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Pride for kids!

Whether it's a chapter book about navigating school and crushes, a history book about activism or a picture book about embracing one's uniqueness- Celebrate Pride month with these diverse and inclusive stories for kids and the whole family!

Oshawa Public Libraries

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  • Eden Jones has exactly three friends. And they're all fake. Why go through the stress of making friends when you can pretend? It works for Eden and their social anxiety... until their mom announces she's throwing them a birthday party, and all their…
    Book, 2024New York : Scholastic Press, 2024. — J F RILEY
  • Queer and Fearless

    Poems Celebrating the Lives of LGBTQ+ Heroes

    Sanders, Rob, 1958-
    An anthology of poems celebrating LGBTQIA+ heroes past and present. A perfect introduction to the people who have stood up for what they believed in, lived lives according to their ideals, and their partners, friends, and allies.
    Book, 2024New York : Penguin Workshop, 2024. — BIOG J 811.6 SAN
  • A young girl goes to all the places her brother Cody and his ex used to go in an attempt to collect the pieces of Cody's broken heart as she learns how to support a loved one.
    Book, 2024New York : Rocky Pond, 2024. — X F CHAN
  • Twelve-year-old Noah Frye comes up with a foolproof plan to teach herself how to have a crush on a boy to fit in better with her friends—only to discover she’s been looking in the wrong place and her crush was right beside her all along.
    Book, 2024New York, NY : Harper, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers, [2024] — J F HORNE
  • Twelve-year-old B, a young nonbinary person who wants to be a dog trainer someday, convinces their new foster parents to adopt a stray dog named Gooseberry, but training the dog ends up being much harder than they expected until they learn to trust…
    Book, 2024New York : Amulet Books, 2024. — J F GOW
  • A rhyming alphabet book about a family who loses their pup in the Pride parade. Also available in picture book.
    Board Book, 2024Victoria, BC : Orca Book Publishers, 2024. — BOARDBK X
  • Discusses the history, identity and progress made by the LGBTQ+ community by detailing the people, events and places that have shaped queer history in North America.
    Book, 2024Toronto, ON : Kids Can Press, [2024] — BIOG J 306.766 STE
  • Benji Zeb has to balance preparing for his bar mitzvah, his feelings for a school bully, and being a werewolf in this heartfelt, coming-of-age novel for young readers.
    Book, 2024[Toronto] : Tundra, [2024] — J F MOULT
  • A new baby is on the way, and Sofia is a little nervous! Sofia's dads always told her their family was just right after she came along. But now a new baby is on the way and everything will change!
    Book, 2024Toronto : North Winds Press, [2024] — X F WINTE
  • An alphabet book that highlights and celebrates queer history in the United States from A to Z, presenting bold ideas for big thinkers in every letter! A is for abundant, always, ally, and alive. F is for family, friendship, fluid, and free. O is…
    Book, 2024New York, NY : Workman Publishing, 2024. — J 306.76097 YAS
  • To keep her best friend — and secret crush — Evangeline from moving away, 12-year-old Korean-American adoptee Emma Davidson casts a love spell on Evangeline’s parents so they won’t get divorced, which backfires spectacularly.
    Book, 2024New York : Bloomsbury Children's Books, 2024. — J F IRELA
  • Wishing for a family, Oddbird, who has always been on his own, discovers that all families don't look the same, and sometimes, the families we choose are where we belong.
    Book, 2024New York : Feiwel and Friends, 2024. — X F DESIE
  • A celebration of individuality, self-love, and everything that makes us exceptional.
    Book, 2024New York : Flamingo Books, 2024. — X F VANNE