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Happy Pride, Calgary!

Let's celebrate with great books celebrating 2SLGBTQ+ people and stories for school-age children and families.

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17 items

  • Rainbow Revolutionaries

    50 LGBTQ+ People Who Made History

    Prager, Sarah,
    In this book we are treated to mini biographies of 50 people, whose lives spanned centuries, from ancient to modern times. Each public figure has one page of details, written in simple language, along with a strong, folk art style portrait. The…
    Book, 2020New York : Harper, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers, 2020, ©2020. — J 306. 76 PRA
  • Pink, Blue, and You!

    Questions for Kids About Gender Stereotypes

    Gravel, Elise,
    This colourful book, is an excellent primer for children with questions around gender and sexuality. It takes special care in introducing the concept of the non-binary gender in kid friendly language. This book encourages children to accept…
    Book, 2022New York : Anne Schwartz Books, 2022, ©2022. — J 305. 3 GRA
  • Eleven-year-old Stevie is very inquisitive and loves reading. Knowing facts gives her comfort. Feelings on the other hand, are harder for her to decipher. When she starts to have fizzy feelings in her chest about a girl at school, she gets anxious,…
    Book, 2019Boston : Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, ©2019. — J GRE
  • Sweet Princess Sadie has been locked in a tower by an evil sorceress. Brave, Princess Amira, comes to Sadie's rescue and saves her, where others have failed. A sweet relationship forms between the two princesses and together they band to defeat…
    Graphic Novel, 2016Portland, Oregon : Oni Press, Inc., 2016, ©2016. — J GRAPHIX ONE
  • Riley Mayes doesn't think the fifth grade is her vibe, especially since the school laid off its art teacher. When she makes friends with the new kid, a comic enthusiast and cat-loving Cate, she's encouraged to create her own original comic. Sweet…
    Graphic Novel, 2022New York, New York : Balzer + Bray/Harper Alley, imprints of HarperCollinsPublishers, 2022, ©2022. — J GRAPHIX ELL
  • It is 1977 in North Carolina, Allie is the new girl in school. She (and her mother) have just left New Jersey following the untimely death of her brother and her parent's divorce. At school, Allie meets a cute and friendly tomboy named Sam. Soon…
    Book, 2018New York : Scholastic Press, ©2018. — J HIT
  • This adorably illustrated graphic novel introduces us to Greta, a blacksmith apprentice. Greta rescues a tiny dragon from trouble at the market. In returning little Jasmine to her home, Greta meets her owner Hesekiel, and his partner Erik – the last…
    Graphic Novel, 2017[Portland, Oregon] : Oni Press, Inc., 2017, ©2017. — J GRAPHIX ONE
  • This vibrantly illustrated book follows Phoenix from infancy, through his formative years, along his journey of self-discovery. Phoenix grows from a sickly baby, to a child who loves dolls, pretty fabrics, and dancing. Bullied by other boys for…
    Book, 2022Toronto : Second Story Press, ©2022. — Z WIL
  • Sam and his best friend TJ, are both nonbinary, and they are determined that their latest history assignment is not going to be about some “Dead Straight Cisgender White Man.” The borough of Staten Island is holding a contest to design a new statue…
    Book, 2022New York : Scholastic Press, ©2022. — J GIN
  • A gentle book celebrating a non-binary parent. Maddy (loving term combined from “Mommy” and “Daddy”) has hazel eyes – not quite brown, and not quite green. Maddy rides a motorbike – not a car, or a bicycle. As parent and child move through the day,…
    Book, 2020Washington, District of Columbia : Magination Press, ©2020. — Z PIT
  • 12-year-old Mac Riley is an unabashed diva. He loves glitter and sparkle, and swirly, curly fonts – and Cher. He and his best friend Amy, have convinced the school parent association that this year’s fundraising fun fair, should be a Pride Carnival.…
    Book, 2023Victoria, British Columbia : Orca Book Publishers, ©2023. — J COC
  • A family, consisting of three children and two fathers, are just trying to get their house clean and bathe their cat. Somehow their chore list keeps changing. Minute by minute, the list is getting sillier and sillier. Could this be the work of a…
    Book, 2021San Francisco : Chronicle Books, ©2021. — Z MCG
  • When Uncle Bobby and his friend Jamie announce they are getting married, everyone is happy. Everyone except Chloe. Bobby is Chloe’s favourite uncle, and they have a lot of fun together. Is there still going to be room in his life for Chloe after he…
    Book, 2020New York : Little Bee Books, 2020, ©2020. — J 306. 848 BRA
  • In this sweet rhyming book, two doting moms spend a day with their precious toddler. It is a charming portrayal of a loving family and would make a great bedtime storybook. Ages 4-5
    Book, 2020New York : Dial Books for Young Readers, ©2020. — Z MAN
  • Cinderelliot

    a Scrumptious Fairytale

    Ceilley, Mark,
    Can Cinderelliot bake the perfect cake and win the prince’s heart? Enter Ludwig, the fairy godfather! A deliciously fractured reimagining of a classic fairytale. The downtrodden Cinderelliot is a baker extraordinaire, always at the beck and call of…
    Book, 2022Philadelphia : Running Press Kids, 2022, ©2022. — J 398. 2 CEI
  • In this book, author, Natalie Meisner, uses rhyming quatrains to write about life in Nova Scotia and the fun that can be had while exploring the seashore. While walking on the beach, two brothers and their two mothers find unique ocean treasures.…
    Book, 2019Halifax, Nova Scotia : Nimbus Publishing Ltd, ©2019. — Z MEI
  • Heather has two mommies, Mama Jane and Mama Kate, both of whom love Heather very much. When Heather goes to school for the first time, she learns that some kids have daddies, but she does not. Heather's teacher, Ms. Molly, notices Heather making…
    Book, 2015Somerville, Mass. : Candlewick Press, c2015. — Z NEW