Reading is fundamental: The best books about LGBTQ+ Families and why we need more of them
Some FamiliesShow Notes
To celebrate World Book Day it’s Some Families inaugural book special! Lotte and Stu talk to different authors and illustrators about LGBTQ+ family books. Stu talks to Carolyn Robertson, author and owner of Sparklypoo Publications. Carolyn wrote Two Dads, that Will Young read on CBeebies Bedtime Stories. Lotte chats to Garry and Gareth, the illustrator and author of the new book, My Daddies, the first LGBTQ+ family book published by a major publishing house. They talk about how important it is for people to continue to write LGBTQ+ family books, just because there are some out there already, there is space for a lot more!
LINKS My Daddies: https://amzn.to/3cEUm3o Gareth: www.garethpeter.co.uk Garry: www.garryparsons.co.uk www.sparklypoo.com https://www.facebook.com/carolyncursive
BOOKS MENTIONED My Daddies by Gareth Peter and Garry Parsons Two Mums and a Menage and Two Dads by Carolyn Robertson Julián Is a Mermaid by Jessica Love The Argonauts by Maggie Nelson The Proudest Blue: A Story of Hijab and Family by Ibtihaj Muhammad Heather Has Two Mummies by Lesléa Newman Princess Kevin by Michael Escoffier Spacegirl Pukes and If I had 100 Mummies by Vanda Carter Hello Sailor by Ingrid Godon
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Gabriela Herman is a Brooklyn-based photographer. She is a Mum and a wife and her mum came out when she was 15. At the time Gabriela found it difficult to come to terms with it because not only had her mum come out, but her parents were separating. It was when she came across COLAGE, the charity for people with a lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, or queer parents, that she decided to make a book about her experience, showcasing others experiences. Her book ‘The Kids’ came off the back of the question of the impact of being raised by LGBTQ+ parents. In the photo book she interviews kids across America who have been brought up by LGBTQ+ parents.