Top 10 LGBTQ+ books for children and teens, chosen by Sarah Webb

As protesters demand that libraries remove books with LGBTQ+ themes, we celebrate publications that deal with the issue sensitively – and are also great reads

Our Big Day by Bob Johnson and Michael Emberley is told by Uncle David’s young niece in the run up to his wedding day

Sarah Webb

Children’s books dealing with LGBTQ+ relationships have been the focus of unwelcome attention in recent weeks as protesters called for libraries to take certain publications off the shelves. These include This Book is Gay by Juno Dawson.

Here, we have chosen some of our favourite books that celebrate diversity and explore LGBTQ+ themes and characters. Some are charming picture books about weddings and parties, others are hard-hitting novels about relationship problems and feeling different.