14 Children’s Books to Help Your Family Celebrate Pride

This funny and cheerful board book follows moms and their kids going about their days, with diverse representation of two-mom families. (The author has also written a companion board book, "My Two Dads and Me.")

A “sweet ode to rainbow families,” this book celebrates pride as well as parents’ and children’s love for each other, and explains the meaning behind every color of the rainbow flag.

With beautiful illustrations and a sweet and straightforward message, this book offers kids an explanation of gender identity that’s full of warmth, joy, and positivity.

Julián loves mermaids. When he sees women dressed up as them on the subway, he can’t stop thinking about doing so himself. He makes a bit of a mess creating his costume, but instead of being mad, in this heartwarming tale, his abuela is supportive and loving.

This powerful true story, written by activist, chair of the Human Rights Campaign Foundation Board, and mom Jodie Patterson, shares the journey of the author’s transgender son. It gives all kids the message that being true to yourself makes you stronger.

When Harriet wears her penguin costume while running errands, she accidentally gets carried away by a real flock of penguins. In this funny story about belonging, Harriet has to find her way back to her home—and her two-dad family.

This book begins with a classic fairy-tale setup: A kingdom is looking for a princess for the prince, and a maiden is invited to his royal ball. The maiden finds love, but there’s a twist: It’s with the prince’s sister instead of the prince. (The book is a follow-up to Haack’s 2018 story "Prince & Knight.")

From 1978 to modern times, this book takes young readers through the history of the Gay Pride Flag. The story begins with activist Harvey Milk and designer Gilbert Baker, includes the day the White House was lit with the colors of the flag, and discusses its role globally today.

Full of familial love and warmth, this sweet book follows Aiden as he realizes he is a boy and settles into his new life, and then experiences another big change: welcoming a new sibling. He worries about being the “perfect” big brother, but learns that mistakes can be fixed, and that love is what’s most important

In this real-life tale about a boy named Rob who is strong and grows up to be a professional Strongman competitor. What’s a Strongman contest? Picture lifting heavy logs, flipping giant tires, and even pulling a fire truck, and that’s what Rob loves to do. But Rob is nervous about wearing his bright and bold outfits and rainbow mohawk hair to competitions until his boyfriend Joey convinces him to show up as himself.

Susan loves her little sister Jackie a lot. But as Jackie grows up, Jackie loves to wear shorts, ties, and baseball caps, much to Susan’s chagrin. When Jackie asks to be called Jack, Susan has a hard time letting go of her sister who now wants to be her brother. This is a great book for families who are dealing with gender transitions.

A sweet tale of Nimbus is a one-of-a-kind creature who feels a little bit lonely. She wishes on a shooting star to have someone to keep her company. Meeting Kelp, a glittery unicorn, leads Nimbus to a new group of pointy friends who might just be what she always wanted.

This new take on the classic fairy tale, Little Red loves wearing his favorite frilly red riding hood. The Wolf doesn’t like it one bit and bullies Little Red about his outfit. But Little Red helps the Wolf learn that anyone can wear what they like.

Wig is a beautiful pink purplish mop of hair that belongs to B.B. Bedazzle who loves to be photographed. As B.B. Bedazzle and Wig get ready for the Big Wig ball, Wig becomes intimidated by the other wigs who tower over them and completely wigs out! This sparkly book about believing in yourself is a colorful journey to confidence.