Staff have compiled their favourite picture books that celebrate rainbow families and exploring your identity!
Celebrate creativity, curiosity, and kindness with Julian is a mermaid* by Jessica Love, Fred gets dressed by Peter Brown, and My shadow is pink by Scott Stuart.
These books are ideal for starting conversations with young children about self-expression and what it means to be true to yourself. Stories like The girl with two dads by Mel Elliott, Love makes a family by Sophie Beer and Frizzle & me by Ellie Royce depict families of all different family compositions. They teach children that every family is special and all that matters is love.
LGBTQIA+ Picture Books
A little bit different by Claire Alexander
Rosie the rhinoceros by Jimmy Barnes
Love makes a family by Sophie Beer
Why do I have two mums, asks Byron by Rachel Behn
Under the love umbrella by Davina Bell
Uncle Bobby’s wedding by Sarah S. Brannen
Daddy & Dada by Ryan Brockington and Isaac Webster
Fred gets dressed by Peter Brown
Pirate Jack gets dressed by Nancy Raines Day
The girl with two dads by Mel Elliot
Princess Kevin by Michael Escoffier
My own way by Joana Estrela
My two super mums by Bronny Fallens
Families by Jane Godwin and Yael Frankel
Who’s your real mum? by Bernadette Green
Who’s in my family? all about our families by Rosie H. Harris
Big bob, little bob by James Howe
The boy with flowers in his hair by Jarvis
I am Jazz by Jazz Jennings
Colour me by Ezekiel Kwaymullina
The pirate mums by Jodie Lancet-Grant
Julian is a mermaid* by Jessica Love
Julian at the wedding by J. Lowe
Wrestle by Charlotte Mars
They, she, he, easy as ABC by Maya and Matthew Gonzalez
My family and other families by Richard and Lewis Edwards Middleton
Heather has two mummies by Leslea Newman
A tale of two daddies by Vanita Oelschlager
This love by Isabel Otter
Be who you are by Todd Parr
The family book by Todd Parr
It’s okay to be different by Todd Parr
The spectacular suit by Kat Patrick
Pink is for boys by Robb Pearlman
Perfectly Norman by Tom Percival
Isla’s family tree by Katrina McKelvey and Prue Pittock
My 2 mums & me by Eleni Prineas and Kath Deighton
And tango makes three by Justin Richardson
Frizzle & me by Ellie Royce
Families can by Dan Saks
Stella brings the family* by Miriam Schiffer
Harriet gets carried away by Jessie Sima
Our family pledge by Emmaline Southwell
ABC Pride by Louie Stowell & Elly Barnes
My shadow is pink by Scott Stuart
From the stars in the sky to the fish in the sea by Kai Cheng Thom
Peanut goes for gold by Jonathan Van Ness
Introducing Teddy by Jessica Walton
Our baby by Margaret Wild & Karen Blair
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