Children’s & Picture Books | Tamariki/Pukapuka pikitia

	Witch Boy - Molly Ostertag 9781338089523 \| WorldCat Book Depository Representation: Gay Category: Fantasy, Children's Books and Picture Books, YA Content: Violence In thirteen-year-old Aster's family, all the girls are raised to be witches, while boys grow up to be shapeshifters. Anyone who dares cross those lines is exiled. Unfortunately for Aster, he still hasn't shifted . . . and he's still fascinated by witchery, no matter how forbidden it might be. When a mysterious danger threatens the other boys, Aster knows he can help -- as a witch. It will take the encouragement of a new friend, the non-magical and non-conforming Charlie, to convince Aster to try practicing his skills. And it will require even more courage to save his family . . . and be truly himself.
	Promised Land - Chaz Harris and Adam Reynolds 9780473365790 \| WorldCat Buy Online Representation: Gay Category: NZ Author, Fantasy, Children's Books and Picture Books Content: Not yet tagged When a young Prince and a farm boy meet in the forest, a growing friendship between them blossoms into love. However, when the Queen re-marries, her sinister new husband seeks control of the enchanted forest and the land the farm boy’s family are responsible for protecting.
	Lumberjanes - Noelle Stevenson et al 9781608866878 \| WorldCat \| Book Depository Representation: Lesbian, gay transgender Category: Children's books & Picture books, Fantasy Content: Some violence Friendship to the max! Jo, April, Mal, Molly and Ripley are five best pals determined to have an awesome summer together...and they're not gonna let any insane quest or an array of supernatural critters get in their way! Not only is it the second title launching in our new BOOM! Box imprint but LUMBERJANES is one of those punk rock, love-everything-about-it stories that appeals to fans of basically all excellent things. It's Buffy the Vampire Slayer meets Gravity Falls and features five butt-kicking, rad teenage girls wailing on monsters and solving a mystery with the whole world at stake. And with the talent of acclaimed cartoonist Noelle Stevenson, talented newcomer Grace Ellis writing, and Brooke Allen on art, this is going to be a spectacular series that you won't want to miss
	King and King - Linda de Haan, Stern Nijland 9781582460611 \| WorldCat Book Depository Representation: Gay Category: Children's Picture books Content: Not yet tagged The queen decrees that it's time for the prince to marry - and the search is on! Princesses come from far and wide hoping to catch his eye. Will be prince be charmed by a magic act? Tantalized by arias? Mesmerized by the miss from Mumbai? Or will he simply follow his heart - and find that it's another prince he's been looking for all along.
	Julián Is a Mermaid - Jessica Love 9781406386424 \| WorldCat Book Depository Representation: Gender diverse Category: Children's Picture books Content: Not yet tagged While riding the subway home with his Nana one day, Julian notices three women spectacularly dressed up. Their hair billows in brilliant hues, their dresses end in fishtails, and their joy fills the train carriage. When Julian gets home, daydreaming of the magic he's seen, all he can think about is dressing up just like the ladies and making his own fabulous mermaid costume. But what will Nana think about the messhe makes - and even more importantly - what will she think about how Julian sees himself?
	I am Jazz - Jessica Herthel & Jazz Jennings 9780803741072 \| WorldCat Book Depository Representation: Transgender Category: Children's Picture books, autobiography Content: Not yet tagged From the time she was two years old, Jazz knew that she had a girl's brain in a boy's body. She loved pink and dressing up as a mermaid and didn't feel like herself in boys' clothing. This confused her family, until they took her to a doctor who said that Jazz was transgender and that she was born that way
	The Story of Ferdinand - Munro Leaf, Robert Lawson 9780448456942 \| WorldCat Book Depository Representation: Category: Children's Picture books Content: Not yet tagged Ferdinand likes to sit quietly and smell the flowers, but one day he gets stung by a bee and his snorting and stomping convince everyone that he is the fiercest of bulls.
	And Tango Makes Three - Justin Richardson, Peter Parnell, Henry Cole 9781481448840 \| WorldCat Book Depository Representation: Gay Category: Children's Books and Picture Books Content: Not yet tagged At the penguin house at the Central Park Zoo, two penguins named Roy and Silo were a little bit different from the others. But their desire for a family was the same. And with the help of a kindly zookeeper, Roy and Silo get the chance to welcome a baby penguin of their very own.
	George - Alex Gino 9781407170978 \| WorldCat Book Depository Representation: Transgender Category: Children's Books and Picture Books Content: Not yet tagged When people look at George, they think they see a boy. But she knows she's not a boy. She knows she's a girl. George thinks she'll have to keep this a secret forever. Then her teacher announces that their class play is going to be Charlotte's Web. George really, really, REALLY wants to play Charlotte. But the teacher says she can't even try out for the part . . . because she's a boy.
	Nimona - Noelle Stevenson 9780062278234 \| WorldCat \| Book Depository Representation: Gay Category: Fantasy, comic books Content: Mental illness, violence Nimona is an impulsive young shapeshifter with a knack for villainy. Lord Ballister Blackheart is a villain with a vendetta. As sidekick and supervillain, Nimona and Lord Blackheart are about to wreak some serious havoc. Their mission: prove to the kingdom that Sir Ambrosius Goldenloin and his buddies at the Institution of Law Enforcement and Heroics aren't the heroes everyone thinks they are.
	Princess Princess Ever After - Katie O'Neill 9781620103401 \| WorldCat Book Depository Representation: Lesbian Category: Children's Books and Picture Books Content: Not yet tagged When the heroic princess Amira rescues the kind-hearted princess Sadie from her tower prison, neither expects to find a true friend in the bargain. Yet as they adventure across the kingdom, they discover that they bring out the very best in the other person. They'll need to join forces and use all the know-how, kindness, and bravery they have in order to defeat their greatest foe yet: a jealous sorceress, who wants to get rid of Sadie once and for all. Join Sadie and Amira, two very different princesses with very different strengths, on their journey to figure out what "happily ever after" really means--and how they can find it with each other.
	The Prince and the Dressmaker - Jen Wang 9781250159854 \| WorldCat Book Depository
	The Story of Ferdinand - Munro Leaf, Robert Lawson 9780448456942 \| WorldCat Book Depository

	Witch Boy - Molly Ostertag 9781338089523 \| WorldCat Book Depository Representation: Gay Category: Fantasy, Children's Books and Picture Books, YA Content: Violence In thirteen-year-old Aster's family, all the girls are raised to be witches, while boys grow up to be shapeshifters. Anyone who dares cross those lines is exiled. Unfortunately for Aster, he still hasn't shifted . . . and he's still fascinated by witchery, no matter how forbidden it might be. When a mysterious danger threatens the other boys, Aster knows he can help -- as a witch. It will take the encouragement of a new friend, the non-magical and non-conforming Charlie, to convince Aster to try practicing his skills. And it will require even more courage to save his family . . . and be truly himself.
	Promised Land - Chaz Harris and Adam Reynolds 9780473365790 \| WorldCat Buy Online Representation: Gay Category: NZ Author, Fantasy, Children's Books and Picture Books Content: Not yet tagged When a young Prince and a farm boy meet in the forest, a growing friendship between them blossoms into love. However, when the Queen re-marries, her sinister new husband seeks control of the enchanted forest and the land the farm boy’s family are responsible for protecting.
	Lumberjanes - Noelle Stevenson et al 9781608866878 \| WorldCat \| Book Depository Representation: Lesbian, gay transgender Category: Children's books & Picture books, Fantasy Content: Some violence Friendship to the max! Jo, April, Mal, Molly and Ripley are five best pals determined to have an awesome summer together...and they're not gonna let any insane quest or an array of supernatural critters get in their way! Not only is it the second title launching in our new BOOM! Box imprint but LUMBERJANES is one of those punk rock, love-everything-about-it stories that appeals to fans of basically all excellent things. It's Buffy the Vampire Slayer meets Gravity Falls and features five butt-kicking, rad teenage girls wailing on monsters and solving a mystery with the whole world at stake. And with the talent of acclaimed cartoonist Noelle Stevenson, talented newcomer Grace Ellis writing, and Brooke Allen on art, this is going to be a spectacular series that you won't want to miss
	King and King - Linda de Haan, Stern Nijland 9781582460611 \| WorldCat Book Depository Representation: Gay Category: Children's Picture books Content: Not yet tagged The queen decrees that it's time for the prince to marry - and the search is on! Princesses come from far and wide hoping to catch his eye. Will be prince be charmed by a magic act? Tantalized by arias? Mesmerized by the miss from Mumbai? Or will he simply follow his heart - and find that it's another prince he's been looking for all along.
	Julián Is a Mermaid - Jessica Love 9781406386424 \| WorldCat Book Depository Representation: Gender diverse Category: Children's Picture books Content: Not yet tagged While riding the subway home with his Nana one day, Julian notices three women spectacularly dressed up. Their hair billows in brilliant hues, their dresses end in fishtails, and their joy fills the train carriage. When Julian gets home, daydreaming of the magic he's seen, all he can think about is dressing up just like the ladies and making his own fabulous mermaid costume. But what will Nana think about the messhe makes - and even more importantly - what will she think about how Julian sees himself?
	I am Jazz - Jessica Herthel & Jazz Jennings 9780803741072 \| WorldCat Book Depository Representation: Transgender Category: Children's Picture books, autobiography Content: Not yet tagged From the time she was two years old, Jazz knew that she had a girl's brain in a boy's body. She loved pink and dressing up as a mermaid and didn't feel like herself in boys' clothing. This confused her family, until they took her to a doctor who said that Jazz was transgender and that she was born that way
	The Story of Ferdinand - Munro Leaf, Robert Lawson 9780448456942 \| WorldCat Book Depository Representation: Category: Children's Picture books Content: Not yet tagged Ferdinand likes to sit quietly and smell the flowers, but one day he gets stung by a bee and his snorting and stomping convince everyone that he is the fiercest of bulls.
	And Tango Makes Three - Justin Richardson, Peter Parnell, Henry Cole 9781481448840 \| WorldCat Book Depository Representation: Gay Category: Children's Books and Picture Books Content: Not yet tagged At the penguin house at the Central Park Zoo, two penguins named Roy and Silo were a little bit different from the others. But their desire for a family was the same. And with the help of a kindly zookeeper, Roy and Silo get the chance to welcome a baby penguin of their very own.
	George - Alex Gino 9781407170978 \| WorldCat Book Depository Representation: Transgender Category: Children's Books and Picture Books Content: Not yet tagged When people look at George, they think they see a boy. But she knows she's not a boy. She knows she's a girl. George thinks she'll have to keep this a secret forever. Then her teacher announces that their class play is going to be Charlotte's Web. George really, really, REALLY wants to play Charlotte. But the teacher says she can't even try out for the part . . . because she's a boy.
	Nimona - Noelle Stevenson 9780062278234 \| WorldCat \| Book Depository Representation: Gay Category: Fantasy, comic books Content: Mental illness, violence Nimona is an impulsive young shapeshifter with a knack for villainy. Lord Ballister Blackheart is a villain with a vendetta. As sidekick and supervillain, Nimona and Lord Blackheart are about to wreak some serious havoc. Their mission: prove to the kingdom that Sir Ambrosius Goldenloin and his buddies at the Institution of Law Enforcement and Heroics aren't the heroes everyone thinks they are.
	Princess Princess Ever After - Katie O'Neill 9781620103401 \| WorldCat Book Depository Representation: Lesbian Category: Children's Books and Picture Books Content: Not yet tagged When the heroic princess Amira rescues the kind-hearted princess Sadie from her tower prison, neither expects to find a true friend in the bargain. Yet as they adventure across the kingdom, they discover that they bring out the very best in the other person. They'll need to join forces and use all the know-how, kindness, and bravery they have in order to defeat their greatest foe yet: a jealous sorceress, who wants to get rid of Sadie once and for all. Join Sadie and Amira, two very different princesses with very different strengths, on their journey to figure out what "happily ever after" really means--and how they can find it with each other.
	The Prince and the Dressmaker - Jen Wang 9781250159854 \| WorldCat Book Depository
	The Story of Ferdinand - Munro Leaf, Robert Lawson 9780448456942 \| WorldCat Book Depository