2SLGBTQIA+ Books for Kids - NEW 2025 & 2026

New books for children published since 2025!

Updated May 13, 2026
Newfoundland & Labrador Public Libraries NLPL Pride
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2SLGBTQIA+ Books for Kids - NEW 2025 & 2026

New books for children published since 2025!

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World Worth Saving
Lukoff, Kyle.
Paper Book
A NATIONAL BOOK AWARD FINALIST * A groundbreaking, action-packed, and ultimately uplifting adventure that intertwines elements of Jewish mythology with an unflinching examination of the impacts of transphobia, from Newbery Honor winner Kyle Lukoff. "Rare and beautiful--a novel...
Beetle & the Chimera Carnival
Layne, Aliza
Paper Book
Beetle and her friends attend a carnival full of dragons and magic, only to discover something sinister at play behind the scenes, in this delightful sequel to the Stonewall Honor-winning Beetle & the Hollowbones middle grade graphic novel. Hidden behind the clouds, giant...
Bea Mullins takes a shot
Deibert, Emily
Paper Book
When a 7th grader is forced to join her school's hockey team, she discovers unexpected friendships and a budding crush on the team captain. This fierce and heartfelt queer romance explores the courage to face your fears, even when your dreams are on thin ice. Some goals are...
My Gender, My Rules
Passchier, Andy
Paper Book
Published in partnership with GLAAD, this read-aloud picture book helps adults begin important conversations about gender in a supportive and affirming way. Gender is one way that we express ourselves. Your gender belongs to you, and YOU get to make ALL the rules. There are eight...
Raven's ribbons
Spillett, Tasha
Paper Book
★ "Spillett captures the joy of the round dance, and a feeling of belonging and connection offered in intergenerational Indigenous community."​ --Publishers Weekly, starred review ★ "Simple and tender." --...
Are you a friend of Dorothy? : the true story of an imaginary woman and the real people she helped
Lukoff, Kyle.
Paper Book
Two starred reviews! From Newbery Honor and Stonewall Book Award-winning author Kyle Lukoff and celebrated picture book illustrator Levi Hastings comes an "venturesome, refreshingly frank" (Booklist, starred review) picture book about how people found community in a...
A song for you & I
O'Neill, Kay (Cartoonist)
Paper Book
NATIONAL BESTSELLER * Being a ranger means adventure, action, and protecting the weak. But who protects the ranger when they lose their way? From the bestselling author of The Moth Keeper and the Tea Dragon Society comes a must read MG graphic novel for fans of soft sweeping fantasy...
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