

Errol only cares that the teddy bear is his friend. Errol and Tilly move the bow-tie from her identity as Thomas to a hair bow for Tilly. Errol’s teddy bear, Thomas, is sad until telling Errol the bear is actually a girl teddy bear and wants to be called Tilly. Introducing Teddy: A Gentle Story About Gender and Friendship. A spunky child is not afraid to be herself. Three friends learn that gender doesn’t matter when it comes to playing with toys. But which worm is the bride and which is the groom? And does it matter? Worm loves worm, and now they want to get married. If you don’t have the budget to collect all of the titles on this list, the top titles to consider include the picture book Introducing Teddy: A Gentle Story About Gender and Friendship, the graphic novel Princess, Princess, Ever After, the entire Lumberjanes graphic series, the non-fiction Pride: Celebrating Community and Diversity, and two middle grade novels: Lily and Dunkin and The Other Boy.Īustrian, J.J. The final list includes almost 50 titles and of these we selected a top 10. You can find the entire list on the Rainbow Booklist website I am going to highlight the top books for kids through grades 6 here. I am pleased to share with you our final list of the best LGBTQ+ (Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer/Questioning) books for kids and teens that were published between July 2015 and December 2016.

At ALA Midwinter I had the honor of finishing my time on the Rainbow Booklist Committee with two days of interesting discussions about wonderful books.
