Sharing a book together with your loved ones is a special time, a great way to bond and create beautiful memories. Diverse books reflecting our community are becoming more common for a wide range of age groups.
We have compiled a list of book suggestions aimed at a mixture of aged groups from birth to late teens. You can Google the name and author to find out more about the book.
Perhaps you have discovered a great book and would like to recommend it to other families? Please let us know or post a book review in our Rainbow Families Community Group on Facebook.
Picture Books:
(all ages)
Introducing Teddy by Jessica Walton
Mommy, Mamma and Me by Leslea Newman
Daddy, Pappa, and Me by Leslea Newman
Stella Brings the Family by Miriam B. Schiffer
Families Families Families by Suzanne Lang
ABC A Family Alphabet Book by Bobbie Combs
The Great Big Book of Families by Mary Hoffman
My Two Super Dadsby Bronny Fallens,
My Two Super Mums by Bronny Fallens,
Just the Way We Are by Claire Robertson, Jessica Shirvington
10,000 Dresses by Marcus Ewert
Morris Micklewhite and the Tangerine Dress by Christine Baldacchino
Zak's Safari by Christy Tyner
I Am Jazz by Jessica Herthel & Jazz Jennings
Julian is a Mermaid by Jessica Love
Wrestle! by Charlotte Mclellan, Gus Skattebol-James, & Maya Newell
Why I’m so special by Carla Lewis-Long
The Princes and The Treasure by Jeffrey A. Miles
My Princess Boy by Cheryl Kilodavis
Jacob's New Dress by Ian Hoffman & Sarah Hoffman
It’s ok to be different byTodd Parr
Stella Brings the Family by Miriam B. Schiffer
Worm Loves Worm by J. J. Austrian
What makes a baby by Cory Silverberg
Sex is a funny word by Cory Silverberg
And Tango Makes Three by Justin Richardson & Peter Parnell
Harriet Gets Carried Away by Jessie Sima
Heather Has Two Mommies by Lesléa Newman.
Keesha’s South African Adventure by Cheril N Clarke & Monica Bey-Clarke
Graphic Novels
These books are recommended for 10+:
Moonstruck by Grace Ellis
Heavy Vinyl by Carly Usdin and Nina Vakueva
Princess Princess Ever After by Katie O’Neill
Heartstopper Volume 1 & 2 (volume 3 coming in 2020) by Alice Oseman
Honor Girl: A Graphic Memoir by Maddie Thrash
Drama by Raina Telgemeier
Tomboy: A graphic Memoir by Liz Prince
The Prince and the Dressmaker by Jen Wang
Lumberjanes series by Noelle Stevenson
Nimona by Noelle Stevenson
A Quick & Easy Guide to They/Them Pronouns by Archie Bongiovanni & Tristan Jimerson
Bingo Love by Tee Franklin
Kim Reaper by Sara Graley
Chapter books/novels (fiction and non fiction)
Books recommended for under 12:
George by Alex Gina
Drum Roll, Please by Lisa Jenn Bigelow
Hurricane Child by Kheryn Callender
Gracefully Grayson by Ami Polonsky
The Misadventures of the Family Fletcher by Dana Alison Levy
Zenobia July by Lisa Bunker
The Whispers by Greg Howards
Books recommended for 12+
Trans Teens Survival Guide by Fox & Owl Fisher
None of the Above by I.W. Gregorio
Growing up Queer in Australia by Benjamin Law
Finding Nevo by Nevo Zisin
Little Lion by Brandy Colbert
Let’s talk about love by Claire Kann
Beyond Magenta: Transgender Teens Speak Out by Susan Kuklin
Being Jazz: My Life as a (Transgender) Teen by Jazz Jennings
Lily and Dunkinby Donna Gephart
Alex Aswell by Alyssa Brugman
Happy Families by Tanita S. Davis