These titles are in no particular order. I encourage you to find a book your family hasn't read yet and give it a try. These inclusive books have all been either read by me or personally recommended by someone I know. Some are affirming and celebrate the diversity of the LGBTQ+ community. Some celebrate cultural diversity and include books about holidays of many cultures or amplify the voices of authors who are Black, Indigenous, Asian, or Latinx. Some include characters with autism, Down syndrome, or deafness. Others celebrate inclusivity and diversity by reminding us that all people in our communities are worthy of love and respect and that we are better together. 

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The links all go to either Bookshop.org (an organization that works with Indie bookstores) or Barnes & Noble unless Amazon is the only seller I could find. I hope you support local and Indie bookstores when you purchase the books. 

 

LGBTQ+ Affirming

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Joy to the World by Kai Shappley and Lisa Bunker

I am Perfectly Designed by Karamo Brown

I See the Moon and the Moon Sees Me by Cassie Brooks

10,000 Dresses by Marcus Ewert

A is for Activist by Innosanto Nagara

Blue by Nana Ekua Brew-Hammond and Daniel Minter

Every Body is a Rainbow by Caroline PsyD Carter and Mathias Ball

It Feels Good to Be Yourself: A Book about Gender Identity by

Theresa Thorn (Author)/ Noah Grigni (Illustrator)

Adopting My Two Dads by Luca Panzini

The Meaning of Pride by Rosiee Thor and Sam Kirk

ABC of Gender Identity by Devika Dalal

The Rainbow Sheep by David Hayward

When God Made You by Matthew Paul Turner

When God Made Lights by Matthew Paul Turner

You Will Always Belong by Matthew Paul Turner

Every Body is a Rainbow: A Kid's Guide to Bodies Across the Gender

Grandad's Pride (A Grandad's Camper LGBTQ Pride Book for Kids in partnership with GLAAD) by Harry Woodgate

Spectrum: A Kid's Guide to Bodies Across the Gender Spectrum: A Kid's Guide to Bodies Across the Gender Spectrum by Caroline Carter

And Tango Makes Three by Justin Richardson and Peter Parnell

 

Multicultural/Inclusive

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Amanda Gorman by Maria Isabel Sánchez Vegara and Queenbe Monyei

Families by Susan Kuklin

ABC: A Family Alphabet Book by Bobbie Combs

The Mommy Book by Todd Parr

The Adventures of Little Miss Crazy Hair: The Girl with Curl by Christopher Garcia-Halenar and Alejandro Garcia-Halenar

Bare Tree and Little Wind by Mitali Perkins and Khoa Le

Bright Brown Baby by Andrea Davis Pinkney and Brian Pinkney

Best Best Colors: Los Mejores Colores by Eric Hoffman

Free at Last by Sojourner Kincaid Rolle and Alex Bostic

Good Dream Dragon by Jacky Davis and Courtney Dawson

A Boy Named Isamu by James Yang

A Day for Rememberin’ by Leah Henderson and Floyd Cooper

Cookies and Cake & The Families We Make by Jennifer L. Egan

This Day in June by Gayle E. Pitman

The Different Dragon by Jennifer Bryan

Stacey's Remarkable Books by Stacey Abrams

​Mr. Maple: A Guide Dog's Journey by Paul Castle

Our Heroes: Black History Month by Ariana Brown

Binny's Diwali by Thrity Umriga

Lights, Camera, Diwali! by Amita Roy Shah

Welcome Ramadan by Sara Sarfraz

The Night Before Eid: A Muslim Family Story by Aya Khalil

The Arabic Quilt: An Immigrant Story by Aya Khalil 

The Girl Who Thought in Pictures: The Story of Dr. Temple Grandin by Julia Finley Mosca

How to Build a Hug: Temple Grandin and Her Amazing Squeeze Machine by Amy Guglielmo and Jacqueline Tourville 

You Are Enough: A Book About Inclusion by Sofia Sanchez and 

Margaret O'Hair 

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