Lauren’s beloved Uncle Ron has died, and together with family and friends, she helps stitch a panel in his memory for the AIDS Memorial Quilt.

Although his older brother insists that “boys don’t dance,” Nate is determined to learn ballet.

Combs, Bobbie
ABC: A Family Alphabet Book

Kids describe everyday activities that they enjoy with their two dads or two moms.

Garden, Nancy
Molly’s Family

Molly’s kindergarten class discusses many kinds of families after Molly draws a picture of her mommy and her mama.

Gonzalez, Rigoberto
Antonio's Card/ La Tarjeta de Antonio

Antonio loves his mom’s partner, Leslie, even though the kids at school make fun of her.

Haan, Linda de
King and King

The prince does not like any princesses picked by his mother, but he is happy to marry the brother of one of the royal candidates. (Also King and King and Family)

Preschooler Nate has trouble choosing a favorite color, but his two mamas and his friends help him realize that he can choose more than one color.

As Heather learns, the most important thing about a family is that everyone loves each other. (Other titles by Newman cover topics such as adopted children, a family member with AIDS and the separation of two mothers.)

Four families, including a lesbian couple, travel to China to adopt baby girls.

Based on a true story from New York City’s Central Park Zoo, two male penguins start a family by taking turns sitting on an abandoned egg.

U’Ren, Andrea
Pugdog

Pugdog fears that her bone-gnawing, squirrel-chasing days have ended after Mike learns that she is female.

Vigna, Judith
My Two Uncles

Unlike her grandpa, Elly always has fun with her Uncle Ned and his partner Uncle Phil.

Willhoite, Michael
Daddy’s Wedding

Nick get to be the best man at daddy and Frank’s wedding. (Also Daddy’s Roommate)

Zolotow, Charlotte
William’s Doll

William’s father gives him a basketball and a train, but he still wants a doll.

Coville, Bruce
The Skull of Truth

Unable to tell a lie with the Skull of Truth nearby, Charlie’s Uncle Bennie reveals that his roommate Dave is also his boyfriend.

Garden, Nancy
Holly’s Secret

When eleven-year-old Holly moves to a small town, she tries to hide the fact that her parents are lesbian.

Howe, James
The Misfits

Four middle-school friends form the No-Name Party, campaigning to stop put-downs such as “fairy and lard bar.”

Naylor, Phyllis R.
Alice on the Outside

Alice, now in eighth grade, has lots of questions about sex, relationships, prejudice, and change.

Salat, Cristina
Living in Secret

After a judge gives custody to her father, Amelia runs away, assuming a fake identity so that she can live with her mother and her partner in San Francisco.

Woodson, Jacqueline
The House You Pass on the Way

Loner Staggerlee, whose father is black and mother is white, spends a summer with her cousin Trout and finally shares her secret attraction to girls.

Woodson, Jacqueline
From the Notebooks of Melanin Sun

Everything about 14-year-old Melanin Sun’s life with his mother is fine, until he learns that she has fallen in love with a white woman.

Greenberg, Keith E.
Zack’s Story: Growing Up with Same-Sex Parents

Zack describes being raised by lesbian mothers and how his family is just like anyone else’s. ( 32 pages)

Harris, Robie H.
It’s So Amazing! A Book about Eggs, Sperm, Birth, Babies, and Families

Straightforward answers tell curious readers how babies are made, including different ways of loving and having families. (81 pages)

Harris, Robie H.
It’s Perfectly Normal: Changing Bodies, Growing Up, Sex, and Sexual Health

This book is for readers who are ready to know about different kinds of bodies, love, families, and sex. (89 pages)

Jenness, Aylette
Families: A Celebration of Diversity, Commitment, and Love

Various families, including a gay family and a lesbian family describe their lives. (47 pages)

Krakow, Kari
The Harvey Milk Story

Harvey Milk made history as the first elected, openly gay San Francisco city official. (Unpaged)

Kuklin, Susan
Families

In these photographic essays, children, aged four to fourteen, from fifteen very different families, describe their home lives in their own words. (36 pages)