The cover of "It Feels Good to Be Yourself: A Book About Gender Identity" It Feels Good to Be Yourself: A Book About Gender Identity by Theresa Thorn, Illustrated by Noah Grigni Some people are boys. Some people are girls. Some people are both, neither, or somewhere...
Picture Books I Wish Had Been Read To Me When I Was A Little Kid
Look At Me – A Picture Book I Wish Had Been Read to Me When I Was a Little Kid
Cover of "Look At Me" Look At Me: A Celebration of Self, Playfulness, and Exploration by Audrey Beth Stein, Illustrated by Kristina Neudakhina What do YOU like to wear? Nail polish? Fancy suits? Pigtails? Monday underwear? Possibilities are endless in this vibrantly...
Sylvia and Marsha Start a Revolution – a Picture Book I wish Had Been Read to Me When I Was a Little Kid
Sylvia and Marsha Start a Revolution: The Story of the Trans Women of Color Who Made LGBTQ+ History by Joy Michael Ellison, Illustrated by Teshika Silver Someday girls like us will be able to wear whatever we want. People will call us by the names we choose. They'll...
Trade Review Roundup for “Red and Green and Blue and White”
It's been very exciting to see my debut picture book, Red and Green and Blue and White, (publishing Oct 19, 2021 - less than a month away!) get some really awesome trade reviews... Of course, there's the incredible STARRED Publishers Weekly Review, that said: “Wind’s...
My Debut Picture Book, “Red and Green and Blue and White,” Gets a Starred Review from Publishers Weekly!
The photo of me above was taken just after I'd seen the actual picture book for "Red and Green and Blue and White" and held it for the very first time. And the screen shot of the Starred Publishers Weekly Review is just... amazing. I started writing picture book...
Pride In… Sports – A Picture Book Profiling 10 Contemporary Sports Figures Who Are Part of the LGBTQIA+ Community
Pride in Sports by Emilie Dufresne, Designed by Danielle Rippengill Some I knew, others were new to me, but it was all fun to explore this sampling of Out and Proud Queer athletes. I particularly appreciated the inclusion of athletes of color like Parinya Charoenphol...