6 Books to Empower Kids to Be Their Truest Selves

At Beaming Books, we celebrate our LGBTQ+ authors and LGBTQ+ stories during Pride month and all year round. These books serve as a reminder that regardless of how kids identify, they are loved, valued, and worthy.

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Still Stace

The first book for young adults about the LGBTQ+ experience of coming of age in the conservative Christain faith, Still Stace is Stacey Chomiak’s authentically quirky illustrated memoir of heartbreak, family conflict, trying to become ex-gay, wrestling with her faith, and finding love.

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Queerfully and Wonderfully Made

Whether you’re queer or questioning, understanding sexuality and gender identity can be scary and confusing. Queerfully and Wonderfully Made: A Guide for LGBTQ+ Christian Teens is filled with tools, insight from LGBTQ+ professionals, and the good news: God loves you exactly as you are.

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Some Daddies

Every daddy is different! This rollicking showcase of daddies celebrates the incredible diversity of modern fathers and will give readers a new appreciation for how their own fathers and father-figures shine in their own unique ways.

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Coming this Fall from Beaming Books

Little Mole Goes to School

Glenys Nellist (Author)

Sally Garland (Illustrator)

$17.99

Jul 26, 2022

The Tree of Hope

The Miraculous Rescue of Puerto Rico’s Beloved Banyan

Anna Orenstein-Cardona (Author)

Juan Manuel Moreno (Illustrator)

$18.99

Aug 23, 2022

Rosalind Looked Closer

An Unsung Hero of Molecular Science

Lisa Gerin (Author)

Chiara Fedele (Illustrator)

$19.99

Aug 30, 2022

The Story of Us

Mitali Perkins (Author)

Kevin Howdeshell (Illustrator)

Kristen Howdeshell (Illustrator)

$18.99

Sep 20, 2022

Lift-the-Flap Christmas Stories for Young Children

Naomi Joy Krueger (Author)

Megan Higgins (Illustrator)

$12.99

Oct 11, 2022

A Beginner's Guide to Being Human

Matt Forrest Esenwine (Author)

André Ceolin (Illustrator)

$17.99

Oct 18, 2022

New Spring 2022

Mother God

Teresa Kim Pecinovsky (Author)

Khoa Le (Illustrator)

$17.99

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Black Girls Unbossed

Young World Changers Leading the Way

Khristi Lauren Adams (Author)

$19.99

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A Kid's Guide to Saving the Planet

It's Not Hopeless and We're Not Helpless

Paul Douglas (Author)

Chelen Écija (Illustrator)

$22.99

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Some Daddies

Carol Gordon Ekster (Author)

Javiera Maclean Alvarez (Illustrator)

$17.99

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Sarah Rising

Ty Chapman (Author)

DeAnn Wiley (Illustrator)

$18.99

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Sarah Rising

Inspired by the protests that happened during the Minneapolis Uprising after the police killing of George Floyd, Sarah Rising provides a child's-eye view of a protest and offers an opportunity for children to talk about why people take to the streets to protest racial injustice.

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Black Girls Unbossed

Black Girls are shaping the future. Black Girls Unbossed is compelling look at the lives of powerful girls who are changing the world right now.

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Opening the Road

Hungry? Tired? Sick? Check the Green Book. Opening the Road, the first picture book about the creation and distribution of The Green Book, tells how this travel guide opened the road for a safer, more equitable America.

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