8 Top queer books like Sylvia and Marsha Start a Revolution! by Joy Ellison

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Sylvia and Marsha Start a Revolution!

By: Joy Ellison

3.90

Format: 32 pages, Hardcover

"Someday girls like us will be able to wear whatever we want. People will call us by the names we c…

If you liked the queer plot in Sylvia and Marsha Start a Revolution! by Joy Ellison , here is a list of 8 books like this:

Cover of Ida, Always by Charles Santoso, Caron Levis

1. Ida, Always

By: Charles Santoso , Caron Levis

4.49

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

Gus lives in a big park in the middle of an even bigger city, and he spends his days with Ida. Ida … read more

Similar categories in Charles Santoso's Ida, Always book and Joy Ellison's Sylvia and Marsha Start a Revolution!

  • picture books
  • childrens
Cover of This Day in June by Gayle E. Pitman, Kristyna Litten

2. This Day in June

By: Gayle E. Pitman , Kristyna Litten

3.40

Format: 300 pages, Hardcover

In a wildly whimsical, validating, and exuberant reflection of the LGBT community, this title welco… read more

Similar categories in Gayle E. Pitman's This Day in June book and Joy Ellison's Sylvia and Marsha Start a Revolution!

  • childrens
  • lgbt
  • picture books
  • nonfiction
  • queer
Cover of My New Mom & Me by Renata Galindo

3. My New Mom & Me

By: Renata Galindo

4.03

Format: 166 pages, ebook

Here is a heartwarming and completely accessible story about adoption, diversity, and acceptance. T… read more

Similar categories in Renata Galindo's My New Mom & Me book and Joy Ellison's Sylvia and Marsha Start a Revolution!

  • picture books
  • childrens
Cover of First the Egg by Laura Vaccaro Seeger

4. First the Egg

By: Laura Vaccaro Seeger

3.95

Format: 128 pages,

WHICH CAME FIRST? The chicken or the egg? Simple die-cuts magically present transformation-- from s… read more

Similar categories in Laura Vaccaro Seeger's First the Egg book and Joy Ellison's Sylvia and Marsha Start a Revolution!

  • nonfiction
  • picture books
  • childrens

5. Drum Dream Girl: How One Girl's Courage Changed Music

By: Margarita Engle , Rafael López

3.40

Format: 208 pages, Hardcover

Girls cannot be drummers.Long ago on an island filled with music, no one questioned that rule--unti… read more

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6. Death Is Stupid

By: Anastasia Higginbotham

4.04

Format: 176 pages,

"What an incredible gift this book will be for countless children. Having it fifty-plus years ago w… read more

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7. Visiting Day

By: James E. Ransome , Jacqueline Woodson

4.02

Format: 982 pages, Hardcover

Coretta Scott King Award-winning author Jacqueline Woodson has written a poignant picture book abou… read more

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8. Hey Black Child

By: Bryan Collier , Useni Eugene Perkins

3.67

Format: 363 pages, Hardcover

Six-time Coretta Scott King Award winner and four-time Caldecott Honor recipient Bryan Collier brin… read more

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Cover of Milo Imagines the World by Matt de la Peña

9. Milo Imagines the World

By: Matt de la Peña

4.49

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

Milo is on a long subway ride with his older sister. To pass the time, he studies the faces around … read more

Similar categories in Matt de la Peña's Milo Imagines the World book and Joy Ellison's Sylvia and Marsha Start a Revolution!

  • picture books
  • childrens
Cover of Bodies Are Cool by Tyler Feder

10. Bodies Are Cool

By: Tyler Feder

4.61

Format: 32 pages, Hardcover

This cheerful love-your-body picture book for preschoolers is an exuberant read-aloud with bright a… read more

Similar categories in Tyler Feder's Bodies Are Cool book and Joy Ellison's Sylvia and Marsha Start a Revolution!

  • childrens
  • lgbt
  • picture books
  • nonfiction
  • queer
Cover of Abdul's Story by Jamilah Thompkins-Bigelow

11. Abdul's Story

By: Jamilah Thompkins-Bigelow

4.41

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

A 2022 New York Public Library Best Book for Kids! A little boy who loves storytelling but strug… read more

Similar categories in Jamilah Thompkins-Bigelow's Abdul's Story book and Joy Ellison's Sylvia and Marsha Start a Revolution!

  • picture books
  • childrens
Cover of Julián Is a Mermaid by Jessica     Love

12. Julián Is a Mermaid

By: Jessica Love

4.51

Format: 80 pages, Hardcover

In an exuberant picture book, a glimpse of costumed mermaids leaves one boy flooded with wonder and… read more

Similar categories in Jessica Love's Julián Is a Mermaid book and Joy Ellison's Sylvia and Marsha Start a Revolution!

  • childrens
  • lgbt
  • gender
  • picture books
  • queer
Cover of My Two Border Towns by David  Bowles

13. My Two Border Towns

By: David Bowles

4.28

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

A picture book debut by an award-winning author about a boy's life on the U.S.-Mexico border, visit… read more

Similar categories in David Bowles's My Two Border Towns book and Joy Ellison's Sylvia and Marsha Start a Revolution!

  • picture books
  • childrens
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14. I Am Golden

By: Eva Chen

4.27

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

What do you see when you look in the mirror, Mei? Do you see beauty? We see eyes that point towa… read more

Similar categories in Eva Chen's I Am Golden book and Joy Ellison's Sylvia and Marsha Start a Revolution!

  • picture books
  • childrens
Cover of It Feels Good to Be Yourself: A Book About Gender Identity by Theresa Thorn

15. It Feels Good to Be Yourself: A Book About Gender Identity

By: Theresa Thorn

4.27

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

A picture book that introduces the concept of gender identity to the youngest reader from writer Th… read more

Similar categories in Theresa Thorn's It Feels Good to Be Yourself: A Book About Gender Identity book and Joy Ellison's Sylvia and Marsha Start a Revolution!

  • childrens
  • transgender
  • lgbt
  • gender
  • picture books
  • nonfiction
  • queer
Cover of What Riley Wore by Elana K. Arnold

16. What Riley Wore

By: Elana K. Arnold

4.20

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

Gender-creative Riley knows just what to wear for every occasion during a busy week with family and… read more

Similar categories in Elana K. Arnold's What Riley Wore book and Joy Ellison's Sylvia and Marsha Start a Revolution!

  • childrens
  • lgbt
  • gender
  • picture books
  • queer
Cover of Nine Months: Before a Baby Is Born by Miranda  Paul

17. Nine Months: Before a Baby Is Born

By: Miranda Paul

4.33

Format: 32 pages, Hardcover

Join a family of three who spend nine whole months waiting, from a frosty winter through a sun-dapp… read more

Similar categories in Miranda Paul's Nine Months: Before a Baby Is Born book and Joy Ellison's Sylvia and Marsha Start a Revolution!

  • nonfiction
  • picture books
  • childrens
Cover of My Rainbow by Trinity Neal

18. My Rainbow

By: Trinity Neal

4.28

Format: 32 pages, Hardcover

A dedicated mom puts love into action as she creates the perfect rainbow-colored wig for her transg… read more

Similar categories in Trinity Neal's My Rainbow book and Joy Ellison's Sylvia and Marsha Start a Revolution!

  • childrens
  • transgender
  • lgbt
  • gender
  • picture books
  • queer
Cover of My Maddy by Gayle E. Pitman

19. My Maddy

By: Gayle E. Pitman

4.28

Format: 32 pages, Hardcover

A child celebrates her Maddy, who is neither mommy nor daddy but a little bit of both, like so many… read more

Similar categories in Gayle E. Pitman's My Maddy book and Joy Ellison's Sylvia and Marsha Start a Revolution!

  • childrens
  • transgender
  • lgbt
  • gender
  • picture books
  • queer
Cover of Sylvia and Marsha Start a Revolution! by Joy Ellison

20. Sylvia and Marsha Start a Revolution!

By: Joy Ellison

3.90

Format: 32 pages, Hardcover

"Someday girls like us will be able to wear whatever we want. People will call us by the names we c… read more

Similar categories in Joy Ellison's Sylvia and Marsha Start a Revolution! book and Joy Ellison's Sylvia and Marsha Start a Revolution!

  • history
  • biography
  • childrens
  • transgender
  • lgbt
  • gender
  • picture books
  • nonfiction
  • activism
  • queer
Cover of America, My Love, America, My Heart by Daria Peoples-Riley

21. America, My Love, America, My Heart

By: Daria Peoples-Riley

3.89

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

America, do you love me? Acclaimed author-artist Daria Peoples-Riley invites readers to answer … read more

Similar categories in Daria Peoples-Riley's America, My Love, America, My Heart book and Joy Ellison's Sylvia and Marsha Start a Revolution!

  • picture books
  • childrens

17 Best childrens books like Sylvia and Marsha Start a Revolution! by Joy Ellison

Transform Your Habits

Ida, Always

Charles Santoso , Caron Levis

4.49

Transform Your Habits

This Day in June

Gayle E. Pitman , Kristyna Litten

3.40

Transform Your Habits

My New Mom & Me

Renata Galindo

4.03

Transform Your Habits

First the Egg

Laura Vaccaro Seeger

3.95

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17 Best childrens books like First the Egg by Laura Vaccaro Seeger

Transform Your Habits

Ida, Always

Charles Santoso , Caron Levis

4.49

Transform Your Habits

This Day in June

Gayle E. Pitman , Kristyna Litten

3.40

Transform Your Habits

My New Mom & Me

Renata Galindo

4.03

Transform Your Habits

First the Egg

Laura Vaccaro Seeger

3.95

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