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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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A song for the unsung
by Carole Boston Wetherford & Rob Sanders ; illustrated by Byron McCray.
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Ages 6-10

The mother of a movement
written by Rob Sanders ; illustrated by Sam Kalda.
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Ages 5-12

Strong
by Rob Kearney and Eric Rosswood ; art by Nidhi Chanani.
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Ages 4-8

If you're a kid like Gavin
words by Gavin Grimm and Kyle Lukoff ; illustrations by J Yang.
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Ages 4-8

Bathe the cat
written by Alice McGinty ; illustrated by David Roberts.
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Ages 2-6