Cool Stuff For Queer Kids
The Gratitude Post for “Red and Green and Blue and White”
When you write a novel, or even a middle grade nonfiction book, you get some space in the actual book to acknowledge, and thank, some of the many people who helped make the book possible. Picture books don't really have the real estate inside them... But that doesn't...
And the Winners of the #QueerHistoryIsEverywhere Contest from October 2021 are…
Congratulations to _xoxo.alanah._ @TikTok and tommyshea23 @TikTok and Vin_Kyl @Instagram for liking the contest post all about Plato and an army of gay male couples and being randomly chosen to win one of these very cool Abraham Lincoln Good Luck Penny bracelets!...
Love, IRL – a Trans Teen Guy Falls for Two Guys – One in real life, and one online…
Love, IRL by Tracy Goldfarb Alex, a Latino transgender teen, is struggling to balance his feelings for a real-life crush on a Jewish boy in his class and the relationship he has with a boy he knows online--only to find that the two were the same all along. Although...
Day Job Awesomeness – How My Day Job Raised Over $9,500 for the Book Industry Charitable Foundation!
A screen shot of the Donor Profile article at the Binc website. Lots of writers have day jobs. I've been fortunate that for the last four plus years, mine is in the book industry in a job I love! I'm currently the Director of Education and Programs (book marketing...
“Red and Green and Blue and White” is out in the world… and I’m doing some fun events — Join me!
Spotted by a friend in Chicago at the Museum of Contemporary Art (MOCA) gift shop! How amazing is it to hear from friends that they've spotted my debut picture book out in the wild? Really amazing. And okay, a world-renowned contemporary art museum's gift shop isn't...
Before We Disappear – Two Teen Guys, Assistants to Rival Magicians, Might Be Falling For Each Other in 1909, Seattle
Before We Disappear by Shaun David Hutchinson Jack Nevin’s clever trickery and moral flexibility have served him well his entire life—making him the perfect assistant to the Enchantress, one of the most well-known stage magicians in early-twentieth-century Europe....
The “Red and Green and Blue and White” Book Trailer!
Cheers to the illustrator of our book, Paul O. Zelinsky, for this amazing 49 second book trailer: What's the true meaning of the holidays? Red and Green and Blue and White (Trailer) The light in me – all the colors – recognizes and acknowledges the light in you – all...
Join Me (and Zarqa Yaftali, Malala Yousafzai, and Shaharzad Akbar) and Sign This Petition to Allow Afghan Girls Their Education
It seems shocking that in 2021, an entire country can deny millions of young people their education because of their gender. As the petition says, "Afghanistan is now the only country in the world that forbids girls' education." You can read more, and add your name to...
Sylvia and Marsha Start a Revolution – a Picture Book I wish Had Been Read to Me When I Was a Little Kid
Sylvia and Marsha Start a Revolution: The Story of the Trans Women of Color Who Made LGBTQ+ History by Joy Michael Ellison, Illustrated by Teshika Silver Someday girls like us will be able to wear whatever we want. People will call us by the names we choose. They'll...
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