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Rainbow Book List 2023 (Ages 2-8)

The 2023 Rainbow Book List Committee is honored to announce this year’s list. Composed of over 190 books for young readers from birth to age 18, the 2023 list represents an array of diverse stories and identities representing the LGBTQIA+ youth experience in books published from July 1, 2021 to December 31, 2022.

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16 items

Kapaemahu
by Hinaleimoana Wong-Kalu, Dean Hamer, and Joe Wilson ; illustrated by Daniel Sousa.
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Ages 4-8

Love, Violet
words by Charlotte Sullivan Wild ; pictures by Charlene Chua.
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Ages 4-8

I love you because I love you
words by Mượn Thị Văn ; art by Jessica Love.
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Ages 4-8

Lunch from home
words by Joshua David Stein ; art by Jing Li ; with contribution from Niki Russ Federman, Ray Garcia, Preeti Mistry, Mina Park.
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Ages 3-6

Mama and Mommy and me in the middle
Nina LaCour ; illustrated by Kaylani Juanita.
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Ages 3-7

Payden's pronoun party
Blue Jaryn ; illustrated by Xochitl Cornejo.
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Ages 4-8

Me and my dysphoria monster
Laura Kate Dale ; illustrated by Hui Qing Ang.
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Ages 5-8

Forever home
Henry Cole.
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Ages 4-8

Aaron Slater, illustrator
by Andrea Beaty ; illustrated by David Roberts.
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Ages 4-7