2SLGBTQIA+ Books for Kids - NEW 2025 & 2026

New books for children published since 2025!

Updated May 13, 2026
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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 "wonderful, whimsical" (Kirkus Reviews, starred review) sequel to the Stonewall Honor-winning Beetle & the Hollowbones middle grade graphic...
Chris makes a friend
Gino, Alex
Paper Book
From the award-winning author of MELISSA, a sweet and tart story about unexpected friendship and family reconciliation. THIS IS NOT THE SUMMER CHRIS HAD PLANNED... Chris does not want to be spending the summer with her grandparents and her little sister. Her...
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...
Song for You and I : (a Graphic Novel)
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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