My kids are jazzed! We are headed to Boston to visit my in-laws. My kids, age 2 and 4, love nothing more than a trip to Gigi and Papa’s house. While I deeply enjoy visiting them and the childcare help, packing for 2 little kids plus me used to be a nightmare. No more I…
The Best Unique LGBTQ History Middle Grade Books
October is LGBTQ+ History Month! Though we should be celebrating and including LGBTQ+ folks in our middle grade curriculum year round, it is nice to do an extra highlighting of the community during this month. The best unique LGBTQ history middle grade books are a great place to start! So come along for the ride…
How to Read LGBTQ Children’s Books Without Harming the LGBTQ Community
Have you ever tried to diversify you library and then got stuck? Questions might pop up like: How do you know how to talk about difficult subjects with little kids? What if they ask questions you don’t know the answers to? It can be daunting! Most people don’t want to reproduce the harm that society…
The Best LGBTQ Books for Toddlers
The books that your toddler has access to should reflect not only the world your child lives in, but the world at large. Toddlers are sponges, learning constantly, and books can be a great tool to add in that learning. If you haven’t already read my post on The Four Types of LGBT and LGBTQ+ Children’s Books You Need
LGBTQ Advocacy for Beginners: How to Find Your Power and Effect Change
I am going to show you not only how to figure out where you have power. I am also going to give you some ideas for changes you can help make toward LGBTQ+ equality.