My Little Golden Book About Pride

by Kyle Lukoff, Michelle Jing Chan (Illustrator)

Overview

This nonfiction Little Golden Book is a beautifully illustrated reminder to be proud of who you are. Each page of this introduction to the history of Pride and the rainbow flag features scenes of diverse people, couples, and families celebrating one another.

My Little Golden Book About Pride offers a way for families with young children to begin addressing themes of diversity and equality. It does so with an introduction to the history of Pride parades and the meaning behind each color of the LGBTQ+ rainbow flag.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780593807866
Publisher:	Random House Children's Books
Publication date:	03/04/2025
Series:	Little Golden Book Series
Sold by:	Random House
Format:	eBook
Pages:	24
File size:	20 MB
Note:	This product may take a few minutes to download.
Age Range:	2 - 5 Years

About the Author

KYLE LUKOFF is the author of many books for young readers, including the Newbery honor title Too Bright to See and the Stonewall award winning When Aidan Became a Brother. He spent eight years as a school librarian and now writes full time.

Editorial Reviews

"A straightforward and informative primer on Pride and the community it engenders." —Kirkus Reviews

From the Publisher

2024-11-09
Why do rainbow flags often appear each June? Stonewall Award–winning author Lukoff offers an explanation.

Every year, queer folks and their allies come together to observe Pride—“a reminder for everyone to be proud of who they are.” After the Stonewall rebellion in June 1969 in New York City—a night when gay men and women and trans people “decided to fight back” after enduring frequent arrests by police—and the yearly parades that followed in its wake, San Francisco designer Gilbert Baker developed the rainbow Pride flag as a “symbol of hope for LGBTQIA+ people.” Lukoff explores the meanings behind the different colors of the most common Pride flag, from yellow (“sunlight”), which represents coming out of the closet and “being out in the light,” to orange (“healing”), which conveys the importance of seeking support. Though this yearly celebration has been co-opted by rampant commercialism, Lukoff returns to its roots, focusing on the community-building aspects of Pride. Other flags are featured such as the trans, genderqueer, asexual, and bisexual flags, yet they aren’t labeled or delved into further—a missed opportunity to emphasize the ever-growing queer community (the Progress Pride flag isn’t included at all). The upbeat digital illustrations depict people of different ages, races, genders, and sexualities. A note for parents offers basic child-friendly definitions of each of the terms in the initialism LGBTQIA.

A straightforward and informative primer on Pride and the community it engenders.(Informational picture book. 5-8)

Kirkus Reviews