BIPOC characters. #RighttoReadDay #QueerKidLit

For #EarthDay (or any day), here are some LGBTQ-inclusive books that show how queer youth and youth with queer parents have played a part in fighting climate change, and that remind us of our connections with the natural world. #QueerKidLit https://mombian.com/2023/04/22/5-lgbtq-kids-books-for-earth-day-because-it-will-take-everyone-to-save-our-planet/

This past week has been full of news about awful anti-LGBTQ bills and policies, many (if not all) of which harm children. These books won’t cure that, but they offer a dose of queer joy and perhaps will give some affirmation and support to young people who need this now more than ever. #QueerKidLit https://mombian.com/2023/04/21/9-new-kids-books-celebrating-lgbtq-identities-and-lives/

Drew Leclair is back on the case! The 2nd volume in the exciting series starring a queer girl detective is out now! #QueerKidLit #QueerYouth #LGBTQYouth https://mombian.com/database/drew-leclair-crushes-the-case/

Today is “Drop Everything and Read (D.E.A.R.) Day,” when families are encouraged to enjoy books together in honor of beloved author Beverly Cleary’s birthday. I’m therefore highlighting some chapter book series, since that was Cleary’s sweet spot—but these all have #LGBTQ inclusion! #QueerKidLit https://mombian.com/2023/04/12/drop-everything-and-read-these-9-lgbtq-inclusive-chapter-book-series/

I’m over the moon about this stellar middle-grade graphic novel starring a girl with two moms! Click through for review and see if its gravity pulls you in, too! https://mombian.com/2023/04/04/a-two-mom-family-thats-out-of-this-world/ #QueerKidLit #LGBTQfamilies

In November I'll visit #Romania for the first time, to give the closing keynote of the International Association of Professional Translators & Interpreters Conference in #Timisoara!

#IAPTI2023 #xl8 #translation #kidlit #queerkidlit #LGBTQ #censorship #cartipentrucopii

This week’s new #LGBTQ-inclusive kids’ books are brought to you by the sound “oo.” https://mombian.com/2023/03/28/ooh-new-lgbtq-childrens-books/ #LGBTQfamilies #QueerKidLit

Three terrific new LGBTQ-inclusive books are coming out today, two by creative pairs who have already won places in my heart, and one by an author making a middle-grade debut! #QueerKidLit #LGBTQ https://mombian.com/2023/03/21/3-new-lgbtq-inclusive-kids-books-of-joy-hope-and-belonging/

The Mombian Database of LGBTQ Family Books and More now has more than 1200 items in it—and counting! With LGBTQ-inclusive books under increased attack, I hope this database can play a part in connecting those who need such books with the many titles that now exist. #QueerKidLit #LGBTQ #LGBTQfamilies https://mombian.com/2023/03/16/mombian-database-hits-milestone-of-1200-lgbtq-family-books-and-more/

Happy #internationalwomensday! Celebrate with some recent picture-book biographies of these inspiring queer and queer-adjacent women! #LGBTQ #QueerKidLit #LGBTQfamilies https://mombian.com/2023/03/08/5-recent-picture-book-biographies-of-queer-and-queer-adjacent-women-for-international-womens-day/

Queer kids save the world (or the kingdom) in these great recent middle-grade books set in fantasy realms or fantastical versions of our own world. If you’re looking for books of action, adventure, and magic, starring queer kids with a variety of intersecting identities, check them out! https://mombian.com/2023/02/28/queer-kids-save-the-world/ #LGBTQ #LGBTQFamilies #QueerKidLit

When I discovered that Newbery Honoree and Stonewall Award winner Kyle Lukoff would be doing a reading at a nearby children’s library last Saturday, I immediately changed my plans and went to hear him. I wasn’t disappointed: https://mombian.com/2023/02/13/reading-with-kyle-lukoff/ #lgbtq #QueerKidLit

Today is World Read Aloud Day, and while reading any children’s book aloud with your kids on any day is a great idea, here are 10 LGBTQ-inclusive kids’ books whose rhythms and wordplay make them particularly fun to read aloud (plus some bonus titles you'll have to click through to see)! #lgbtq #lgbtqfamilies #QueerKidLit https://mombian.com/2023/02/01/10-lgbtq-inclusive-kids-books-for-world-read-aloud-day/

#LGBTQ-inclusive kids’ books not only offer needed representation, but can also take their place with some of the best children’s literature around, bar none, as this year’s Youth Media Awards once again proved. https://mombian.com/2023/01/31/youth-media-awards-highlight-quality-and-scope-of-lgbtq-inclusive-kids-books/ #lgbtqfamilies #QueerKidLit

Today is Multicultural Children’s Book Day, so I’m showcasing 10 recent picture books that are LGBTQ inclusive and celebrate a diversity of cultures! #ReadYourWorld #QueerKidLit #LGBTQ https://mombian.com/2023/01/26/10-recent-lgbtq-inclusive-books-for-multicultural-childrens-book-day/

Picture books about different types of families are increasingly common, but a new book from Dottir Press gives us a take on the subject that feels particularly varied and intersectional, with a rarer—and emphatic—acknowledgment of chosen families. #QueerKidLit #LGBTQ Review: https://mombian.com/2023/01/24/an-intersectional-celebration-of-all-families-in-new-picture-book/

A bright new board book about pronouns! Click through for review! https://mombian.com/database/they-he-she-words-for-you-and-me/ #QueerKidLit #LGBTQfamilies

Here's a roundup of some of the #QueerKidLit roundups I've done in 2022, highlighting various identities, topics, and themes: Baking! Cats! Drag queens! Science! Bedtime stories! Board books! Queer kids! Queer moms! Queer dads! Trans and nonbinary parents! and much more: https://mombian.com/2022/12/20/a-roundup-of-lgbtq-kids-book-roundups-an-end-of-year-extravaganza/ #LGBTQ #LGBTQfamilies

I chose these #QueerKidLit books for my #HolidayGiftGuide because they're some of the year’s best, cover a range of identities and themes, and emphasize love, inspiration, and joy--important things to remind young people of: https://mombian.com/2022/11/25/holiday-gift-guide-2-dozen-of-this-years-best-lgbtq-inclusive-picture-books/ #ReadWithLove