Books for LGBT+ Families
We’re thrilled to announce our partnership with Queer Lit! Whenever you make a purchase through the links on our website, 10% of your order will be donated directly to Proud 2 b Parents. This applies to more than just books — from Pride flags to pronoun pins, your support helps us continue our work.
It’s a fantastic way to support Proud 2 b Parents while filling your shelves with amazing LGBTQ+ books and goodies. Check out our recommendations below and start shopping today! We’d like to extend a huge thank you to Queer Lit for their incredible support.
Books for Little Ones…
Stella Brings the Family: Stella's class is having a Mother's Day celebration, but what's a girl with two daddies to do?! Fortunately, Stella finds a unique solution to her party problem in this sweet story about love, acceptance and the true meaning of family.
Billy's family is not what you'd call ordinary. His mum's won't listen to NORMAL music. They love to sing sea shanties and dance jigs in the lounge. Their clothes are highly unusual, they have a rude parrot for a pet, and their taste in house design is, well... FISHY. An exciting adventure about how what makes a family different is what makes them special.
A glittering celebration of queer families puts Pride gently in perspective - honouring those in the LBGTQ+ community who fought against injustice and inequality. Pride's a day that means "Together, we are strong!" This joyful picture-book homage to a day of community and inclusion - and to the joys of anticipation...
A beautiful, heartfelt adventure, perfect for celebrating all kinds of family and the love that brings them together. This is the dark and starless sky, where just past the moon a planet drifts by. And this is the planet that's full to the brim, with friendly and caring space people...
This lyrical and heartfelt picture book is a gorgeous celebration of same-sex parents and motherhood. I love my mums and they love me together we are a FAMILY! This beautifully-told story about a same-sex family of two mums and their baby is a love letter to close-knit families everywhere.
Following the birth of her miracle baby - from the one viable embryo - Laura decided to create a story that allowed other families to talk about and celebrate the many different ways that babies arrive into the world. This magical story for preschool children introduces a variety of robot...
From multi-media journalist and seahorse dad, Freddy McConnell, and award-winning illustrator Rosalind Beardshaw Join Papa and Little One on a very ordinary day, as they explore Little One's big question: "What do we need?"
Illustrated by Matt Carr, this colourful picture book will teach 3 to 5-year-olds to always be themselves and make new friends, as well as some fun facts about rhinos! If you loved Supertato, Superbat and Julian is a Mermaid, come meet Ron in Rhinocorn Rules!
A glimpse of three women dressed as mermaids leaves one boy filled with wonder and ready to dazzle the world. "Every choice Jessica Love makes imbues the story with charm, tenderness and humour" New York Times Book Review.
Whether you have two mums, two dads, one parent, or one of each, there's one thing that makes a family a family... and that's LOVE. For ages 3+
Everyone in George's family is a yeti, everyone except George. When he asks why he is not yet a yeti, each family member tells George that he needs to be bigger, scarier, and more ferocious! But George might want to be something else instead...
For older children & teens, with LGBT+ parents
"This is Littlehaven. Nothing ever happens here. Until the spotlight hits my family." Izzy's family is under the spotlight when her dad comes out as Danielle, a trans woman.Izzy is terrified her family will be torn apart. Will she lose her dad? Will her parents break up?
An accessible child-centred story about self-acceptance and the importance of opening up to those closest to you. Becky and Josh are almost-twins, with two mums and the same anonymous donor dad. Josh can't wait until he's eighteen, the legal age when he can finally contact his donor, and he'll do...
Non-fiction, for parents & professionals
'A privilege to read, a pleasure to endorse' PROFESSOR TANYA BYRON. 'This book completely bowled me over' DOMINIC DAVIES. 'A super comprehensive book' MEG-JOHN BARKER. To be queer is to feel different - a felt sense that you don't fit in. This can be alienating and difficult and lead to...
Advice and Encouragement for Rainbow Families of All Kinds In You'll Be a Wonderful Parent, Jasper Peach provides a practical and emotional guide for LGBTIQA+ families around the arrival of a new baby. Becoming a parent is already a challenging time, even more so if you don't see yourself reflected...
Bringing together the stories and experiences of LGBT+ parents as well as professionals in the field, this guide explains what healthcare and birth workers can do to improve care for their clients. It broadens the ability to understand those who birth and parent beyond the heteronormative and cisgender binary.