Abramchik, Lois
Is Your Family Like Mine? -- Open Heart Open Mind, June 1996
Ages 4-8. This book talks about a diversity of families in a multicultural setting.
Alden, Joan
Boy's Best Friend -- Alyson Pubns, 1993
Ages 4-8. Will, who has asthma, has to defend his toy dog from some bullies. This situation helps him to understand what his lesbian mother means when she emphasizes that if you don't mind your difference it stops being a problem and becomes your distinction.
Bösche, Susanne
Jenny Lives With Eric and Martin -- Heretic Books, December 1983
Ages 8-12. This story is about a day in the life of a young girl, her gay father and his partner.
Brown, Forman
Generous Jefferson Bartleby Jones -- Alyson Pubns, 2000
Ages 9-12. This story is about a boy who feels lucky to have two dads. He "loans" his dads out to friends. One day he accidentally "loans" them both out, finding himself alone.
Edmonds, Barbara
When Grown-Ups Fall in Love -- Barby's House Books, May 2000
Ages 4-8. This book is a poem that depicts families with mom and dad, two moms, and two dads.
Elwin, Rosamund & Paulse, Michele
Asha's Mums -- Women's Pubns 2000.
Ages 4-8. Asha need a form signed for a class field trip, her teacher tells her she has it filled out "incorrectly", that she can't have two mums. While Asha's two mums become an issue for the teacher and her classmates, Asha responds that having two mums is not a big deal. They are a family.
Heron, Ann
How Would You Feel if Your Dad Was Gay? -- Alyson Pubns, April 2000
Ages 6-12. Michael and Jasmine have gay dads, and Noah has a gay mom. When Jasmine tells her class that her dads are gay, all three kids find out that some people do not accept homosexuality, and the families have meaningful talks about what it means to live in a prejudiced society.
Kennedy, Joe et al
Lucy Goes to the Country -- Alyson Pubns, June 1998
Ages 4-8. Funny adventures happen when a gay couple and their cat spend the weekend in the country.
Jenness, Aylette
Families: A Celebration of Diversity, Commitment, and Love -- Houghton Mifflin Co., 1993
Ages 9-12. Children and their parents discuss contemporary family life. The book includes lesbian and gay headed families.
Nelson, Theresa
Earthshine -- Laurel Leaf, 1996
Ages 9-14. Twelve-year-old Slim tells the story of her life with her father Mack and his partner Larry during the months before Mack's death from AIDS.
Newman, Leslea
Belinda's Bouquet -- Alyson Pubns, 1991
This is a story of how a girl named Belinda is teased for having gained weight. She and Daniel, both about ten years old, discover with the help of one of Daniel's mothers and a garden cared for by his other mother that people, like flowers, are different.
Newman, Leslea
Gloria Goes to Gay Pride -- Alyson Pubns, June 1991
Gloria tells about her experience at Gay Pride day with her two moms.
Newman, Leslea
Heather Has Two Mommies --Alyson Pubns 2000.
Newman, Leslea & Hegel, Annette
Saturday is Pattyday -- New Victoria Pub, August 1993
Ages 3-8. Frankie goes through the breakup of his mother and her mother's partner. The fact that "Saturday is Pattyday" helps him to get through the tough time.
Salat, Christina
Living In Secret -- 1999
Eleven-year-old Amelia runs away with her mother and her mother's lover when her father won't let them be together.
Valentine, Johnny
The Day They Put a Tax on Rainbows and Other Stories -- Alyson Pubns, 1992
Ages 9-12. Three fantasy tales, with all of the protagonists in the stories having parents which are gay or lesbian.
Valentine, Johnny
The Duke Who Outlawed Jellybeans -- Alyson Pubns, 2000
Ages 5-10. A collection of fairy tales that incorporate gay and lesbian parents.
Valentine, Johnny
One Dad, Two Dads, Brown Dad, Blue Dads -- Alyson Pubns, July 1994
Ages 2-7. Told in Dr. Seuss like rhyme, this book shows that families experience similar things whether they are blue, white, black, straight, or gay.
Vigna, Judith
My Two Uncles -- Concept Books, May 1995
Ages 4-9. Elly is angry when her grandpa won't invite her favorite Uncle Ned's partner, Uncle Phil, to his wedding anniversary.
Wickens, Elaine
Anna Day and the O-Ring -- Alyson Pubns 1994.
Ages 4-8. Evan has dog named Anna Day, a best friend named Ileana, and two moms. But what's really on his mind is the missing piece to the tent that he got for his birthday.
Willhoite, Michael
Daddy's Roommate -- Alyson Pubns 1991.
Ages 4-8. A young boy discusses his divorced father's new life, in which the father and his gay partner share eating, doing chores, playing, loving, and living.
Willhoite, Michael
Daddy's Wedding -- Alyson Pubns 1996.
Ages 4-8. When Daddy and Daddy's roommate, Frank, decide to get married, Nick gets to be the best man.
Willhoite, Michael
Families, A Coloring Book -- Alyson Pubns, 1991
Lots of different kinds of families to color, including lesbian and gay families.
Wilhoite, Michael
Uncle What-is-it is Coming to Visit! -- Alyson Pubns
Ages 4-8. Igor and Tiffany learn that their gay Uncle Brett is coming for a visit. Their mother gets interrupted before she has a chance to explain what gay means, so the kids ask some older children. They are afraid of what they are told. The stereotypes are shattered when their uncle arrives.
Greenberg, Keith Elliot & Halebian, Carol
Zack's Story: Growing Up With Same-Sex Parents -- Lerner Publications Company, October 1996
Ages 4-8. Zack, who is eleven, tells about his life with his two mothers.
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