Rainbow Family Collections: Selecting and Using Children's Books with Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, and Queer Content (Children's and Young Adult Literature Reference) - Hardcover

Naidoo, Jamie Campbell

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1598849603 ISBN 13: 9781598849608

Publisher: Libraries Unlimited, 2012

Synopsis

As one of the only highly praised resources on this important topic, this thoughtfully compiled book examines and suggests picture books and chapter books presenting LGBTQ content to children under the age of 12.

Highlighting titles for children from infancy to age 11, Rainbow Family Collections examines over 250 children's picture books, informational books, and chapter books with LGBTQ content from around the world. Each entry in Rainbow Family Collections supplies a synopsis of the title's content, lists awards it has received, cites professional reviews, and provides suggestions for librarians considering acquisition.

The book also provides a brief historical overview of LGBTQ children's literature along with the major book awards for this genre, tips on planning welcoming spaces and offering effective library service to this population, and a list of criteria for selecting the best books with this content. Interviews with authors and key individuals in LGBTQ children's book publishing are also featured.

About this title

About the Author

Jamie Campbell Naidoo, PhD, is endowed associate professor at the University of Alabama School of Library and Information Studies.

Reviews

This well-researched book is a much-needed tool, providing a wealth of information on how to welcome rainbow families into the library. Including several chapters of informational material, with statistical backup, Naidoo has created a resource that is not only an excellent annotated bibliography, but also one that presents the material with historical context and ideas for implementation in a library setting. It provides guidance to selectors who need to evaluate and choose children's books with LGBT content and educates librarians about the many ways we might get this material into the hands of our patrons. Readers are provided with a clear definition of what constitutes a rainbow family, along with descriptions of issues its members might face and what libraries can do to provide a safe and welcoming space for them. According to statistics, 96 percent of all United States counties include LGBTQ couples raising children. Librarians need this book to help ensure that those families' needs are being met.-Sharon McKellar, Oakland Public Library, CAα(c) Copyright 2011. Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.

Edition details

• Publisher: Libraries Unlimited
• Publication date: 2012
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1598849603
• ISBN 13: 9781598849608
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 280