These books, and books like them, are needed to help kids understand the full array of being human in all its beauty and complexity. They will help kids understand themselves and others better.
LGBTQ+ Community Liaison, Hopkins School District, Minneapolis, MN
After reading ‘PRIDE,’ students made their own personal pride flags and wrote affirming messages on them. Reading this story led to a valuable discussion about empathy for others and the importance of activism and acceptance.
Third Grade Teacher, San Diego Unified School District
We want to affirm kids. We want to tell them that they belong, that they are good just the way that they are. This collection of books is about telling stories and changing the narratives in ways that normalize life for our students.
Youth Advocacy Department, San Diego Unified School District
All students deserve to feel seen and represented.
Thank you for providing these much needed books in our libraries.
Assistant Director Curriculum, Fairfield-Suisun Unified School District
For far too long, LGBTQ+ stories have been absent in our K-12 schools. But now our LGBTQ+ students see literature that reflects them and their families. This is huge!
Principal, Elementary School, Salt Lake City School District
The box of LGBTQ+ books has transformed our school’s culture! They inspired many questions from our youth and sparked many conversations about how everybody is equal.
Teacher, Elementary School, San Francisco Unified School District
I know from experience how it feels to feel like you are not represented enough in books, TV, and media. These books have the chance to make the school environment happier, healthier, and more inclusive for ALL students.
6th Grade Elementary Student
Bob Nelson, Fresno’s former Superintendent of Schools, shares the beauty of representation in literature and the need for inclusive libraries.
Help children lose and find themselves in books, with stories that inspire, heal, and give hope.
Thank you to our dozens of volunteers who help prepare books for thousands of students!
Tony Thurmond, CA State Superintendent of Public Instruction, shares how safer, inclusive schools help students learn.
Bob Nelson, Fresno’s former Superintendent of Schools, shares the life-changing impact of inclusive literature.
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