Fostering Inclusive Classrooms
We provide LGBTQ-inclusive books to Pre-K through 3rd grade classrooms to help students and teachers “Read out loud, read out proud!”
We are excited to share our featured books for the 2023-2024 school year! Each of our 16 featured titles have a teacher resource guide to accompany them.
PRIDE AND LESS PREJUDICE FEATURED BOOKS 2023-2024
New from Pride and Less Prejudice
A 2nd grade teacher once overheard a student in her classroom say to another student, “A girl can’t have a girlfriend!”
In that moment, she stepped in and simply said, “That is actually not true. A girl can have a girlfriend, and a boy can have a boyfriend.”
Teachers can be tremendous allies both in their roles as educators and as affirming adults in the lives of children. Creating classroom environments where everyone feels safe and valued is a necessary first step in helping every student feel seen, regardless of gender identity and sexual orientation.
Teachers have an important opportunity not only to support students, but also to work with their school administrations to create inclusive communities for all families.
1 in 10 kids is LGBTQ
In an average classroom of 20, there are likely at least two kids who are trying to figure out their gender identity or sexual orientation. Books like the ones we provide will support them on their journeys.
What We Offer
LGBTQ-Inclusive Books
Every school year, we select ~15 LGBTQ-inclusive children’s books for PreK through 3rd grade classrooms.
Using monetary donations from generous individuals and grants, we buy these books and send them to educators who have submitted a book request (at no cost to the educators).
Beyond the Books
We currently offer:
Teaching Guides to accompany each of our featured books.
Author Read Alouds of our featured books.
Workshops for teachers, librarians, and support staff working with any grade.
Community Outreach
Our partnerships include:
Charis Books & More in Decatur, Georgia, USA.
Glad Day Bookshop in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
The Lawrenceville School in Lawrenceville, New Jersey, USA.
Critical Conversations
We proudly publish:
Meet the Author articles to dive into why the authors wrote their books and why they are important.
Blog articles on a variety of educational topics.
Our Initiative Supports
Inclusivity
When children see books with LGBTQ characters and themes in their classrooms, it creates a more inclusive school culture.
Representation
When children see people like themselves in books, they get a glimpse of who they might become, and they feel validated.
Community
When classrooms show understanding that all families are unique and share many common values, beliefs, and traditions, we help create community.
Acceptance
When we foster an environment where all students know that being LGBTQ is not out of the ordinary, we create acceptance.
“I was so thrilled to receive a donation from PLP to read with my preschool students. I am so happy to teach children about being inclusive and having LGBT people as part of our culture’s fabric from a young age. In this way, we are not really just teaching, we are exposing them to another normal part of life.”
- Preschool teacher in Massachusetts
Book Bundles We Provide to Classrooms
Rainbow Bundle
$25 Donation, 2 Books
Forever Home: A Dog and Boy Love Story by Henry Cole
Strong by Rob Kearney and Eric Rosswood
Free to Be Me Bundle
$50 Donation, 3 Books
Door By Door: How Sarah McBride Became America’s First Openly Transgender Senator by Meeg Pincus
Molly’s Tuxedo by Vicki Johnson
The Wishing Flower by A.J. Irving
Read Out Proud Bundle
$50 Donation, 3 Books
True You: A Gender Journey by Gwen Agna, Shelley Rotner
Soon Your Hands by Jonathan Stutzman
My Parents Won’t Stop Talking by Emma Hunsinger
Crayon Bundle
$75 Donation, 4 Books
A Song for the Unsung: Bayard Rustin, the Man Behind the 1963 March on Washington by Rob Sanders and Carole Boston Weatherford
Love without Bounds: An IntersectionAllies Book about Families by Carolyn Choi, Chelsea Johnson, LaToya Council
Cómo Aidan llegó a ser un hermano / When Aidan Became a Brother by Kyle Lukoff
Jamie and Bubbie: A Book About People’s Pronouns by Afsaneh Moradian
Pride Bundle
$100 Donation, 5 Books
Grandad’s Pride by Harry Woodgate
Aaron Slater and the Sneaky Snake by Andrea Beatty
Something Great by Jeanette Bradley
Desert Queen by Jyoti Rajan Gopal
Forever Home: A Dog and Boy Love Story by Henry Cole