Celebrating Rainbow Families

Updated April 30, 2025
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Love makes a family
Beer, Sophie
Paper Book
This fun, inclusive board book celebrates the one thing that makes every family a family . . . and that's LOVE! Now a modern classic, Love Makes a Family is the bestselling board book from the creator of Kindness Makes Us Strong. ...
Introducing teddy : a story about being yourself
Walton, Jessica
Paper Book
Introducing Teddy introduces the youngest readers to understanding gender identity and transition in an accessible and heart-warming story about being true to yourself and being a good friend. Errol and his teddy, Thomas, are best friends who do everything together....
Julian is a mermaid
Love, Jessica
Paper Book
A glimpse of three women dressed as mermaids leaves one boy filled with wonder and ready to dazzle the world. "Every choice Jessica Love makes imbues the story with charm, tenderness and humor" New York TImes Book Review While riding the subway home with his Nana one day, Julian notices three women...
Wrestle!
Mars, Charlotte
Paper Book
A funny book about growing up in a family with two mums inspired by Gus Skattebol-James' story in the award-winning documentary, Gayby Baby.
Just the way we are
Shirvington, Jessica
Paper Book
A one-of-a-kind book that celebrates families of EVERY kind! Meet Anna, Chiara, Henry, Izzy and Jack. Their families might not look like your family, but that's okay ... they're perfect, just the way they are! From bestselling author Jessica Shirvington and much...
Families, families, families!
Lang, Suzanne
Paper Book
No matter your size, shape, or pedigree--if you love each other, you are a family! Moms, dads, sisters, brothers -- and even Great Aunt Sue -- appear in dozens of combinations, demonstrating all kinds of nontraditional families! Silly animals are cleverly depicted in framed...
10,000 dresses
Ewert, Marcus
Paper Book
Every night, Bailey dreams about magical dresses: dresses made of crystals and rainbows, dresses made of flowers, dresses made of windows. . . . Unfortunately, when Bailey's awake, no one wants to hear about these beautiful dreams. Quite the contrary. "You're a BOY!" Mother and Father tell Bailey....
The girl with two dads
Elliott, Mel
Paper Book
Matilda is a new girl at Pearl's school, but there's something really different and cool about her family she has TWO dads! Pearl is sure that Matilda's family must be very different to her own but, as they become friends, she starts to discover that maybe Matilda's family aren't so...
Daddy, Papa, and me
Newman, Leslea
Paper Book
A heartwarming board books about gay parents! A great purchase for new parents and new babies alike, and the perfect gift to show your love for daddy, pappa and more! Rhythmic text and illustrations with universal appeal show a toddler spending the day with its daddies. From hide...
Worm loves worm
Austrian, J.J.
Paper Book
You are cordially invited to celebrate the wedding of a worm...and a worm. But their friends want to know--who will wear the dress And who will wear the tux The answer is: It doesn't matter. Because Worm loves Worm. This irresistible picture...
Morris Micklewhite and the tangerine dress
Baldacchino, Christine
Paper Book
Morris is a little boy who loves using his imagination. But most of all, Morris loves his classroom's dress-up center and its tangerine dress. Morris is a little boy who loves using his imagination. He dreams about having space adventures, paints beautiful pictures and sings the loudest...
Heather has two mummies
Newman, Lesléa.
Paper Book
"Each page is artfully and distinctly rendered to be a visual depiction of the beauty of joy and diversity." -- School Library Journal Heather's favorite number is two. She has two arms, two legs, two pets--and two mommies. When Heather goes to school for the first...
Leo and the Pink Marker
Foster, Mariyka
Paper Book
It's fun to color outside the lines in this playful celebration of family, creativity, and the color pink! Leo LOVES doodling away with his pink marker! So when Mom and Mama aren't looking, he finds an opportunity to liven up the dusty, gray scrapyard. A splash of pink would look...
You need to chill
Dawson, Juno
Paper Book
The sparklingly funny debut picture book from Juno Dawson, bestselling writer and activist. Sometimes people say to me: 'What happened to your brother, Bill?' That's when I look them in the eye and say: 'Hun, you need to chill.' When Bill can't be found at...

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