It's easy to underestimate the picture book. Short pages, big illustrations, simple sentences — but anyone who's watched a child find themselves reflected in a story for the first time knows exactly how much weight those 32 pages can carry. Book Riot's ongoing Best Books of the Century (So Far) series has turned its attention to LGBTQ picture books, and the resulting list is worth a serious look, even for readers who left picture books behind decades ago.
LGBTQ Picture Books That Defined a Generation: The Century's Best So Far
Book Riot has named its picks for the best LGBTQ picture books of the 21st century — and the list is a reminder of how much ground this corner of children's literature has covered in just a few decades.
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