Cool Stuff For Queer Kids
It’s the Book Birthday for “Red and Green and Blue and White”! (Meaning, it’s available TODAY!) Please Join me, the book’s illustrator Paul O. Zelinsky, and the wonderful Jane Yolen at the virtual Launch Party on November 10, 2021!
I'm so delighted that my debut picture book is finally, officially, OUT today! Acknowledging that a holiday-themed book (about the true meaning of Chanukah, and Christmas, and community) is not on everyone's radar as decorations and plans for Halloween surround us,...
The Story Behind The Story: “Red and Green and Blue and White”
I love this spot art from the final page of Red and Green and Blue and White, where Paul has added an image of the real-life editorial published in the Billings Gazette, imagining Teresa seeing it in the newspaper. Another awesome moment of our fictional picture book...
Seven Days – A Gay Romance Teen Manga (Graphic Novel)
Seven Days: Monday --> Sunday Story by Venio Tachibana, Art by Rihito Takarai The rules were clear: they could date for a week. But someone forgot to tell love!On a whim, high school third-year Yuzuru Shino asks out first-year Toji Seryo, who is notorious for being a...
The Horn Book shows “Red and Green and Blue and White” some love! (A Starred Review, and More…)
My debut picture book, Red and Green and Blue and White, just got it's 3rd (!!!) Starred Review, in The Horn Book! Among the nice things they said: ★ “Captures the celebratory joys of the season.” —The Horn Book (starred review) And, just as wonderful, the folks at...
A first step to honor Indigenous People’s Day
We used to call it "Columbus Day" here in the U.S. And while there's a growing movement to recognize the vast harms of colonialism, today is still a national holiday. It is an excellent time for me to acknowledge the Kizh, Tongva, and Chumash Nations, whose people...
The October 2021 LGBTQIA2+ History Month Contest!
Maybe you saw the video on TikTok. Or on Instagram. Or maybe you are seeing it here for the first time. I'm so delighted to share a "deleted scene" - just a bit of the amazing LGBTQIA2+ history I learned that didn't end up in No Way, They Were Gay? Here's Plato's full...
Trade Review Roundup for “Red and Green and Blue and White”
It's been very exciting to see my debut picture book, Red and Green and Blue and White, (publishing Oct 19, 2021 - less than a month away!) get some really awesome trade reviews... Of course, there's the incredible STARRED Publishers Weekly Review, that said: “Wind’s...
Join Melanie Gillman, Rob Sanders, and Me(!) for a Discussion of “LGBTQ+ History in Children’s Books” on Oct 12, 2021
I'm really delighted to be part of this conversation. We're going to have a panel discussion, and with the help of everyone attending, put together a crowd-sourced list of wonderful Kid Lit that covers and includes LGBTQ+ History! You can register for the free webinar...
“Ciel” and “Ciel in all Directions” – Two Middle Grade Novels about Gender Nonconforming Trans Kid Ciel, a YouTube Vlogger Just Starting High School
Ciel By Sophie LaBelle, Translated by David Homel Ciel is excited to start high school. A gender non-conforming trans kid, Ciel has a YouTube channel and dreams of getting a better camera to really make their mark. Ciel can always rely on their best friend, Stephie, a...
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