The fiction listed here ranges from board books to early reader. (Non-Fiction might skew older.) For fiction for children 8 and up, see Middle Grade.

*Not Yet Released

Picture Book Biographies

These books are listed in order of last name by (first-listed) subject. 

Little Golden Book Biographies

• Elton John by Jennifer Dussling and Irene Chan
• Billy Porter by Phil Stamper and Steffi Walthall
• Chappell Roan: A Little Golden Book Biography by Cat Reynolds and Maria Lia Malandrino

Little People, Big Dreams

• Laverne Cox by Maria Isabel Sanchez Vegar and Olivia Daisy Coles
• Freddie Mercury by Maria Isabel Sanchez Vegar and Ruby Taylor
• Megan Rapinoe by Maria Isabel Sanchez Vegar and Paulina Morgan
• RuPaul by Maria Isabel Sanchez Vegar and Wednesday Holmes

People of Pride by Little Bee Books

• RuPaul Charles illustrated by Vincent Chen
• Ellen DeGeneres illustrated by Victoria Grace Elliott
• Harvey Milk illustrated by Victoria Grace Elliott

Rainbow History

• *Willi Ninja: Vogue Legend by Joy Michael Ellison and Nabi H. Ali

Who Is/Was? series

• Who Is Cynthia Erivo? by Crystal Hubbard and Gregory Copeland
• Who Is Billie Jean King? by Lisbeth Kaiser and Risa Rodil (Board Book)
• Who Is Billie Jean King? by Sarah Fabiny and Ded Putra (Early Reader)
• Who Was Harvey Milk? by Corinne A. Grinapol and Gregory Copeland
• Who Is Megan Rapinoe? by Stefanie Loh and Andrew Thomson
• Who Was Sally Ride? by Megan Stine and Ted Hammond
• Who Is RuPaul? by Nico Medina and Andrew Thomson

Standalones

• Glenn Burke, Game Changer by Phil Bildner and Daniel J. O’Brien
• If You’re a Kid Like Gavin by Kyle Lukoff, Gavin Grimm, and J Yang
• Drawing on Walls: A Story of Keith Haring by Matthew Burgess and Josh Cochran
• *A Place to Dance: How Richard Lamberty Brought Change to the Ballroom by Eric Rosswood and Richard Lamberty, illus. by Vincent Chen
• Door by Door: How Sarah McBride Became America’s First Openly Transgender Senator by Meeg Pincus and Meredith McKean Gimbel
• Unstoppable: How Bayard Rustin Organized the 1963 March on Washington by Michael G. Long and Bea Jackson
• A Portrait in Poems: The Storied Life of Gertrude Stein and Alice B. Toklas by Kate Patrick and Rachel Katstaller

Board Books with LGBTQ Content/Themes

• A is for Activist by Innosanto Nagara
• Daddy, Papa, and Me by Leslea Newman and Carol Thompson
• Mommy, Mama, and Me by Leslea Newman and Carol Thompson
• We Are Little Feminists: Families by Archaa Shrivastav
• Pride Colors by Robin Stevenson (Amz)
• Pride Puppy by Robin Stevenson and Julie McLaughlin
• *Pride Puppy Countdown by Robin Stevenson and Julie McLaughlin

Gender, Orientation, and/or Terminology

• Hooray for She, He, Ze, and They! What Are Your Pronouns Today? by Lindz Amer and Kip Alizadeh
• Our Rainbow by Little Bee
• The Gender Wheel by Maya Gonzalez
• They, She, He, Me: Free to Be! by Maya Gonzalez & Matthew SG
• What Are Your Words? by Katherine Locke and Anne (Andy) Passchier
• It Feels Good to Be Yourself by Theresa Thorn/ill. by Noah Grigni
• The GayBCs by M.L. Webb

Queer Cis Male Main Characters

• Cinderelliot by Mark Ceilley and Rachel Smoka-Richardson/Stephanie Laberis
• King and King by Linda de Haan/Stern Nijland
• The Bravest Knight Who Ever Lived by Daniel Errico/Shiloh Penfield
• Prince & Knight by Daniel Haack and Stevie Lewis
• From Archie to Zack by Vincent X. Kirsch
• Mighty Red Riding Hood: A Fairly Queer Tale by Wallace West
• Bobby and the Big Valentine by Timmy Woitas/Addy Rivera Sonda

Queer Cis Female Main Characters

• Maiden & Princess by Daniel Haack and Isabel Galupo/Becca Human
• Cinderella and a Mouse Called Fred by Deborah Hopkinson/Paul O. Zelinsky
• The Answer by Rebecca Sugar/Elle Michalka
• Cinda Meets Ella: A Fairly Queer Tale by Wallace West

Transgender Main Characters (Binary)

Girls

• The Adventures of Tulip, Birthday Wish Fairy by S. Bear Bergman and Suzy Malik
• Me & My Dysphoria Monster by Laura Kate Dale and Hui Qing Ang
• I Am Jazz by Jess Herthel (with Jazz Jennings) and Shelagh McNicholas
• The Royal Heart by Greg McGoon and J Orr
• Just Like Queen Esther by Ari Moffic, Kerry Olitzky and Rena Yehuda Newman

Boys

• When Aidan Became a Brother by Kyle Lukoff and Kaylani Juanita (Amz)
• Call Me Max and Max and the Talent Show by Kyle Lukoff and Luciano Lozano
• I’m Not a Girl by Maddox Lyons and Jessica Verdi/Dana Simpson
• Introducing Teddy by Jess Walton

Nonbinary Main Characters

• Neither by Airlie Anderson (genderfluid)
• *Pumpkin Shabbat by Audrey Barbakoff
• Meet Polkadot by Talcott Broadhead
• Small Knight and the Anxiety Monster by Manka Kasha (Amz)
• Ciel in All Directions by Sophie Labelle
• *Toby Undone by Michele McAvoy and Callie Lovvorn
• Simply Skye by Pamela Morgan and Heather Bell
• Marley’s Pride by Joelle Retener and DeAnn Wiley
• From the Stars in the Sky to the Fish in the Sea by Kai Cheng Thom, Kai Yung Ching, and Wai-Yant Li (gender-variant) (Amz)
• Peanut Goes for the Gold by Jonathan Van Ness and Gillian Reid
• Robin’s Worlds by Rainie Oet and Mathias Ball
• Dancing with Water by Gwendolyn Wallace and Tonya Engel
• Not He or She, I’m Me by A.M. Wild and Kah Yangni

Gender Non-Conforming Main Characters

• Morris Mickelwhite and the Tangerine Dress by Christine Baldacchino/Isabelle Malenfant
• Mehndi Boy by Zain Bandali and Jani Balakumar
• My Paati’s Saris by Jyoti Rajan Gopal and art twink
• Big Wig by Jonathan Hillman and Levi Hastings
• Jacob’s New Dress by Sarah Hoffman, Ian Hoffman, and Chris Case
• Jacob’s Room to Choose by Sarah Hoffman, Ian Hoffman, and Chris Case
• Large Fears by Myles E. Johnson and Kendrick Daye
• Molly’s Tuxedo by Vicki Johnson and Gillian Reid
• Sparkle Boy by Leslea Newman

Queer Family

Dads

• Papa’s Coming Home by Chasten Buttigieg and Dan Taylor
• My Two Dads and Me by Michael Joosten and Izak Zenou
• Harper Becomes a Big Sister by Seamus Kirst and Karen Bunting
• What Does a Princess Really Look Like? by Mark Loewen and Ed Pokoj
• Bathe the Cat by Alice B. McGinty and David Roberts
• Our Subway Baby by Peter Mercurio and Leo Espinosa
• Gal and Noa’s Daddies by Shosh Pinkas
• And Tango Makes Three by Justin Richardson, Peter Parnell, and Henry Cole
• Stella Brings the Family by Miriam B. Schiffer and Holly Clifton-Brown
• Harriet Gets Carried Away by Jessie Sima
• Why Do We Sing? by Sam Tsui and Casey Breves

Moms

• Antonio’s Card by Roberto Gonzalez and Cecila Alvarez
• Rumplepimple by Suzanne DeWitt Hall
• Goodbye, Hello: A Going Home Travel Adventure by Angela H. Dale and Daniel Wiseman
• My Two Moms and Me by Michael Joosten and Izak Zenou
• Mama and Mommy and Me in the Middle by Nina LaCour and Kaylani Juanita
• The Pirate Mums by Jodie Lancet-Granta and Lydia Corry
• Heather Has Two Mommies by Leslea Newman and Laura Cornell
• Donovan’s Big Day by Leslea Newman and Mike Dutton
• In Our Mothers’ House by Patricia Polacco
• Embarrassed Ferret by Lisa Frenkel Riddiough and Andrea Tsurumi
• Too Green! by Sumana Seeboruth and Maribel Castells
• Zak’s Safari by Christy Tyner and Ciaee

Non-Binary/Gender Non-Conforming Parents

• My Maddy by Gayle Pitman and Violet Tobacco

Siblings

• *The Broken Heart by Aaron Chan
• Still My Tessa by Sylv Chiang and Mathias Ball

Aunts/Uncles/Cousins

• The Gathering Table by Antwan Eady and London Ladd
• The Flower Girl Wore Celery by Meryl G. Gordon and Holly Clifton-Brown
• Uncle Bobby’s Wedding by Sarah Brannen
• My Guncle and Me by Jonathan Merritt and Joanna Carillo
• Ritu Weds Chandhi by Ameya Narvankar

Grandparents

• A Plan for Pops by Heather Smith and Brooke Kerrigan
• Grandad’s Camper by Harry Woodgate

Pride/Stonewall

• My Little Golden Book About Pride by Kyle Lukoff and Michelle Jing Chan
• ‘Twas the Night Before Pride by Joanna McLintick and Juana Medina
• What Was Stonewall? by Nico Medina and Jake Murray
• *Rainbow Cookies by Lesléa Newman, illus. by Z.B. Asterplume
• This Day in June by Gayle E. Pittman and Kristyna Litten
• Marley’s Pride by Joëlle Retener and DeAnn Wiley
• Pride: the Story of Harvey Milk and the Rainbow Flag by Rob Sanders and Steven Salerno
• The Meaning of Pride by Rosiee Thor and Sam Kirk
• It’s Pride, Baby! by Allen R. Wells and Dia Valle

Trans Themes

• *The House That Feels Like Me by Sasha Allen and Julian Plum

Early Reader Books

Female MCs

• The House on Sunrise Lagoon: Halfway to Harbor by Nicole Melleby

Male MCs

• Max and Friends by Kyle Lukoff/Luciano Lozano – T

Nonbinary MCs

• Batcat by Meggie Ramm

Chapter Books

• Riley Reynolds series by Jay Albee – NB
• *Sebastian Metzger Solves a Sticky Situation (The Kids in Mrs. Z’s Class, book #11) by Kyle Lukoff and Kat Fajardo
• Salma Writes a Book by Danny Ramadan and Anna Bron (Queer Uncle)