It’s that time of the month! Today we’re bringing you a quick look at the 2024 middle grade and picture book releases we know about so far. Obviously, this will be updated as the year goes on, so it’s far from exhaustive, but! Something to look forward to nevertheless.
And, if you’re looking, you can find the releases posts for 2023, 2022, and 2021 here, here, and here!
MIDDLE GRADE
Emma & the Love Spell by Meredith Ireland (sapphic mc)
The Curse of Eelgrass Bog by Mary Averling (sapphic mc)
Lulu Sinagtala and the City of Noble Warriors by Gail D. Villanueva (bi mc)
Night of the Living Zed by Basil Sylvester & Kevin Sylvester (nonbinary mc)
The Fights That Make Us by Sarah Hagger-Holt (nonbinary mc)
King Bro! by Jenny Jägerfeld, trans. by B.J. Woodstein (transmasc mcs)
The Princess Protection Program by Alex London (gay mc)
The School for Invisible Boys by Shaun David Hutchinson (gay mc)
Winnie Nash is Not Your Sunshine by Nicole Melleby (sapphic mc)
Nightmares in Paradise by Aden Polydoros (Jewish achillean mc)
Paige Not Found by Jen Wilde (autistic sapphic mc)
The Gender Binary is a Big Lie by Lee Wind (history)
Blood City Rollers by V. P. Anderson & Tatiana Hill (f/f)
Halfway to Harbor by Nicole Melleby (sapphic mc, f/f parents(?))
The Truth About Triangles by Michael Leali (gay mc)
Murray Out of Water by Taylor Tracy (queer mc)
Linus and Etta Could Use a Win by Caroline Huntoon (transmasc mc)
Noah Frye Gets Crushed by Maggie Horne (lesbian mc)
Upstaged by Robin Easter (nonbinary mc)
Falling Hard by Jessica Burkhart (f/f)
The Night Compass by Amanda Foody (bi mc)
The Lumbering Giants of Wendy Pines by Mo Netz (nonbinary wheelchair user mc)
Gooseberry by Robin Gow (nonbinary mc)
Lunar Boy by Jessica & Jacinta Wibowo (gay mc)
Puzzleheart by Jenn Reese (nonbinary mc)
Camp Prodigy by Caroline Palmer (nonbinary mcs)
Asking for a Friend by Ronnie Riley (ace nonbinary mc)
Wishbone by Justine Pucella Winans (demiboy mc, gay, lesbian & bi characters)
Crushing It by Erin Becker (f/f)
Scrimshaw by Ethan M. Aldridge (nonbinary mc)
The Flicker by H.E. Edgmon (queer mcs)
Splinter & Ash by Marieke Nijkamp (nonbinary mc)
My So-Called Family by Gia Gordon (m/m parents)
The Ghostwing’s Lie by Rebecca Mix (sapphic mc)
Turning Twelve by Kathryn Ormsbee & Molly Brooks (sapphic mc)
PetWizards by Kirk Scroggs (m/m)
Rise of the Wrecking Crew by Kalynn Bayron (nonbinary mc)
The House on Yeet Street by Preston Norton (gay mc)
Artezans: The Forgotten Magic by L. D. Lapinski (m/m parents)
The Pale Queen by Ethan M. Aldridge (f/f)
The Girls of Skylark Lane by Robin Benway (transfem mc)
Stand Up! by Tori Sharp (f/f)
Chai Jinxed by Emi Pinto (f/f)
Witchwood by Kalyn Josephson (bi mc, aroace mc)
Alex Wise vs. the Cosmic Shift by Terry J. Benton-Walker (Black gay mc)
Sir Callie and the Witch’s War by Esme Symes-Smith (nonbinary mc, bi dad)
PICTURE BOOKS
Rainbowsaurus by Steve Antony (m/m parents)
Princess Max Conquers the World by Kevin Cripe (gnc mc)
Confetti by Dean Atta & Alea Marley (lgbt characters)
Hooray for He, She, Ze and They by Lindz Amer (nonbinary characters)
Marley’s Pride by Joëlle Retener & DeAnn Wiley (nonbinary mc)
I Think We Can! by G. M. King & Jill Howarth (lgbt cast)
It’s a They! by Lindsay Herriot (gender neutral pronouns)
The Dress in the Window by Robert Tregoning & Pippa Curnick (gnc mc)
We’re Happy You’re Here by Julie Wilkins & Brady Sato (m/m & f/f parents)
Family Is Family by Melissa Marr & Marcos Almada Rivero (f/f parents)
Millie’s Big Decision by Ian Eagleton & Max Rambaldi (m/m parents)
Glenn Burke, Game Changer by Phil Bildner & Daniel J. O’Brien (biography)
Rainbows, Unicorns, and Triangles by Jem Milton (history)
The Rainbow Parade by Shane Jordan, Rick Hendrix & Jieting Chen (nonbinary mc)
It’s Pride, Baby by Allen Wells & India Valle (m/m parents)
The Broken Heart by Aaron Chan & Josiane Vlitos (m/m)
My Guncle and Me by Jonathan Merritt & Joanna Carillo (gay uncle)
Leo and the Pink Marker by Mariyka Foster (f/f parents)
The Dog and the Sailor by Pete Jordi Wood (m/m)
Queer History A to Z: 100 Years of LGBTQ+ Activism by Robin Stevenson & Vivian Rosas (history)
The ABCs of Queer History by Seema Yasmin & Lucy Kirk (history)
Pride: A Celebration in Quotes by Caitlyn McNeill (history)
Pride: A Seek-and-Find Celebration by Diego Blanco (activity book)
Queer and Fearless: Poems Celebrating the Lives of LGBTQ+ Heroes by Rob Sanders & Harry Woodgate (poetry)
Robin’s Worlds by Rainie Oet & Mathias Ball (nonbinary mc)
Rainbow Allies by Nancy Churnin (f/f)
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