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"Queer parents and their children rarely see families like theirs in books for
early and pre-readers.
In 2021, the Children’s Book Council of Australia shortlisted a queer picture
book in its Early Childhood Award for the first time:
Who’s Your Real Mum? by
Bernadette Green and Anna Zobel.
Awards like this have a huge influence on sales, readership, and the books that
are taught in schools. The teachers’ notes and classroom activities provided
for most shortlisted books are added incentives for early childhood and primary
school educators to adopt these books.
This landmark shortlisting inspired us to look for more titles that engage
deeply with the diverse communities that make up Australian society, including
queer families. We enlisted the help of the State Library of NSW, inviting
library staff across NSW to share diverse books from their collections.
We’ve selected five unmissable reads that centre on queer stories from the
resulting Diverse Picture Books list, now live online."
Share and enjoy,
*** Xanni ***
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mailto:xanni@xanadu.net Andrew Pam
http://xanadu.com.au/ Chief Scientist, Xanadu
https://glasswings.com.au/ Partner, Glass Wings
https://sericyb.com.au/ Manager, Serious Cybernetics
