2SLGBTQIA+ Books for Kids - NEW 2025 & 2026

New books for children published since 2025!

Updated May 13, 2026
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Brady Mason's Perfect Fit
Melleby, Nicole.
Paper Book
What happens when a sporty foster kid from the suburbs meets her glamorous birth mom in the big city? This slice-of-life novel is perfect for fans of Judy Blume and Wendy Mass. Brady Mason couldn't care less about fashion. She likes what she knows: baseball,...
Call me Gray
Larsen, Andrew
Paper Book
One winter, while creating their annual ice rink together, a child starts a conversation with their dad about something important. 'Do you ever feel mixed up about who you are?' the child asks. But the father misunderstands the question. So, the child tries again later. 'Do you ever feel different...
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...
Mountain Upside Down
Ryan, Sara.
Paper Book
A funny and heartfelt LGBTQIA+ middle grade novel set against the backdrop of family drama and a library funding campaign in a small town. Alex Eager lives in Faillin, OR with her grandmother, a retired librarian. Life should be great for Alex, since she finally worked up the...

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