Rainbow Boy and the Pride Parade

"I am proud to be a Rainbow Boy!"

A Rainbow Book List Selection

When a little boy says he doesn't like rainbows anymore because they make him "different," his parents take him to a place where everyone is a rainbow--a Pride parade! Everywhere he looks, he sees people proudly celebrating their unique identities and styles in a rainbow of color and joy. As he counts the various parade marchers as they go by, he regains confidence in his own rainbow identity. All around he sees pride in every color, shape, and kind--more than he could ever possibly count.

Taylor Rouanzion lives in Florida with her daughter and miniature dachshund. She has been a part of local support groups for trans/gender-nonconforming kids and their parents. Her own child is gender-nonconforming and has inspired Taylor to write for her and others like her so they can be seen in children's literature. Taylor earned her master's degree in library and information science and works as an elementary school librarian for the best kids on the planet!

Stacey Chomiak is an artist, author, and LGBTQ speaker. She works in the animation industry, and also illustrates and writes children's books that represent the queer community. She is the author and illustrator of the YA memoir Still Stace: My Gay Christian Coming-of-Age Story and the illustrator of Rainbow Boy and Rainbow Boy and the Pride Parade by Taylor Rouanzion. She lives on the West Coast of Canada and loves to have conversations around faith and sexuality.